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
2016
Belatacept and Eculizumab for Treatment of Calcineurin Inhibitor-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: Case Report
Merola J, Yoo PS, Schaub J, Smith JD, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Tichy E, Mulligan DC, Asch W, Formica R, Kashgarian M, Kulkarni S. Belatacept and Eculizumab for Treatment of Calcineurin Inhibitor-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 3106-3108. PMID: 27932157, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcineurin inhibitorsHemolytic uremic syndromeThrombotic microangiopathyKidney transplantationUremic syndromeMinimization of CNIsAtypical hemolytic uremic syndromeWithdrawal of tacrolimusEarly graft lossFavorable clinical courseGraft dysfunctionGraft lossImmunosuppression strategiesUsual therapyClinical courseCase reportCTLA-4Endothelial reactionFrequent causeChallenging causeUncontrolled activationMonoclonal antibodiesCellular destructionMicroangiopathyComponent C5Perioperative outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft in renal transplant recipients in the United States: results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Tooley JE, Bohl DD, Kulkarni S, Rodriguez‐Davalos M, Mangi A, Mulligan DC, Yoo PS. Perioperative outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft in renal transplant recipients in the United States: results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 1258-1263. PMID: 27440000, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansKidney TransplantationLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRenal DialysisRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsChronic kidney diseaseNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayCKD patientsCABG surgeryHospital mortalityPerioperative outcomesInpatient SampleCardiovascular diseaseCoronary artery bypass graftKidney transplant patientsRenal transplant recipientsRetrospective cohort studyArtery bypass graftRate of complicationsTotal hospital chargesBetter perioperative outcomesCause of morbidityCost of hospitalizationNumber one causeGraft lossPerioperative complicationsTransplant patientsTransplant recipientsCohort study