2017
Delayed Graft Function Phenotypes and 12-Month Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Hall IE, Reese PP, Doshi MD, Weng FL, Schröppel B, Asch WS, Ficek J, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Parikh CR. Delayed Graft Function Phenotypes and 12-Month Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2017, 101: 1913-1923. PMID: 27495761, PMCID: PMC5292094, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injurySlow graft functionDelayed graft functionKidney transplant outcomesGraft functionTransplant outcomesCreatinine reductionDeath-censored graft failureDeceased donor kidney recipientsPoor kidney transplant outcomesSevere ischemia-reperfusion injuryGlomerular filtration rateLong-term outcomesLarger translational studiesDGF definitionsIRI severityKidney recipientsDialysis initiationGraft failureProspective studyUnited NetworkFiltration rateRelative riskDialysis sessionOrgan Sharing
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