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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
2015
Rapid Resolution of Donor‐Derived Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Batra R, Heilman R, Smith M, Thomas L, Khamash H, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Singer A, Mathur A, Huskey J, Chakkera H, Moss A, Reddy K. Rapid Resolution of Donor‐Derived Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi After Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 16: 1015-1020. PMID: 26689853, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular fibrin thrombiControl groupProtocol biopsiesDeceased donorsFibrin thrombiDeceased donor kidney transplantationDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantationSevere interstitial fibrosisGraft functionPostreperfusion biopsiesGraft survivalKidney transplantationSerum creatinineTubular atrophyStudy cohortGlomerular thrombiHistologic outcomesInterstitial fibrosisPreimplantation biopsyRapid resolutionBiopsyThrombusSafe practiceTransplantation