2023
Living donor liver transplant candidate and donor selection and engagement: Meeting report from the living donor liver transplant consensus conference
Jesse M, Jackson W, Liapakis A, Ganesh S, Humar A, Goldaracena N, Levitsky J, Mulligan D, Pomfret E, Ladner D, Roberts J, Mavis A, Thiessen C, Trotter J, Winder G, Griesemer A, Pillai A, Kumar V, Verna E, Rudow D, Han H, Group T. Living donor liver transplant candidate and donor selection and engagement: Meeting report from the living donor liver transplant consensus conference. Clinical Transplantation 2023, 37: e14954. PMID: 36892182, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConsensusDonor SelectionHumansLiver TransplantationLiving DonorsTissue and Organ ProcurementUnited StatesConceptsDonor selectionConsensus conferenceDeceased donor organ shortageDonor liver transplantationLiver transplant candidatesDonor organ shortageLiver transplantationTransplant candidatesWaitlist mortalityExcellent outcomesLDLT candidatesOrgan shortageDonation outcomesLack of standardizationAmerican SocietyTransplantationDelphi approachBroad implementationMeeting reportOutcomesCandidate indicationsReportLDLTPatientsBroad uptake
2017
Allograft transmission of hepatitis C during the window period: Weighing the new risks and costs in the era of donor shortage
Choe J, Merola J, Kulkarni S, Mulligan DC. Allograft transmission of hepatitis C during the window period: Weighing the new risks and costs in the era of donor shortage. Clinical Transplantation 2017, 31 PMID: 28643333, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources
Formica R, Aeder M, Boyle G, Kucheryavaya A, Stewart D, Hirose R, Mulligan D. Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 758-766. PMID: 26603142, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMayo End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scoreEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantKidney Donor Profile IndexConcurrent kidney transplantsLiver-kidney transplantLiver Disease scoreMedical Eligibility CriteriaLiver allocation policyOPTN Final RulePediatric recipientsKidney transplantRenal functionRenal insufficiencyUnited NetworkLiver candidatesTransplant communityDisease scoreOrgan donorsEligibility criteriaOrgan procurementTransplantation NetworkFinal ruleKidney allocationYoung adults
2015
Robust Models Support Redistricting Liver Allocation to Reduce Geographic Disparity
Gentry SE, Segev DL, Kasiske BL, Mulligan DC, Hirose R. Robust Models Support Redistricting Liver Allocation to Reduce Geographic Disparity. Transplantation 2015, 99: e159-e160. PMID: 26308421, PMCID: PMC4576715, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000834.Peer-Reviewed Original Research