Live donor kidney transplantation: Attitudes of patients and health care professionals concerning the pre-surgical pathway and post-surgical follow-up

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-165

  Mazaris, Evangelos M ^a,b   Crane, Jeremy S ^a   Warrens, Anthony M ^a   Smith, Glenn ^a   Tekkis, Paris ^a   Papalois, Vassilios E ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up; Kidney transplantation; Live kidney donor; Organization; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVE DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; FAMILY RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861142724     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-011-9987-9     Document Type: Article

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