Title |
Validity and reliability of a novel immunosuppressive adverse effects scoring system in renal transplant recipients
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Published in |
BMC Nephrology, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2369-15-88 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Calvin J Meaney, Ziad Arabi, Rocco C Venuto, Joseph D Consiglio, Gregory E Wilding, Kathleen M Tornatore |
Abstract |
After renal transplantation, many patients experience adverse effects from maintenance immunosuppressive drugs. When these adverse effects occur, patient adherence with immunosuppression may be reduced and impact allograft survival. If these adverse effects could be prospectively monitored in an objective manner and possibly prevented, adherence to immunosuppressive regimens could be optimized and allograft survival improved. Prospective, standardized clinical approaches to assess immunosuppressive adverse effects by health care providers are limited. Therefore, we developed and evaluated the application, reliability and validity of a novel adverse effects scoring system in renal transplant recipients receiving calcineurin inhibitor (cyclosporine or tacrolimus) and mycophenolic acid based immunosuppressive therapy. |
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