2021
Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015-2018
Tsai JW, Cerdeña JP, Goedel WC, Asch WS, Grubbs V, Mendu ML, Kaufman JS. Evaluating the Impact and Rationale of Race-Specific Estimations of Kidney Function: Estimations from U.S. NHANES, 2015-2018. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 42: 101197. PMID: 34849475, PMCID: PMC8608882, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNephrologist referralPopulation-representative cross-sectional dataStage 3 chronic kidney diseaseUnited States National HealthRace adjustmentChronic kidney diseaseModification of DietRenal Disease equationGlomerular filtration rateKidney disease managementNutrition Examination SurveyManagement of kidneyTransplantation listingTransplant evaluationSerum creatinineBlack patientsEGFR valuesKidney functionKidney diseaseExamination SurveyKidney disease diagnosisFiltration rateNational HealthClinical careDiagnostic threshold
2017
Delayed Graft Function Phenotypes and 12-Month Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Hall IE, Reese PP, Doshi MD, Weng FL, Schröppel B, Asch WS, Ficek J, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Parikh CR. Delayed Graft Function Phenotypes and 12-Month Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1913-1923. PMID: 27495761, PMCID: PMC5292094, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injurySlow graft functionDelayed graft functionKidney transplant outcomesGraft functionTransplant outcomesCreatinine reductionDeath-censored graft failureDeceased donor kidney recipientsPoor kidney transplant outcomesSevere ischemia-reperfusion injuryGlomerular filtration rateLong-term outcomesLarger translational studiesDGF definitionsIRI severityKidney recipientsDialysis initiationGraft failureProspective studyUnited NetworkFiltration rateRelative riskDialysis sessionOrgan Sharing
2011
Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience
Cimsit B, Schilsky M, Moini M, Cartiera K, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Caldwell C, Taddei T, Asch W, Emre S. Combined Liver Kidney Transplantation: Critical Analysis of a Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2011, 43: 901-904. PMID: 21486624, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-kidney transplantationHigh MELD scoreKidney transplantationMELD scoreKidney diseaseEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreCombined liver-kidney transplantationGraft/patient survivalLow glomerular filtration rateOrgan allocation algorithmsPrimary biliary sclerosisRecurrence of HCVSevere HCV recurrenceTransplantation of patientsLiver Disease scoreSerum creatinine levelsRenal allograft rejectionSingle-center experienceGlomerular filtration rateHepatitis C virusPolycystic kidney diseaseBiliary sclerosisHCV recurrenceIschemic hepatitisOLT patients