2019
Outcomes From Right Versus Left Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplants: A US National Cohort Study
Kulkarni S, Wei G, Jiang W, Lopez LA, Parikh CR, Hall IE. Outcomes From Right Versus Left Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplants: A US National Cohort Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2019, 75: 725-735. PMID: 31812448, PMCID: PMC7288694, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioDeath-censored graft failureRight kidneyGraft failureKidney sideLeft kidneyUS national cohort studyDeceased donor kidney transplantCause graft failureCold ischemia timeDeceased donor kidneysNational cohort studyConditional logistic regressionProportional hazards modelGraft functionGraft lossPosttransplantation outcomesTransplant eraCohort studyHazard ratioKidney transplantCardiac deathIschemia timeSurgical considerationsRecipient pairs
2006
Ethics in Liver Transplantation
Kulkarni S, Cronin D. Ethics in Liver Transplantation. Seminars In Liver Disease 2006, 26: 234-238. PMID: 16850372, DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseDeceased donor liversLiver transplantationLiver diseaseManagement of comorbiditiesDeceased donor kidneysGraft survivalPreferred therapyLifesaving therapyCurrent allocation systemSurgical techniqueTransplantationPatientsLiverTherapyDiseaseInadequate supplyDeficiencyComorbiditiesImmunosuppressionMELDKidneyMortalitySuch deficienciesSpectacular improvement