2012
A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report
Formica RN, Barrantes F, Asch WS, Bia MJ, Coca S, Kalyesubula R, McCloskey B, Leary T, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S. A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2012, 60: 288-294. PMID: 22571868, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplantImprovement reportMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelKidney transplant candidacyMinimal listing criteriaGroup of patientsUniversity-based hospitalQuality improvement reportProportional hazards modelTransplant candidacyTransplant evaluationUNOS waitlistWaitlist placementTransplant centersComorbid conditionsMedian timeMultivariable analysisTransplant practitionersDialysis exposureFunctional statusWait listHazards modelPatientsRecipient candidates
2004
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers used for the treatment of hypertension appear to be safe in the early posttransplant period
Formica RN, Friedman AL, Lorber MI, Bia MJ. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers used for the treatment of hypertension appear to be safe in the early posttransplant period. Transplantation Proceedings 2004, 36: 2675-2678. PMID: 15621121, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin II receptor blockersEarly posttransplant periodII receptor blockersCalcium channel blockersTreatment of hypertensionPosttransplant periodReceptor blockersEnzyme inhibitorsAcute renal dysfunctionAdministration of ACEAdult renal transplantsAppropriate clinical criteriaRenal transplant patientsGlomerular filtration rateType of transplantUse of ACESerum potassium concentrationAllograft functionPancreas transplantsRenal dysfunctionRenal transplantTransplant patientsSerum creatininePosttransplant erythrocytosisSerum potassium