2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.023
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Analysis of Patients' Needs After Liver Transplantation in Tuscany: A Prevalence Study

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“…In the present study, the recipients reported that they had problems due to biliary complications and drainage tubes. Consistent with the results of the present study, Stiavetti et al (2013) reported that 15.5% of the individuals receiving liver transplantation had difficulty related to T tubes 39 . It is clear that the recipients should be informed about biliary complications and drainage tubes.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…In the present study, the recipients reported that they had problems due to biliary complications and drainage tubes. Consistent with the results of the present study, Stiavetti et al (2013) reported that 15.5% of the individuals receiving liver transplantation had difficulty related to T tubes 39 . It is clear that the recipients should be informed about biliary complications and drainage tubes.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…We performed a survey of safe‐living strategies in our LT program to determine patient knowledge of various measures to reduce community‐acquired infections. Our response rate of 77.3% was comparable to that for other surveys done in the transplant population . We chose to study the LT population because these patients are among the most immunosuppressed of all transplant recipients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 51%
“…Despite this, the study has found that 39.5% had depression after the transplantation, which may aggravate or contribute to social isolation. 13 Although several authors report the importance of the family involvement in the quality of life of patients with liver disease, in a study carried out in France with eight liver transplant patients, some patients reported that the family treats them like any other healthy person after transplantation. However, they believe that the family members are not able to understand the whole process experienced by the patient, because they do not have the same experience and, therefore, many patients do not feel like sharing the subjects or activities related to liver transplantation with their relatives, which may negatively influence the patient's quality of life.…”
Section: Quality Of Social Interaction and Lonelinessmentioning
confidence: 99%