2021
Quantifying Risk Tolerance Among Potential Living Kidney Donors With the Donor-Specific Risk Questionnaire
Thiessen C, Gannon J, Li S, Skrip L, Dobosz D, Gan G, Deng Y, Kennedy K, Gray D, Mussell A, Reese PP, Gordon EJ, Kulkarni S. Quantifying Risk Tolerance Among Potential Living Kidney Donors With the Donor-Specific Risk Questionnaire. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 78: 246-258. PMID: 33508397, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney failure riskKidney failureDonor evaluationRisk QuestionnaireGreater patient-centered carePotential Living Kidney DonorsRisk estimatesKidney transplant centersKidney donor evaluationMultivariable logistic regressionLiving Kidney DonorsTime of enrollmentPatient-centered careTransplant centersTransplant teamKidney donorsRisk groupsPatient engagementAbstractTextLogistic regressionStudy designLongitudinal mixed-methods studyRecipientsMixed-methods studyRisk threshold
2016
A Call for Research on Individuals Who Opt Out of Living Kidney Donation
Thiessen C, Kulkarni S, Reese PP, Gordon EJ. A Call for Research on Individuals Who Opt Out of Living Kidney Donation. Transplantation 2016, 100: 2527-2532. PMID: 27495760, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001408.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2012
Complication Arising from a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava following Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Case Report
Christakis P, Cimsit B, Kulkarni S. Complication Arising from a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava following Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2012, 44: 1450-1452. PMID: 22664034, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic living-donor nephrectomyLiving Donor NephrectomyDonor nephrectomyInferior vena cavaVena cavaMultiple emergency room visitsLeft gonadal veinEmergency room visitsEasier surgical approachIntraoperative ligationPostoperative courseFunctioning kidneyGonadal veinRenal veinRoom visitsInferior venaLeft kidneyLikely etiologySurgical approachCase reportRenal vasculatureNephrectomyCavaKidneyPatients