2021
Quantifying Risk Tolerance Among Potential Living Kidney Donors With the Donor-Specific Risk Questionnaire
Thiessen C, Gannon J, Li S, Skrip L, Dobosz D, Gan G, Deng Y, Kennedy K, Gray D, Mussell A, Reese PP, Gordon EJ, Kulkarni S. Quantifying Risk Tolerance Among Potential Living Kidney Donors With the Donor-Specific Risk Questionnaire. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 78: 246-258. PMID: 33508397, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney failure riskKidney failureDonor evaluationRisk QuestionnaireGreater patient-centered carePotential Living Kidney DonorsRisk estimatesKidney transplant centersKidney donor evaluationMultivariable logistic regressionLiving Kidney DonorsTime of enrollmentPatient-centered careTransplant centersTransplant teamKidney donorsRisk groupsPatient engagementAbstractTextLogistic regressionStudy designLongitudinal mixed-methods studyRecipientsMixed-methods studyRisk threshold
2018
Opting Out and Offers of ‘Alibis’ for Potential Living Kidney Donors in US Transplant Centers
Iskander R, Kulkarni S, Thiessen C. Opting Out and Offers of ‘Alibis’ for Potential Living Kidney Donors in US Transplant Centers. Transplantation 2018, 102: s243. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000542922.79287.57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS transplant centersTransplant centersKidney donationOPTN policyMost centersPotential Living Kidney DonorsLiving Kidney DonorsPotential donorsKidney donor programsNon-medical reasonsRate of withdrawalSurgical riskMajority of participantsKidney donorsHigh riskDonor ProgramDonor advocateQualitative coding techniquesEmotional distressRange of practicesSemi-structured interviewsFurther studiesTwo-thirdsFear of impactLKD
2016
A Call for Research on Individuals Who Opt Out of Living Kidney Donation
Thiessen C, Kulkarni S, Reese PP, Gordon EJ. A Call for Research on Individuals Who Opt Out of Living Kidney Donation. Transplantation 2016, 100: 2527-2532. PMID: 27495760, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDe Novo Belatacept in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Kidney Transplant Recipient
Cohen E, Mulligan D, Kulkarni S, Tichy E. De Novo Belatacept in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Kidney Transplant Recipient. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 2753-2757. PMID: 27137752, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsHuman immunodeficiency virus–positive kidney transplant recipientHIV-positive renal transplant recipientsPositive renal transplant recipientsHIV-positive Black menActive antiretroviral agentsKidney transplant recipientsNew-onset diabetesHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunosuppressive regimensFirst transplantAntiretroviral agentsCalcineurin inhibitorsImmunodeficiency virusKidney donorsDrug interactionsTransplantRecipientsBlack menSuccessful casesDe novoBelataceptHypertensionHyperlipidemia
2015
Development of a Donor-Centered Approach to Risk Assessment: Rebalancing Nonmaleficence and Autonomy
Thiessen C, Gordon EJ, Reese PP, Kulkarni S. Development of a Donor-Centered Approach to Risk Assessment: Rebalancing Nonmaleficence and Autonomy. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 2314-2323. PMID: 25868787, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13272.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Opting out: confidentiality and availability of an ‘alibi’ for potential living kidney donors in the USA
Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Opting out: confidentiality and availability of an ‘alibi’ for potential living kidney donors in the USA. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2014, 41: 506. PMID: 25368413, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102184.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
CT angiography in potential living kidney donors: 80 kVp versus 120 kVp.
Davarpanah AH, Pahade JK, Cornfeld D, Ghita M, Kulkarni S, Israel GM. CT angiography in potential living kidney donors: 80 kVp versus 120 kVp. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2013, 201: w753-60. PMID: 24147505, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.12.10439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWritten 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
Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy
Kulkarni S, Emre S, Arvelakis A, Asch W, Bia M, Formica R, Israel G. Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy. Clinical Transplantation 2011, 25: 77-82. PMID: 20070320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01193.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous anatomyVenous phaseMDCT angiographyRenal anatomyCircumaortic renal veinDonor renal transplantationEarly arterial bifurcationLate venous confluenceMultiple arterial anomaliesRight donor nephrectomyIntra-operative findingsMultiple venous anomaliesContrast-enhanced phasesArterial anomaliesRetroaortic veinRenal transplantationDonor nephrectomyMultiple arteriesVenous anomaliesRenal veinVenous confluenceKidney donorsTomography angiographyAnatomical variantsDonor anatomy
2010
Kidney Transplantation and HIV: Does Recipient Privacy Outweigh the Donor's Right to Information?
Formica RN, Asch WS, Wagner KR, Kulkarni S. Kidney Transplantation and HIV: Does Recipient Privacy Outweigh the Donor's Right to Information? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2010, 5: 924-928. PMID: 20203162, PMCID: PMC2863980, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06820909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive individualsKidney transplantationMedical historyRecipient's medical historyAlternative treatment optionHIV statusKidney donorsTreatment optionsKidney donationConsensus groupTransplantationDonation procedureAbstractTextRecipient's rightRecipientsPotential donorsHealth informationPotential recipientsSpecific diseasesPanel reviewHIVDonors' rightsRiskDonorsState statues
2008
Living kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers
Parekh AM, Gordon EJ, Garg AX, Waterman AD, Kulkarni S, Parikh CR. Living kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008, 23: 3316-3324. PMID: 18599559, PMCID: PMC2720811, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant centersDonor riskInformed consentKidney donorsPsychosocial evaluationNon-US respondentsWorld Transplant CongressChronic kidney diseaseUS transplant centersPotential donorsKidney donation ratesMedical complicationsDonor evaluationInformed consent processKidney diseaseConsensus statementUS CentersMedical riskTransplant professionalsDonation ratesOrgan donationConsent formPsychosocial risksSupport groupsConsent process