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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 differencesCohortMELDLiver Transplantation in the Time of COVID19: Barriers and Ethical Considerations for Management and Next Steps
Jaffe A, Schilsky ML, Deshpande R, Batra R. Liver Transplantation in the Time of COVID19: Barriers and Ethical Considerations for Management and Next Steps. Hepatology Communications 2020, 4: 1242-1256. PMID: 32838103, PMCID: PMC7361607, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-stage liver diseaseLiver transplantLiver transplantationLiver diseaseVirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2Critical care bedsLife-saving procedureHealth care systemCorona Virus DiseasePosttransplant recipientsCoronavirus 2Transplant programsTumor controlBlood productsCOVID19 infectionCare bedsPatientsStaff contactTransplantCare systemDiseaseUtility of Liver Transplantation Within the Bounds of Non-futility
Batra R. Utility of Liver Transplantation Within the Bounds of Non-futility. Current Transplantation Reports 2020, 7: 187-193. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-020-00288-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant, Reserved for the Deserved
Batra R, Mulligan D, Kulkarni S, Bhati C. Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant, Reserved for the Deserved. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Transplantation 2018, 3: 1-3. DOI: 10.4172/2475-7640.1000e104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobotic kidney transplantKidney transplantTransplant surgeryLower wound complicationsKidney transplant surgeryGeneral surgical proceduresOpen conventional surgeryMinimal invasive surgeryObese patientsWound complicationsPatient survivalPoor outcomeCertain patientsConventional surgerySurgical proceduresHigh incidenceObesity ratesTransplantSurgeryInvasive surgeryComplicationsObesityPatientsErgonomic advantagesGraft
2015
Public health safety and transplant with increased-risk organs: striking the balance.
Batra R, Katariya N, Hewitt W, Mathur A, Reddy S, Moss A, Segev D, Singer A. Public health safety and transplant with increased-risk organs: striking the balance. Experimental And Clinical Transplantation 2015, 13 Suppl 1: 9-12. PMID: 25894120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan procurement organizationsTransplant centersSolid organ transplantsPublic health servicesRisk donorsHealth servicesDisease controlSuch donorsInfectious transmissionProcurement organizationsPublic health safetyTransplantOrgansHealth safetyPatientsMembers of publicDonorsSignificant variabilityRecipientsCenterPrevention