2018
Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Impact on Liver Transplant Patients and the Kidney Transplant Waiting List
Miles CD, Westphal S, Liapakis A, Formica R. Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Impact on Liver Transplant Patients and the Kidney Transplant Waiting List. Current Transplantation Reports 2018, 5: 1-6. PMID: 29564203, PMCID: PMC5843696, DOI: 10.1007/s40472-018-0175-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantKidney waitlistEnd-stage liver diseaseKidney transplant waiting listHigh MELD candidatesLiver-kidney transplantPersistent renal failureLiver transplant patientsLiver transplant candidatesNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisTransplant waiting listConcurrent renal insufficiencyLiver recipientsLiver transplantRenal insufficiencyTransplant patientsRenal failureTransplant candidatesLiver diseaseKidney failureLiver patientsWaiting listEligibility criteriaOrgan procurementTransplantation Network
2016
Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources
Formica R, Aeder M, Boyle G, Kucheryavaya A, Stewart D, Hirose R, Mulligan D. Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 758-766. PMID: 26603142, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMayo End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scoreEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantKidney Donor Profile IndexConcurrent kidney transplantsLiver-kidney transplantLiver Disease scoreMedical Eligibility CriteriaLiver allocation policyOPTN Final RulePediatric recipientsKidney transplantRenal functionRenal insufficiencyUnited NetworkLiver candidatesTransplant communityDisease scoreOrgan donorsEligibility criteriaOrgan procurementTransplantation NetworkFinal ruleKidney allocationYoung adults