2017
Predictors of Waitlist Mortality in Portopulmonary Hypertension
DuBrock HM, Goldberg DS, Sussman NL, Bartolome SD, Kadry Z, Salgia RJ, Mulligan DC, Kremers WK, Kawut SM, Krowka MJ, Channick RN. Predictors of Waitlist Mortality in Portopulmonary Hypertension. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1609-1615. PMID: 28207639, PMCID: PMC5481480, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArterial PressureCause of DeathChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansHypertension, PortalHypertension, PulmonaryKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPortal PressurePredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary ArteryPulmonary CirculationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementTreatment OutcomeVascular ResistanceWaiting ListsConceptsPortopulmonary hypertensionWaitlist mortalityMELD exceptionsLiver diseaseException scoreEnd-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) exception pointsSignificant predictorsCox proportional hazards modelMELD exception scoreWaitlist mortality riskRetrospective cohort studyPulmonary arterial pressureTransplantation Network databaseSignificant univariate predictorsOnly significant univariate predictorsProportional hazards modelMELD scorePosttransplant mortalityPulmonary hypertensionCohort studyArterial pressureUnivariate predictorsC-statisticMortality riskHazards model
2015
Early Changes in Liver Distribution Following Implementation of Share 35
Massie AB, Chow EK, Wickliffe CE, Luo X, Gentry SE, Mulligan DC, Segev DL. Early Changes in Liver Distribution Following Implementation of Share 35. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 659-667. PMID: 25693474, PMCID: PMC6116537, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donor liver transplantBaseline MELDShare 35Waitlist mortalityLiver distributionEarly posttransplant outcomesLower waitlist mortalityOdds of discardHandful of centersPosttransplant lengthLiver transplantPosttransplant mortalityPosttransplant outcomesEquivalent time periodMore transplantsEarly changesMELDMortalityPatientsTransplantMonthsEvidence of changes