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Publication Name World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID 119247
Country United States
Received
2026-01-23 03:38
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2026-03-26 07:17
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ISSN 2220-3230 (online)
Open Access This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
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Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website http://www.wjgnet.com
Category Transplantation
Manuscript Type Observational Study
Article Title Picturing better outcomes: Illustrated educational booklets improve patient-reported outcomes and reduce healthcare utilization in abdominal transplantation
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Marissa Di Napoli, Haaris Kadri, Danielle Kessler, Gabriella Canty, Katherine Klingenberg, Elizabeth A Pomfret, James J Pomposelli, Thomas Pshak, Rashikh A Choudhury, Trevor L Nydam and Maria Baimas-George
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Haaris Kadri http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4381-5635
Maria Baimas-George http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-4627
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Donor Alliance Foundation Grant 2023-2024-6024171170
Corresponding Author Maria Baimas-George, Assistant Professor, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Atrium Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 475 Vine St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States. Maria.baimasgeorge@advocatehealth.org
Key Words Transplantation; Patient education; Postoperative healthcare utilization; Liver transplant; Kidney transplant; Health literacy; Patient satisfaction
Core Tip Patient education is paramount in ensuring appropriate postoperative outcomes and expectations of the perioperative process. This study highlights that current educational tools for patients undergoing abdominal transplantation may be inadequate, and that illustrated booklets serve patients well. Overall, there was a decrease in postoperative healthcare utilization in the form of readmissions, as well as reduced feelings of overwhelm and fear in the preoperative setting.
Publish Date 2026-05-29 08:41
Citation

Di Napoli M, Kadri H, Kessler D, Canty G, Klingenberg K, Pomfret EA, Pomposelli JJ, Pshak T, Choudhury RA, Nydam TL, Baimas-George M. Picturing better outcomes: Illustrated educational booklets improve patient-reported outcomes and reduce healthcare utilization in abdominal transplantation. World J Transplant 2026; 16(2): 119247

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v16/i2/119247.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.119247
Full Article (PDF) WJT-16-119247-with-cover.pdf
STROBE Statement 119247-STROBE-statement.pdf
Manuscript File 119247_Auto_Edited_071144.docx
Answering Reviewers 119247-answering-reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 119247-audio.mp3
Biostatistics Review Certificate 119247-biostatistics-statement.pdf
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 119247-conflict-of-interest-statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 119247-copyright-assignment.pdf
Signed Informed Consent Form(s) or Document(s) 119247-informed-consent-statement.pdf
Institutional Review Board Approval Form or Document 119247-institutional-review-board-statement.pdf
Peer-review Report 119247-peer-reviews.pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check 119247-scientific-misconduct-check.png
Scientific Editor Work List 119247-scientific-editor-work-list.pdf
CrossCheck Report 119247-crosscheck-report.pdf