2021
Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant
Merola J, Gan G, Stewart D, Noreen S, Mulligan D, Batra R, Haakinson D, Deng Y, Kulkarni S. Inactive status is an independent predictor of liver transplant waitlist mortality and is associated with a transplant centers median meld at transplant. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260000. PMID: 34793524, PMCID: PMC8601542, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor service areasWaitlist mortalityTransplant centersMedian MELDHigh mortalityStatus changesLiver transplant waitlist mortalityDeceased donor transplantsInactive statusTransplant probabilityInactive patientsMELD scoreDonor transplantsHazard ratioIndependent predictorsTransplant ratesCare coordinationMortalityPatientsTransplantLevel cohortsTertileSignificant differencesCohortMELD
2016
What Every Hepatologist Should Know about Liver Transplantation
Yoo P, Mulligan D. What Every Hepatologist Should Know about Liver Transplantation. 2016, 608-616. DOI: 10.1002/9781119127437.ch93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver transplantationPiggyback techniqueExcellent long-term patient outcomesLong-term patient outcomesHepatic venous complicationsRetrohepatic vena cavaDonor liver transplantationLiver transplant patientsRisk of complicationsBiliary complicationsSplit liverTransplant patientsTransplant recipientsVenous complicationsDonor transplantsMultidisciplinary careVena cavaDonor poolPatient outcomesTransplant operationSurgical techniqueOrgan allocationPhysiologic circumstancesComplicationsSuccessful outcome