2021
Living Donor Nephrectomy: Approaches, Innovations, and Outcomes
Merola J, Cooper M, Kulkarni S. Living Donor Nephrectomy: Approaches, Innovations, and Outcomes. 2021, 291-302. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53618-3_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor nephrectomySuperior long-term outcomesLong-term outcomesCareful preoperative planningSingle-port surgeryKidney transplantationSurgical riskDeceased donorsOrgan recipientsSurgical approachSurgical considerationsSurgical techniqueKidney donationNephrectomyPreoperative planningInformed consentOutcomesAdequate trainingRiskDonorsAllograftsDonationSurgeryTransplantationSurgeons
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