Junge N, Migal K, Goldschmidt I, Baumann U. Transition after pediatric liver transplantation - Perceptions of adults, adolescents and parents. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(13): 2365-2375 [PMID: 28428716 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i13.2365]
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Norman Junge, MD, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hannover Medical School, Carl- Neuberg-Str 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. junge.norman@mh-hannover.de
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2017; 23(13): 2365-2375 Published online Apr 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i13.2365
Transition after pediatric liver transplantation - Perceptions of adults, adolescents and parents
Norman Junge, Katarina Migal, Imeke Goldschmidt, Ulrich Baumann
Norman Junge, Katarina Migal, Imeke Goldschmidt, Ulrich Baumann, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
Author contributions: Junge N designed, performed and coordinated the research, analyzed and interpreted the data and wrote the initial manuscript; Migal K contributed to the data acquisition and performed statistical analysis of the data; Goldschmidt I critically revised the manuscript and contributed important intellectual content; Baumann U supervised the conception, design and analysis of the study and critically revised the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Hannover Medical School Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: Patients and Parents received an information letter with the questionnaire. The also informed them about the scientific analysis that would be performed on provided responses. The patients and parents have responded freely to the questionnaire. As a result of an anonymous analysis of clinical data, Patients and Parents were not required to provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no conflict of interest or financial relationship related to the disclosure.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Norman Junge, MD, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hannover Medical School, Carl- Neuberg-Str 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. junge.norman@mh-hannover.de
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Received: November 22, 2016 Peer-review started: November 25, 2016 First decision: December 19, 2016 Revised: January 18, 2017 Accepted: March 15, 2017 Article in press: March 15, 2017 Published online: April 7, 2017 Processing time: 134 Days and 20.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This was a retrospective study that evaluated the perceptions of adult and adolescent patients and their parents for transition programs as well as for the completed transition and transfer process. Furthermore, we compared a responder group with a non-responder group as well as the provided answers with baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes to exclude selection bias, characterize high-risk patients for non-adherence and test for gender differences. No differences in clinical outcomes were observed between the responder and non-responder groups. Responses differed significantly based on gender and the location of medical follow-up post-transfer. Adolescents were ambivalent toward transition programs. Adults strongly support them.
