2022
Current Strategies to Enhance Opportunities for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease to Receive a Kidney Transplant
Virmani S, Formica R. Current Strategies to Enhance Opportunities for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease to Receive a Kidney Transplant. 2022, 83-88. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-11942-2_7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Transition probabilities between changing sensitization levels, waitlist activity status and competing-risk kidney transplant outcomes using multi-state modeling
Kulkarni S, Hall I, Formica R, Thiessen C, Stewart D, Gan G, Greene E, Deng Y. Transition probabilities between changing sensitization levels, waitlist activity status and competing-risk kidney transplant outcomes using multi-state modeling. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0190277. PMID: 29287087, PMCID: PMC5747475, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant probabilityTransplant outcomesActivity statusKidney transplant outcomesKAS implementationPost-KASWaitlist mortalityPatient characteristicsOPTN databaseMulti-state modelingStatistical differenceSensitization levelOutcomesTransplantCohortImpact outcomesCPRAStatus combinationsStatusMortalityWhitesSensitization
2016
Changes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation One Year After KAS Implementation
Stewart DE, Kucheryavaya AY, Klassen DK, Turgeon NA, Formica RN, Aeder MI. Changes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation One Year After KAS Implementation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 1834-1847. PMID: 26932731, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCadaverChildChild, PreschoolDelayed Graft FunctionDonor SelectionFemaleGovernment RegulationGraft SurvivalHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementTissue DonorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsKidney allocation systemDelayed graft function ratesNew kidney allocation systemGraft function rateGraft survival ratesCold ischemic timeKAS implementationLongevity matchingRecipient ageIschemic timeDonor kidneysSubsequent taperingFunction rateRecipient characteristicsOrgan procurementSurvival rateTransplantOne-yearBolus effectRecipientsKidneyDialysisExtended durationEarly impactYears
2015
Duration of Prophylaxis against Fungal Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Guerra CM, Formica RN, Kulkarni S, Asch WS, Tichy EM. Duration of Prophylaxis against Fungal Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Progress In Transplantation 2015, 25: 311-315. PMID: 26645924, DOI: 10.7182/pit2015929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsDuration of admissionCandida esophagitisFungal infectionsAdult kidney transplant recipientsEpisodes of thrushDuration of prophylaxisRetrospective chart reviewPrimary outcome measureFisher's exact testAdministration of nystatinStudent's t-testChart reviewOutcome measuresExact testEsophagitisProphylaxisRecipientsInfectionProtocol changesT-testAdmissionTransplantP-value
2014
Opting out: confidentiality and availability of an ‘alibi’ for potential living kidney donors in the USA
Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Opting out: confidentiality and availability of an ‘alibi’ for potential living kidney donors in the USA. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2014, 41: 506. PMID: 25368413, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew National Allocation Policy for Deceased Donor Kidneys in the United States and Possible Effect on Patient Outcomes
Israni AK, Salkowski N, Gustafson S, Snyder JJ, Friedewald JJ, Formica RN, Wang X, Shteyn E, Cherikh W, Stewart D, Samana CJ, Chung A, Hart A, Kasiske BL. New National Allocation Policy for Deceased Donor Kidneys in the United States and Possible Effect on Patient Outcomes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 25: 1842-1848. PMID: 24833128, PMCID: PMC4116061, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013070784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transplant survivalKidney Donor Profile IndexKidney allocation policyBetter post-transplant survivalOverall post-transplant survivalBlood type A2Panel reactive antibodyDeceased donor kidneysBlood type B candidatesNational allocation policyCurrent allocation policyBlood type BRace/ethnicityA2B kidneysKDPI scoreDialysis initiationDonor kidneysDonor factorsDistribution of kidneysPatient outcomesOrgan procurementTransplantation NetworkKidneyKidney allocationTransplant
2013
Written Informed Consent for Living Kidney Donors: Practices and Compliance With CMS and OPTN Requirements
Thiessen C, Kim YA, Formica R, Bia M, Kulkarni S. Written Informed Consent for Living Kidney Donors: Practices and Compliance With CMS and OPTN Requirements. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 2713-2721. PMID: 24020884, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsent formKidney donorsKidney donor evaluationLiving Kidney DonorsKidney transplantRoutine followTransplant centersDonor evaluationUS CentersOPTN policyOrgan procurementHealth problemsInformed consentInformed consent practicesPrior yearSurgeryDonor consentConsentConsent practicesDonorsComplicationsTransplantComplianceFollowYears
2010
45: Single-Day Work-Up Protocol Is Associated With a Shorter Time to Kidney Transplant: The Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center Experience
Barrantes F, Kalyesubula R, A A, Lettieri D, Asch W, Bia M, Formica R, Kulkarni S. 45: Single-Day Work-Up Protocol Is Associated With a Shorter Time to Kidney Transplant: The Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center Experience. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2010, 55: b43. DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.02.052.Peer-Reviewed Original Research