• J Palliat Med · Jul 2022

    Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Solid Organ Transplantation.

    • Naoka Murakami, Nathan D Baggett, Margaret L Schwarze, Keren Ladin, Andrew M Courtwright, Hilary J Goldberg, Eric P Nolley, Nelia Jain, Michael Landzberg, Kirsten Wentlandt, Jennifer C Lai, Myrick C Shinall, Nneka N Ufere, Christopher A Jones, and Joshua R Lakin.
    • Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
    • J Palliat Med. 2022 Jul 1; 25 (7): 113611421136-1142.

    AbstractSolid organ transplantation (SOT) is a life-saving procedure for people with end-stage organ failure. However, patients experience significant symptom burden, complex decision making, morbidity, and mortality during both pre- and post-transplant periods. Palliative care (PC) is well suited and historically underdelivered for the transplant population. This article, written by a team of transplant specialists (surgeons, cardiologists, nephrologists, hepatologists, and pulmonologists), PC clinicians, and an ethics specialist, shares 10 high-yield tips for PC clinicians to consider when caring for SOT patients.

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