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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
2014
Kidney Transplant Program at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Heilman RL, Khamash HA, Huskey JL, Chakkera HA, Batra RK, Katariya NN, Singer AL, Mathur AK, Moss AA, Reddy KS. Kidney Transplant Program at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Clinical Transplants 2014, 61-8. PMID: 26281128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAge FactorsAgedArizonaDonor SelectionFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedProgram EvaluationRegistriesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementTissue DonorsTreatment OutcomeWaiting ListsYoung AdultConceptsDeceased donor kidney transplantDonor kidney transplantsKidney transplantGraft survivalAlemtuzumab inductionDonor transplantsMayo ClinicOlder kidney transplant recipientsHigh kidney donor profile indexKidney Donor Profile IndexSteroid avoidance immunosuppressionAcute kidney injuryDelayed graft functionKidney transplant recipientsKidney transplant programGlomerular filtration rateTime of transplantationDeceased donor transplantsPublic health servicesGraft functionSevere AKIKidney injurySteroid avoidanceTransplant recipientsBiopsy findings