2012
Ureteral stricture formation in laparoscopically procured living donor kidney transplantation.
Tyson MD, Castle EP, Andrews PE, Heilman RL, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Reddy KS. Ureteral stricture formation in laparoscopically procured living donor kidney transplantation. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2012, 19: 6188-92. PMID: 22512964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral stricture formationDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantationUreteral strictureGraft functionStricture formationUreteral stentsKidney transplantationStricture diseaseMultivariable logistic regression modelUreteral stricture diseaseLogistic regression modelsStricture groupRetrospective reviewProcedural interventionRisk factorsIntraoperative placementStrictureDonor databasePatientsIncidenceStentsTransplantationDiseaseRegression models
2011
Pretransplant Risk Score for New-Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation
Chakkera HA, Weil EJ, Swanson CM, Dueck AC, Heilman RL, Reddy KS, Hamawi K, Khamash H, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Katariya N, Knowler WC. Pretransplant Risk Score for New-Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation. Diabetes Care 2011, 34: 2141-2145. PMID: 21949218, PMCID: PMC3177751, DOI: 10.2337/dc11-0752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of NODATNew-onset diabetesRisk scoreKidney transplantationPretransplant variablesSingle-center retrospective cohort studyUnivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression modelRetrospective cohort studySimple risk scoreLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsRelevant cut pointsYear posttransplantCohort studySerum glucoseNODATSummary scoresIntervention studiesDiabetesMultivariate modelCut pointsSum of pointsScoresRegression analysis
2010
Early Graft Function After Laparoscopically Procured Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Tyson M, Castle E, Andrews P, Heilman R, Mekeel K, Moss A, Mulligan D, Reddy K. Early Graft Function After Laparoscopically Procured Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Journal Of Urology 2010, 184: 1434-1439. PMID: 20727548, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor early graft functionEarly graft functionLiving-donor kidney transplantationGraft functionDonor kidney transplantationAcute rejectionKidney transplantationMultivariate logistic regression modelGraft function groupDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantsInstitutional review boardLogistic regression modelsAllograft survivalGraft nephrectomyVascular complicationsKidney transplantPerioperative parametersIndependent predictorsTransplantation databaseClinical outcomesPatient survivalBlack ethnicityMale genderDonor age
2009
Pilot Study: Association of Traditional and Genetic Risk Factors and New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus Following Kidney Transplantation
Chakkera HA, Hanson RL, Raza SM, DiStefano JK, Millis MP, Heilman RL, Mulligan DC, Reddy KS, Mazur MJ, Hamawi K, Moss AA, Mekeel KL, Cerhan JR. Pilot Study: Association of Traditional and Genetic Risk Factors and New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus Following Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 2009, 41: 4172-4177. PMID: 20005362, PMCID: PMC3478878, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitusRisk factorsKidney transplantationTransplant recipientsFamily historyType 2 diabetes mellitusDevelopment of NODATKidney transplant recipientsTraditional risk factorsGenetic polymorphismsPositive family historyCommon risk factorsGenetic risk factorsLogistic regression modelsNODAT developmentNODAT riskPretransplant obesityNew onsetKidney transplantStudy cohortInsulin secretionNODATT2DMMellitus
2007
Clinical factors associated with graft fibrosis in kidney‐transplant recipients on steroid‐avoidance immunosuppression
Heilman RL, Chakkera HA, Reddy KS, Colby TV, Moss AA, Williams JW, Mazur MJ, Petrides S, Mulligan DC. Clinical factors associated with graft fibrosis in kidney‐transplant recipients on steroid‐avoidance immunosuppression. Clinical Transplantation 2007, 22: 309-315. PMID: 18482051, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00786.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroid avoidance immunosuppressionKidney-pancreas transplant recipientsOne-year biopsyKidney transplant recipientsBK nephropathySerum creatinineProtocol biopsiesRecipient ageTransplant recipientsGraft fibrosisUnadjusted logistic regression analysisLower body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression modelCI scoresPrimary kidney transplantsPancreas transplant recipientsBody mass indexInterstitial cellular infiltrateLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsAcute rejectionAntigen mismatchesAntithymocyte globulinGraft outcomeKidney transplant