Beyond Survival in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Summary of Expert Presentations from the Sandoz 6th Standalone Transplantation Meeting, 2018

摘要

INTRODUCTION: Transplantation medicine is a rapidly evolving field and over the last years there has been substantial progress in organ exchange strategies. Organ exchange helps improve transplantation opportunities for patients in special groups, such as highly immunized or high urgent (HU) patients. It also ensures that organs that have no suitable recipient in the country of donation can be made available for transplantation elsewhere. The goal of transplantation is to not only ensure patient survival but also offer improved health and a good balance between the functional efficacy of the graft and their physical and psychological well-being to patients. Encouraging higher levels of patient engagement and personalizing communications may enhance long-term posttransplant care. The meeting thus encompassed a range of topics arouud a patient-centered approach in transplantation with consideration of the following issues: quality of life (QoL) beliefs and behaviors; medication adherence; optimization of folow-up; and personalized medicine.