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
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
2009
ASTS Recommended Practice Guidelines for Controlled Donation after Cardiac Death Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Reich DJ, Mulligan DC, Abt PL, Pruett TL, Abecassis MM, D’Alessandro A, Pomfret EA, Freeman RB, Markmann JF, Hanto DW, Matas AJ, Roberts JP, Merion RM, Klintmalm GB, Committee T. ASTS Recommended Practice Guidelines for Controlled Donation after Cardiac Death Organ Procurement and Transplantation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 2004-2011. PMID: 19624569, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02739.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan donationFavorable posttransplant outcomesOrgan acceptance criteriaOrgan procurement organizationsBrain death criteriaBiliary issuesDCD kidneysPancreas transplantationVentilatory supportPosttransplant outcomesCardiac deathTransplant centersIschemia timeDCD protocolsHopeless prognosisMachine perfusionBrain deathTransplant surgeonsOperative techniqueOrgan transplantationPractice guidelinesBest practice guidelinesOrgan procurementDonor characteristicsTransplantation