2009
Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation After Bridging With The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart
Jaroszewski DE, Pierce CC, Staley LL, Wong R, Scott RR, Steidley EE, Gopalan RS, DeValeria P, Lanza L, Mulligan D, Arabia FA. Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation After Bridging With The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2009, 88: 1324-1326. PMID: 19766830, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardioWest total artificial heartTotal artificial heartRenal failureEnd-stage renal failureTotal artificial heart implantationRisk of mortalityArtificial heart implantationArtificial heartSimultaneous heartCardiac transplantationKidney transplantationRelative contraindicationHeart implantationSuccessful treatmentTransplantationHeartContraindicationsPatientsFailureKidneyMortalityDeceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Donors with Acute Renal Failure due to Rhabdomyolysis
Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Chakkera HA, Hamawi K, Mazur MJ, Heilman RL, Reddy KS. Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Donors with Acute Renal Failure due to Rhabdomyolysis. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 1666-1670. PMID: 19459799, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02663.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureGraft functionRenal failureDeceased donor kidney transplantationFull renal functionGood graft functionSlow graft functionDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantationCreatinine kinase levelsUrine hemoglobinKidney transplantationMost patientsRenal functionMean creatinineDead patientsImmediate functionKinase levelsSolid organsTransplant communityOrgan donorsRhabdomyolysisPatientsGraftPotential donors
2007
Kluyvera co‐infection in two solid organ transplant recipients: an emerging pathogen or a colonizer bystander?
Cheruvattath R, Balan V, Stewart R, Heilman RL, Mulligan DC, Kusne S. Kluyvera co‐infection in two solid organ transplant recipients: an emerging pathogen or a colonizer bystander? Transplant Infectious Disease 2007, 9: 83-86. PMID: 17313481, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2006.00198.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsDeceased donor kidney transplantAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyDonor liver transplantationDonor kidney transplantsFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisAntibiotic coverageLiver transplantationTransplant patientsKidney transplantRenal failureUrinary infectionUrine cultureImmunocompetent hostsPatient populationSerious infectionsSegmental glomerulosclerosisAntitrypsin deficiencyNegative bacilliKluyvera infectionsMixed organismsAbscess aspirateCommensal organisms
1997
Abdominal Catastrophe: Visceral Injury as a Cause of Peritonitis in Patients Treated by Peritoneal Dialysis
Harwell C, Newman L, Cacho C, Mulligan D, Schulak J, Friedlander M. Abdominal Catastrophe: Visceral Injury as a Cause of Peritonitis in Patients Treated by Peritoneal Dialysis. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 1997, 17: 586-594. PMID: 9655159, DOI: 10.1177/089686089701700611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal dialysisAbdominal catastropheVisceral injuryFailure patientsEpisodes of PDNon-renal failure patientsTertiary care referral centerEnteric organismsIschemic bowel diseaseChronic peritoneal dialysisRetrospective chart reviewCause of peritonitisRenal failure patientsViscus perforationHospital courseChart reviewReferral centerRenal failureBacterial peritonitisBowel diseaseOverall incidenceSurgical interventionUniversity HospitalPeritonitisPatients