2020
Identifying a Kidney Transplant Recipient COVID Phenotype to Aid Test Utilization in the Setting of Limited Testing Availability—Does One Exist?
Virmani S, Gleeson SE, Girone GF, Malhotra D, Cohen EA, Klarman SE, Asch WS. Identifying a Kidney Transplant Recipient COVID Phenotype to Aid Test Utilization in the Setting of Limited Testing Availability—Does One Exist? Transplantation Proceedings 2020, 52: 2584-2591. PMID: 32711848, PMCID: PMC7305913, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2BK viremiaLimited testing availabilityTesting availabilitySevere acute respiratory syndrome 2 virusImmunosuppressed kidney transplant recipientsOutpatient testing centerPolyoma BK viremiaCOVID-19 infectionPositive predictive valueTransplant recipientsImmunocompetent patientsSymptomatic patientsImmunosuppressed patientsTransplant centersHigh morbidityEmergency departmentInpatient treatmentGeneral populationHigh incidencePatientsCenter deliveriesPredictive valueTest utilization
2012
A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report
Formica RN, Barrantes F, Asch WS, Bia MJ, Coca S, Kalyesubula R, McCloskey B, Leary T, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S. A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2012, 60: 288-294. PMID: 22571868, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplantImprovement reportMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelKidney transplant candidacyMinimal listing criteriaGroup of patientsUniversity-based hospitalQuality improvement reportProportional hazards modelTransplant candidacyTransplant evaluationUNOS waitlistWaitlist placementTransplant centersComorbid conditionsMedian timeMultivariable analysisTransplant practitionersDialysis exposureFunctional statusWait listHazards modelPatientsRecipient candidates
2011
Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate?
Vigneault CB, Asch WS, Dahl NK, Bia MJ. Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 6: 2054-2059. PMID: 21784837, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03370411.BooksConceptsTransplant centersLiving donorsDonor candidatesGreater riskImpaired glucose toleranceImpaired glucose metabolismDefinition of diabetesPotential living donorsKidney donor candidatesFuture diabetesKidney transplantMetabolic syndromeGlucose toleranceKidney donorsDonor screeningTransplant guidelinesHispanic ethnicityGlucose metabolismDiabetesHispanic individualsPotential donorsIFGRiskDonorsEthnicity