Effects, costs and implementation of monitoring kidney transplant patients' tacrolimus levels with dried blood spot sampling: A randomized controlled hybrid implementation trial.

Herman VeenhofJob Frank Martien van BovenAnna van der VoortStefan Philip BergerStephanus Johannes Leonardus BakkerDaniël Johannes Touw

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2020)

Adult kidney transplant patients are willing to perform DBS home sampling. However, to decrease patient travel burden and costs in post-transplant care, optimization of the logistical process concerning mailing and analysis of DBS samples is crucial.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
quality improvement
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
case report
study protocol
pain management