2020
The Development of a Comprehensive Multi-Institutional, Multi-Disciplinary Infrastructure for the Successful Implementation of a Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplant (RAKT) Program
Haakinson D, Tzvetanov I, Turner A, Deshpande R, Formica R, Kulkarni S, Benedetti E, Mulligan D. The Development of a Comprehensive Multi-Institutional, Multi-Disciplinary Infrastructure for the Successful Implementation of a Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplant (RAKT) Program. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2020, 231: e224. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.08.597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKidney transplant programTransplant programs
2017
Assessing Living Donor Priorities Through Nominal Group Technique
Dorflinger LM, Kulkarni S, Thiessen C, Klarman S, Fraenkel L. Assessing Living Donor Priorities Through Nominal Group Technique. Progress In Transplantation 2017, 28: 29-35. PMID: 29243533, PMCID: PMC5735019, DOI: 10.1177/1526924817746682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of donationMost salientDonation decisionsNominal group techniquePersonal benefitsFuture researchAddress factorsMost peopleParticipantsAltruismLifestyle factorsTransplant programsNumber of donorsFuture healthCampaign effortsIndividualsPotential donorsKidneyPublic campaignsSupportGroup techniqueSalientLack of knowledgeDonationDecisions
2003
The sickest first? Disparities with model for end‐stage liver disease‐based organ allocation: One region's experience
Schaffer RL, Kulkarni S, Harper A, Millis JM, Cronin DC. The sickest first? Disparities with model for end‐stage liver disease‐based organ allocation: One region's experience. Liver Transplantation 2003, 9: 1211-1215. PMID: 14586883, DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2003.50192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCadaver liversMELD scoreHepatocellular carcinomaOrgan allocationRegion patientsEnd-stage liver diseaseEquitable organ distributionMean MELD scoreMedian MELD scoreHigh MELD scoreLiver transplant programNumber of transplantationsOrgan Sharing regionsLiver recipientsPretransplantation mortalityMELD exceptionsLiver diseaseSingle centerUnited NetworkTransplant programsWaiting listTransplantationEvidence-based systemOrgan procurementTransplantation Network