2015
Duration of Prophylaxis against Fungal Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Guerra CM, Formica RN, Kulkarni S, Asch WS, Tichy EM. Duration of Prophylaxis against Fungal Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Progress In Transplantation 2015, 25: 311-315. PMID: 26645924, DOI: 10.7182/pit2015929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsDuration of admissionCandida esophagitisFungal infectionsAdult kidney transplant recipientsEpisodes of thrushDuration of prophylaxisRetrospective chart reviewPrimary outcome measureFisher's exact testAdministration of nystatinStudent's t-testChart reviewOutcome measuresExact testEsophagitisProphylaxisRecipientsInfectionProtocol changesT-testAdmissionTransplantP-value
2013
Retrocaval Renal Artery Bifurcation Is Not a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy
Gandelman JA, Yoo PS, Kulkarni S. Retrocaval Renal Artery Bifurcation Is Not a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2013, 217: 406-411. PMID: 23791562, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelayed graft functionLaparoscopic donor nephrectomyDonor nephrectomyGraft functionRecipient outcomesExact testRight-sided laparoscopic donor nephrectomyLaparoscopic right donor nephrectomyBifurcation groupComplex arterial anatomyLeft-sided kidneyOutcomes 30 daysRenal artery bifurcationRight donor nephrectomyRight-sided kidneyRight renal arteryLeft-sided nephrectomyCommon anatomic variantFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testNonbifurcation groupTotal nephrectomyUreteral complicationsComplication rateCreatinine clearance