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
2012
A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report
Formica RN, Barrantes F, Asch WS, Bia MJ, Coca S, Kalyesubula R, McCloskey B, Leary T, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S. A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2012, 60: 288-294. PMID: 22571868, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplantImprovement reportMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelKidney transplant candidacyMinimal listing criteriaGroup of patientsUniversity-based hospitalQuality improvement reportProportional hazards modelTransplant candidacyTransplant evaluationUNOS waitlistWaitlist placementTransplant centersComorbid conditionsMedian timeMultivariable analysisTransplant practitionersDialysis exposureFunctional statusWait listHazards modelPatientsRecipient candidates