2013
Written Informed Consent for Living Kidney Donors: Practices and Compliance With CMS and OPTN Requirements
Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Written Informed Consent for Living Kidney Donors: Practices and Compliance With CMS and OPTN Requirements. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 2713-2721. PMID: 24020884, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsent formKidney donorsKidney donor evaluationLiving Kidney DonorsKidney transplantRoutine followTransplant centersDonor evaluationUS CentersOPTN policyOrgan procurementHealth problemsInformed consentInformed consent practicesPrior yearSurgeryDonor consentConsentConsent practicesDonorsComplicationsTransplantComplianceFollowYears
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
2010
KDOQI US Commentary on the 2009 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Bia M, Adey DB, Bloom RD, Chan L, Kulkarni S, Tomlanovich S. KDOQI US Commentary on the 2009 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2010, 56: 189-218. PMID: 20598411, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical ProtocolsCreatinineGlomerular Filtration RateGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunocompromised HostImmunosuppression TherapyKidney DiseasesKidney TransplantationLife StyleLip NeoplasmsMonitoring, PhysiologicNeoplasmsPostoperative CarePractice Guidelines as TopicSkin NeoplasmsTransplantation, HomologousUnited StatesConceptsKidney transplant recipientsKidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality InitiativeKidney Disease Outcomes Quality InitiativeKDIGO guidelinesTransplant recipientsNational Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality InitiativeUS kidney transplant recipientsKDIGO Clinical Practice GuidelineKDOQI US CommentaryClinical practice guidelinesSpecific patient populationsKDIGO recommendationsPosttransplant periodTransplant careTransplant centersUS patientsPatient populationTransplant nephrologistsPractice guidelinesCardiovascular careTransplant guidelinesLifestyle changesComplex careExcellent road mapCare