2021
Inactive 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
2016
Partners in Crime: Kidney Transplantation and Seizure Disorder
Li N, Jean R, Tooley JE, Mulligan DC, Yoo PS. Partners in Crime: Kidney Transplantation and Seizure Disorder. Transplantation Proceedings 2016, 48: 2700-2708. PMID: 27788804, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplantationSeizure disorderClinical outcomesCommon neurologic complicationNational Inpatient SampleDisease-specific riskCost of careNeurologic complicationsClinical entityClinical complicationsInpatient SampleTransplantationHospitalization statisticsDisordersComplicationsRiskCareComplex management challengesFuture studiesOutcomesMortality
2015
Early Changes in Liver Distribution Following Implementation of Share 35
Massie AB, Chow EK, Wickliffe CE, Luo X, Gentry SE, Mulligan DC, Segev DL. Early Changes in Liver Distribution Following Implementation of Share 35. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 659-667. PMID: 25693474, PMCID: PMC6116537, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeceased donor liver transplantBaseline MELDShare 35Waitlist mortalityLiver distributionEarly posttransplant outcomesLower waitlist mortalityOdds of discardHandful of centersPosttransplant lengthLiver transplantPosttransplant mortalityPosttransplant outcomesEquivalent time periodMore transplantsEarly changesMELDMortalityPatientsTransplantMonthsEvidence of changes
2009
Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation After Bridging With The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart
Jaroszewski DE, Pierce CC, Staley LL, Wong R, Scott RR, Steidley EE, Gopalan RS, DeValeria P, Lanza L, Mulligan D, Arabia FA. Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation After Bridging With The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2009, 88: 1324-1326. PMID: 19766830, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardioWest total artificial heartTotal artificial heartRenal failureEnd-stage renal failureTotal artificial heart implantationRisk of mortalityArtificial heart implantationArtificial heartSimultaneous heartCardiac transplantationKidney transplantationRelative contraindicationHeart implantationSuccessful treatmentTransplantationHeartContraindicationsPatientsFailureKidneyMortality