Systematic literature review on self-reported quality of life in adult intestinal transplantation

Quality of life (QoL) gains importance in intestinal transplantation (ITx). This systematic review aimed to summarize all evidence on self-reported QoL in adult ITx. Pubmed, EMBASE, CCTR, CINAHL, PsycINFO were searched until October 2014. Structured data abstraction was performed and methodological quality was assessed using a standardized checklist. Nine eligible studies were identified addressing one or more study-aims: (i) QoL comparison pre- and post-ITx (n=4); (ii) QoL follow-up post-ITx (n=1); (iii) QoL comparison between ITx and home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients (n=6), healthy subjects (n=1), general population (n=1).

Source: Transplantation Reviews - February 23, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Laurens J. Ceulemans, Céline Lomme, Jacques Pirenne, Sabina De Geest Source Type: research