Featured Publications
The Dead Donor Rule, Reversibility and Donor Wishes
Batra R, Latham S. The Dead Donor Rule, Reversibility and Donor Wishes. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2023, 23: 31-32. PMID: 36681919, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2159581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes of Simultaneous Liver‐Kidney Transplantation Using Kidneys of Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury
Batra RK, Ariyamuthu VK, MacConmara MP, Gupta G, Gungor AB, Tanriover B. Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver‐Kidney Transplantation Using Kidneys of Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury. Liver Transplantation 2022, 28: 983-997. PMID: 35006615, DOI: 10.1002/lt.26406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantationDeath-censored graft failureAcute kidney injuryLiver-kidney transplantationDeceased donorsKidney injuryGraft failureSCr levelsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsTerminal serum creatinine levelTransplantation Network registry dataCox proportional hazards modelShorter cold ischemia timeCause graft failureGood organ qualitySerum creatinine levelsCold ischemia timeInternational consensus guidelinesProportional hazards modelLiver transplantCreatinine levelsPrimary outcomeStudy cohortIschemia timeKidney diseaseInactive 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
2015
Rapid Resolution of Donor‐Derived Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Batra R, Heilman R, Smith M, Thomas L, Khamash H, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Singer A, Mathur A, Huskey J, Chakkera H, Moss A, Reddy K. Rapid Resolution of Donor‐Derived Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 16: 1015-1020. PMID: 26689853, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular fibrin thrombiControl groupProtocol biopsiesDeceased donorsFibrin thrombiDeceased donor kidney transplantationDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantationSevere interstitial fibrosisGraft functionPostreperfusion biopsiesGraft survivalKidney transplantationSerum creatinineTubular atrophyStudy cohortGlomerular thrombiHistologic outcomesInterstitial fibrosisPreimplantation biopsyRapid resolutionBiopsyThrombusSafe practiceTransplantationPublic health safety and transplant with increased-risk organs: striking the balance.
Batra R, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Mathur A, Reddy S, Moss A, Segev D, Singer A. Public health safety and transplant with increased-risk organs: striking the balance. Experimental And Clinical Transplantation 2015, 13 Suppl 1: 9-12. PMID: 25894120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan procurement organizationsTransplant centersSolid organ transplantsPublic health servicesRisk donorsHealth servicesDisease controlSuch donorsInfectious transmissionProcurement organizationsPublic health safetyTransplantOrgansHealth safetyPatientsMembers of publicDonorsSignificant variabilityRecipientsCenterPreventionTransplanting Kidneys from Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney Injury
Heilman R, Smith M, Kurian S, Huskey J, Batra R, Chakkera H, Katariya N, Khamash H, Moss A, Salomon D, Reddy K. Transplanting Kidneys from Deceased Donors With Severe Acute Kidney Injury. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 2143-2151. PMID: 25808278, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard criteria donorsAcute kidney injuryDeceased donorsAKI groupKidney injuryAcute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) stagingSevere acute kidney injuryDeceased donor kidney transplantAcute renal replacement therapyDonor transplant recipientsTerminal serum creatinineRenal replacement therapyDonor kidney transplantsAKI donorsProtocol biopsiesGraft survivalTransplant recipientsKidney transplantSerum creatinineCriteria donorsReplacement therapyExcellent outcomesDonor cohortGene expression profilingKidney
2014
Kidney Transplant Program at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Heilman RL, Khamash HA, Huskey JL, Chakkera HA, Batra RK, Katariya NN, Singer AL, Mathur AK, Moss AA, Reddy KS. Kidney Transplant Program at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Clinical Transplants 2014, 61-8. PMID: 26281128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAge FactorsAgedArizonaDonor SelectionFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedProgram EvaluationRegistriesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementTissue DonorsTreatment OutcomeWaiting ListsYoung AdultConceptsDeceased donor kidney transplantDonor kidney transplantsKidney transplantGraft survivalAlemtuzumab inductionDonor transplantsMayo ClinicOlder kidney transplant recipientsHigh kidney donor profile indexKidney Donor Profile IndexSteroid avoidance immunosuppressionAcute kidney injuryDelayed graft functionKidney transplant recipientsKidney transplant programGlomerular filtration rateTime of transplantationDeceased donor transplantsPublic health servicesGraft functionSevere AKIKidney injurySteroid avoidanceTransplant recipientsBiopsy findings