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
2016
Attitudes toward organ donation among waitlisted transplant patients: results of a cross‐sectional survey
Merola J, Pei K, Rodriguez‐Davalos M, Gan G, Deng Y, Mulligan DC, Davis KA. Attitudes toward organ donation among waitlisted transplant patients: results of a cross‐sectional survey. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 1449-1456. PMID: 27582432, PMCID: PMC5093046, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional surveyOrgan donationWaitlisted candidatesMinority of patientsDonor registration ratesDonation eligibilityTransplant patientsWaitlisted patientsPatients' willingnessGeneral populationOrgan donorsOrgan shortageMedical treatmentPatientsOrgan allocationDonation ratesTransplantationRegistration ratesDonationMajor barrierPopulationDonorsWaitlistPhysiciansDemographics
2012
Ureteral stricture formation in laparoscopically procured living donor kidney transplantation.
Tyson MD, Castle EP, Andrews PE, Heilman RL, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Reddy KS. Ureteral stricture formation in laparoscopically procured living donor kidney transplantation. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2012, 19: 6188-92. PMID: 22512964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral stricture formationDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantationUreteral strictureGraft functionStricture formationUreteral stentsKidney transplantationStricture diseaseMultivariable logistic regression modelUreteral stricture diseaseLogistic regression modelsStricture groupRetrospective reviewProcedural interventionRisk factorsIntraoperative placementStrictureDonor databasePatientsIncidenceStentsTransplantationDiseaseRegression models
2010
Impact of Subclinical Inflammation on the Development of Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Heilman RL, Devarapalli Y, Chakkera HA, Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Mazur MJ, Hamawi K, Williams JW, Reddy KS. Impact of Subclinical Inflammation on the Development of Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy in Kidney Transplant Recipients. American Journal Of Transplantation 2010, 10: 563-570. PMID: 20121731, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02966.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIF/TA scoreRapid steroid withdrawalSubclinical acute rejectionClinical acute rejectionSubclinical inflammationGroup 2Group 1Group 3Acute rejectionTubular atrophyInterstitial fibrosisGroup 4IF/TAProtocol biopsy findingsKidney transplant recipientsTA scoresProtocol biopsiesSteroid withdrawalTransplant recipientsBiopsy findingsInterstitial inflammationMore patientsMonths 1High riskPatients
2007
Clinical factors associated with graft fibrosis in kidney‐transplant recipients on steroid‐avoidance immunosuppression
Heilman RL, Chakkera HA, Reddy KS, Colby TV, Moss AA, Williams JW, Mazur MJ, Petrides S, Mulligan DC. Clinical factors associated with graft fibrosis in kidney‐transplant recipients on steroid‐avoidance immunosuppression. Clinical Transplantation 2007, 22: 309-315. PMID: 18482051, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00786.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroid avoidance immunosuppressionKidney-pancreas transplant recipientsOne-year biopsyKidney transplant recipientsBK nephropathySerum creatinineProtocol biopsiesRecipient ageTransplant recipientsGraft fibrosisUnadjusted logistic regression analysisLower body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression modelCI scoresPrimary kidney transplantsPancreas transplant recipientsBody mass indexInterstitial cellular infiltrateLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsAcute rejectionAntigen mismatchesAntithymocyte globulinGraft outcomeKidney transplant
1997
Influence of steroid withdrawal on proteinuria in renal allograft recipients
Ghandour FZ, Knauss TC, Mulligan DC, Schulak JA, Hricik DE. Influence of steroid withdrawal on proteinuria in renal allograft recipients. Clinical Transplantation 1997, 11: 395-398. PMID: 9361929, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.1997.tb00840.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnalysis of VarianceAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAzathioprineChi-Square DistributionChronic DiseaseCreatinineCyclosporineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucocorticoidsGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsKidney TransplantationLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrednisoneProteinuriaRecurrenceTransplantation, HomologousConceptsSteroid withdrawalUrinary protein excretionAllograft rejectionProtein excretionPrimary renal transplant recipientsAcute allograft rejectionRenal allograft recipientsRenal transplant recipientsChronic allograft rejectionSpot urine specimensAcute rejectionAllograft recipientsSteroid therapyTransplant recipientsClinical variablesUrine creatinineUrine specimensPatientsProteinuriaWithdrawalExcretionRecipientsRejectionCreatinineTransplantation