2019
Association of Racial Disparities With Access to Kidney Transplant After the Implementation of the New Kidney Allocation System
Kulkarni S, Ladin K, Haakinson D, Greene E, Li L, Deng Y. Association of Racial Disparities With Access to Kidney Transplant After the Implementation of the New Kidney Allocation System. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 618-625. PMID: 30942882, PMCID: PMC6583835, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donor transplantsKidney allocation systemDonor transplantsKidney transplantTransplant probabilityDeath/Race/ethnicityHispanic individualsWhite individualsOrgan procurementBlack individualsNew kidney allocation systemRetrospective cohort studyWait-listed patientsKidney transplant databaseStatus changesAntibody categoriesLevel of sensitizationInactive statusInactive patientsTransplant databaseTransplant outcomesCohort studyMedian ageAntibody group
2016
Perioperative 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