2019
Outcomes From Right Versus Left Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplants: A US National Cohort Study
Kulkarni S, Wei G, Jiang W, Lopez LA, Parikh CR, Hall IE. Outcomes From Right Versus Left Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplants: A US National Cohort Study. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2019, 75: 725-735. PMID: 31812448, PMCID: PMC7288694, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioDeath-censored graft failureRight kidneyGraft failureKidney sideLeft kidneyUS national cohort studyDeceased donor kidney transplantCause graft failureCold ischemia timeDeceased donor kidneysNational cohort studyConditional logistic regressionProportional hazards modelGraft functionGraft lossPosttransplantation outcomesTransplant eraCohort studyHazard ratioKidney transplantCardiac deathIschemia timeSurgical considerationsRecipient pairs
2016
Parathyroidectomy prior to kidney transplant decreases graft failure
Callender GG, Malinowski J, Javid M, Zhang Y, Huang H, Quinn CE, Carling T, Tomlin R, Smith JD, Kulkarni S. Parathyroidectomy prior to kidney transplant decreases graft failure. Surgery 2016, 161: 44-50. PMID: 27863776, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansHyperparathyroidismKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioParathyroid HormoneParathyroidectomyPreoperative CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsYear post-kidney transplantationPost-kidney transplantationDelayed graft functionGraft failureKidney transplantationGraft functionParathyroid hormoneUremic hyperparathyroidismKidney diseaseFirst year post-kidney transplantationSerum parathyroid hormone levelsCurrent Kidney DiseaseGlobal Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelinesParathyroid hormone levelsSerum parathyroid hormoneAdult patientsKidney transplantOutcomes guidelinesRetrospective reviewSingle institutionCurrent guidelinesHormone levelsSurvival 1ParathyroidectomyTransplantation