2018
Opting Out and Offers of ‘Alibis’ for Potential Living Kidney Donors in US Transplant Centers
Iskander R, Kulkarni S, Thiessen C. Opting Out and Offers of ‘Alibis’ for Potential Living Kidney Donors in US Transplant Centers. Transplantation 2018, 102: s243. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000542922.79287.57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS transplant centersTransplant centersKidney donationOPTN policyMost centersPotential Living Kidney DonorsLiving Kidney DonorsPotential donorsKidney donor programsNon-medical reasonsRate of withdrawalSurgical riskMajority of participantsKidney donorsHigh riskDonor ProgramDonor advocateQualitative coding techniquesEmotional distressRange of practicesSemi-structured interviewsFurther studiesTwo-thirdsFear of impactLKD
2017
Assessing Living Donor Priorities Through Nominal Group Technique
Dorflinger LM, Kulkarni S, Thiessen C, Klarman S, Fraenkel L. Assessing Living Donor Priorities Through Nominal Group Technique. Progress In Transplantation 2017, 28: 29-35. PMID: 29243533, PMCID: PMC5735019, DOI: 10.1177/1526924817746682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of donationMost salientDonation decisionsNominal group techniquePersonal benefitsFuture researchAddress factorsMost peopleParticipantsAltruismLifestyle factorsTransplant programsNumber of donorsFuture healthCampaign effortsIndividualsPotential donorsKidneyPublic campaignsSupportGroup techniqueSalientLack of knowledgeDonationDecisions
2015
Development of a Donor-Centered Approach to Risk Assessment: Rebalancing Nonmaleficence and Autonomy
Thiessen C, Gordon EJ, Reese PP, Kulkarni S. Development of a Donor-Centered Approach to Risk Assessment: Rebalancing Nonmaleficence and Autonomy. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 2314-2323. PMID: 25868787, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13272.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 Research
2010
Kidney Transplantation and HIV: Does Recipient Privacy Outweigh the Donor's Right to Information?
Formica RN, Asch WS, Wagner KR, Kulkarni S. Kidney Transplantation and HIV: Does Recipient Privacy Outweigh the Donor's Right to Information? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2010, 5: 924-928. PMID: 20203162, PMCID: PMC2863980, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06820909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive individualsKidney transplantationMedical historyRecipient's medical historyAlternative treatment optionHIV statusKidney donorsTreatment optionsKidney donationConsensus groupTransplantationDonation procedureAbstractTextRecipient's rightRecipientsPotential donorsHealth informationPotential recipientsSpecific diseasesPanel reviewHIVDonors' rightsRiskDonorsState statues
2008
Living kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers
Parekh AM, Gordon EJ, Garg AX, Waterman AD, Kulkarni S, Parikh CR. Living kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008, 23: 3316-3324. PMID: 18599559, PMCID: PMC2720811, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant centersDonor riskInformed consentKidney donorsPsychosocial evaluationNon-US respondentsWorld Transplant CongressChronic kidney diseaseUS transplant centersPotential donorsKidney donation ratesMedical complicationsDonor evaluationInformed consent processKidney diseaseConsensus statementUS CentersMedical riskTransplant professionalsDonation ratesOrgan donationConsent formPsychosocial risksSupport groupsConsent process