1. A systematic approach to transplanting non-resident, non-citizens in an established US pediatric lung transplant program
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S. Alhaider, I. Shebaro, Jeffrey S. Heinle, J.M. Maddox, and George B. Mallory
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medicine.medical_specialty ,050402 sociology ,Lung ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,05 social sciences ,Clinical course ,Non citizens ,03 medical and health sciences ,surgical procedures, operative ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,0504 sociology ,Informed consent ,030225 pediatrics ,Family medicine ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Professional relationship ,Medicine ,Lung transplantation ,Solid organ transplantation ,business - Abstract
Introduction The Texas Children’s Hospital Lung Transplant Program undertook consideration of its first non-resident, non-citizen for lung transplantation in 2011. Methods Four referrals from the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia were received, and two patients were evaluated from 2011 to 2013. Results After a suitable candidate and family was identified, the program adopted a systematic approach to ensure that all the necessary elements of pre-transplant care, informed consent, and post-transplant care could be effectively delivered. Conclusion The use of hospital translation services and the development of a strong professional relationship with a well-trained pediatric respirologist in Saudi Arabia combined with an excellent early post-transplant clinical course provide lessons that may be of help to other transplant programs considering international patients as candidates for solid organ transplantation.
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- 2022
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