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
2016
New Organ Allocation System for Combined Liver-Kidney Transplants and the Availability of Kidneys for Transplant to Patients with Stage 4–5 CKD
Asch WS, Bia MJ. New Organ Allocation System for Combined Liver-Kidney Transplants and the Availability of Kidneys for Transplant to Patients with Stage 4–5 CKD. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 12: 848-852. PMID: 28028050, PMCID: PMC5477211, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08480816.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsLiver-kidney transplantSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantOrgan allocationCombined liver-kidney transplantAvailability of kidneysMultiorgan transplant recipientsEquitable organ allocationMedical criteriaOrgan allocation systemLiver recipientsTransplant recipientsTransplant activityNephrology communityTransplantKidneyRecipientsStage 4Great controversyCKDPatientsAKICriteria
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