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
2011
Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate?
Vigneault CB, Asch WS, Dahl NK, Bia MJ. Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 6: 2054-2059. PMID: 21784837, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03370411.BooksConceptsTransplant centersLiving donorsDonor candidatesGreater riskImpaired glucose toleranceImpaired glucose metabolismDefinition of diabetesPotential living donorsKidney donor candidatesFuture diabetesKidney transplantMetabolic syndromeGlucose toleranceKidney donorsDonor screeningTransplant guidelinesHispanic ethnicityGlucose metabolismDiabetesHispanic individualsPotential donorsIFGRiskDonorsEthnicity