2021
Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant
Merola J, Gan G, Stewart D, Noreen S, Mulligan D, Batra R, Haakinson D, Deng Y, Kulkarni S. Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260000. PMID: 34793524, PMCID: PMC8601542, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor service areasWaitlist mortalityTransplant centersMedian MELDHigh mortalityStatus changesLiver transplant waitlist mortalityDeceased donor transplantsInactive statusTransplant probabilityInactive patientsMELD scoreDonor transplantsHazard ratioIndependent predictorsTransplant ratesCare coordinationMortalityPatientsTransplantLevel cohortsTertileSignificant differencesCohortMELDDeveloping 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
2008
Utility of the Endovascular Stapler for Right-Sided Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A 7-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic
Ko EY, Castle EP, Desai PJ, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Mekeel KL, Mulligan DC, Andrews PE. Utility of the Endovascular Stapler for Right-Sided Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A 7-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 207: 896-903. PMID: 19183537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic donor nephrectomyRight laparoscopic donor nephrectomyDonor nephrectomyRight-sided laparoscopic donor nephrectomyRespective recipientsEndovascular gastrointestinal anastomosis staplerFavorable graft outcomesGraft failure rateRenal vascular controlGastrointestinal anastomosis staplerSignificant differencesOutcomes of rightGraft functionGraft outcomePatient demographicsPerioperative variablesVascular complicationsCreatinine levelsRetrospective reviewGIA staplerRenal hilumTransplant teamVascular controlRenal vasculatureMayo Clinic