2021
Developing simultaneous liver‐kidney transplant medical eligibility criteria while providing a safety net: A 2‐year review of the OPTN's allocation policy
Wilk AR, Booker SE, Stewart DE, Wiseman A, Gauntt K, Mulligan D, Formica RN. Developing simultaneous liver‐kidney transplant medical eligibility criteria while providing a safety net: A 2‐year review of the OPTN's allocation policy. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 3593-3607. PMID: 34254434, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical Eligibility CriteriaEligibility criteriaLiver transplantPatient/graft survivalWaitlist mortality rateDeceased donor kidneysLiver recipientsSLK candidatesSLK transplantsGraft survivalRenal impairmentPosttransplant outcomesDonor kidneysTransplant ratesTransplant volumeMortality rateTransplantKidneySignificant differencesRecipientsSubsequent increaseLiver dataCriteriaImpairmentSLK
2016
Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources
Formica R, Aeder M, Boyle G, Kucheryavaya A, Stewart D, Hirose R, Mulligan D. Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 758-766. PMID: 26603142, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMayo End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scoreEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantKidney Donor Profile IndexConcurrent kidney transplantsLiver-kidney transplantLiver Disease scoreMedical Eligibility CriteriaLiver allocation policyOPTN Final RulePediatric recipientsKidney transplantRenal functionRenal insufficiencyUnited NetworkLiver candidatesTransplant communityDisease scoreOrgan donorsEligibility criteriaOrgan procurementTransplantation NetworkFinal ruleKidney allocationYoung adults