Supporting and educating patients and families on the intestinal failure,
intestinal rehabilitation and intestinal and multivisceral transplantation journey.
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Overview
This page provides an overview of the Transplant Unwrapped video library. A portion of the videos listed on this page were made by Transplant Unwrapped, while other collections contain links to videos developed by other organizations and individuals.
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Patient and Caregiver Reflections: Videos from patients and caregivers answering questions and sharing experiences regarding their intestinal journey.
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Patient Q & A Videos: Nine-part series presented by pre-and post-transplant patients explaining the intestinal transplant process. Includes a special edition video on living with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).
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Clinician Interviews: Interviews of clinicians from multiple intestinal rehabilitation and transplantation centers across the nation. Sign-Up or Log-In to have full access and get notified when more are released.
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Webinars: Past clinician presented webinars and a four-part webinar series presented by post-intestinal transplant recipient, Kayla.
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Kids Animations: The Transplant Unwrapped Kid's Website contains numerous animations on Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), intestinal rehabilitation, and intestinal transplantation topics
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For Parents and Kids: A listing of links to videos about a variety of topics surrounding transplant and easing medical appointment anxiety.
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Organ Donation: A listing of links to videos about organ donation and general transplant information.
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Pre-Transplant: A listing of links to videos about intestinal transplant indications, such as short bowel syndrome, and other useful pre-transplant information.
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Surgical Videos: A listing of links to videos about the actual intestinal transplant surgery. Also contains a video about the STEP procedure for short bowel.
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Post-Transplant: A listing of links to videos about a variety of post-transplant topics.
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"How To" Videos: A listing of links to videos on patient care tasks, such as hooking up PN or changing a dressing.
Videos on Organ Donation
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1. "Transplant Talk: Your Organs Are Amazing! Here’s Why" discusses the role of the 8 transplanted organs and the importance to the recipient's who receive them.
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2. "Organ Donation and Transplantation: How Does It Work?" Explains the transplant waiting list, how someone becomes a donor, the process of matching organs, and signing up to share the gift of life.
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3. "How to Register as an Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donor" Describes three easy ways to sign up to become an organ, eye, and tissue donor.
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4. How the National Waiting List Works: UNOS video describing the national waiting list.
Videos Related to Pre-Transplant
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1. Short Bowel Syndrome: National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Video Library.
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2. Small Bowel Ischemia and Infarction.
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3. "How to Compare Transplant Centers" SRTR video on how to utilize their website and compare US transplant centers.
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4. Understanding Program Specific Reports. A guide for transplant candidates to understand information provided on SRTR Program-Specific Reports (PSRs).
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5. Organ Transplant: UCLA Emmi videos. Anyone can register (you do not need to be a UCLA patient) for their Emmi program and select the organ transplant portion. It is a 25-minute overview of the basics of organ transplant. There are also other educational videos on a wide range of health topics.
Surgical Transplant Videos (note these may be graphic in nature)
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1. Pediatric Intestinal Transplant at UPMC on a 10-year-old boy with Tufting Enteropathy.
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2. Toronto Video Atlas of Surgery: Animated display of isolated small bowel transplant. Clearly explains what occurs during the operation.
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3. Serial Transverse Enteroplasty Procedure (STEP) at Boston Children's Hospital; please note this is graphic in nature and this is not a transplant. This is an intestinal rehabilitative procedure.
Videos Related to Post-Transplant
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1. CMV post-transplant and PTLD from the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Video Library.
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2. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as a possible post-transplant complication.
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3. Organ rejection: Explanation of the immune system and types of organ rejection.
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4. The Immune System: TEDed talk on how the immune system functions.
"How To" Videos Related to Patient Care
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1. TPN and PICC Line Care and Set-Up: TPNcare.com- a website containing a variety of "how to" videos showing how to set up TPN and take care of central lines.
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2. "How to Care for a Central Line" Boston Children's Hospital Video Series.
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3."Changing a Central Line Dressing" By American College of Surgeons.
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4. "How to Take Automatic Blood Pressure" Mayo Clinic Help Videos.
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5. "Heart Rate and Pulse Info"
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6. "Taking Your Child's Temperature" By Nemours Healthcare.
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7. "Changing an Ostomy Pouch" By American College of Surgeons.
Other Helpful Videos
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1. TEDed Talk on the function of the gastrointestinal tract.
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2. The Messy Path to the First Successful Organ Transplants: A SciFi video discussing the history of organ transplantation.