2017
Utility of Applying Quality Assessment Tools for Kidneys With KDPI ≥80
Doshi MD, Reese PP, Hall IE, Schröppel B, Ficek J, Formica RN, Weng FL, Hasz RD, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Parikh C. Utility of Applying Quality Assessment Tools for Kidneys With KDPI ≥80. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1125-1133. PMID: 27490414, PMCID: PMC5290306, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkersBiopsyDecision Support TechniquesDonor SelectionFemaleGraft SurvivalHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidneyKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProcess Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTissue DonorsTissue SurvivalTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsKidney Donor Profile IndexGroup 1High kidney donor profile indexDonor kidney poolViability of kidneysGlomerular filtration rateOutcomes of kidneysNumber of kidneysQuality assessment toolKidney poolViable kidneysBiopsy findingsGraft failureRenal resistanceDeceased donorsMulticenter studyFiltration rateBiomarker levelsGroup 3Kidney abnormalitiesKidneySignificant differencesHigh rateAssessment toolProfile index
2013
Cytomegalovirus Glomerulopathy and Cytomegalovirus Interstitial Nephritis on Sequential Transplant Kidney Biopsies
Vichot AA, Formica RN, Moeckel GW. Cytomegalovirus Glomerulopathy and Cytomegalovirus Interstitial Nephritis on Sequential Transplant Kidney Biopsies. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2013, 63: 536-539. PMID: 24568687, PMCID: PMC7210789, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond biopsy specimenBiopsy specimenCMV infectionInterstitial nephritisKidney biopsyKidney transplant biopsy specimensEndothelial cellsCMV-negative patientsCMV-positive cellsCMV-positive donorsFirst biopsy specimenKidney transplant graftsSequential kidney biopsiesTransplant biopsy specimensTransplant kidney biopsiesGlomerular capillary endothelial cellsTubular epithelial cellsGlomerular capillary loopsGlomerular capillary luminaCapillary endothelial cellsCytoplasmic viral particlesKidney transplantTubular injuryLymphoplasmacytic infiltrateTransplant grafts