2020
Identifying a Kidney Transplant Recipient COVID Phenotype to Aid Test Utilization in the Setting of Limited Testing Availability—Does One Exist?
Virmani S, Gleeson SE, Girone GF, Malhotra D, Cohen EA, Klarman SE, Asch WS. Identifying a Kidney Transplant Recipient COVID Phenotype to Aid Test Utilization in the Setting of Limited Testing Availability—Does One Exist? Transplantation Proceedings 2020, 52: 2584-2591. PMID: 32711848, PMCID: PMC7305913, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2BK viremiaLimited testing availabilityTesting availabilitySevere acute respiratory syndrome 2 virusImmunosuppressed kidney transplant recipientsOutpatient testing centerPolyoma BK viremiaCOVID-19 infectionPositive predictive valueTransplant recipientsImmunocompetent patientsSymptomatic patientsImmunosuppressed patientsTransplant centersHigh morbidityEmergency departmentInpatient treatmentGeneral populationHigh incidencePatientsCenter deliveriesPredictive valueTest utilizationThe Role of the General Nephrologist in Evaluating Patients for Kidney Transplantation: Core Curriculum 2020
Virmani S, Asch WS. The Role of the General Nephrologist in Evaluating Patients for Kidney Transplantation: Core Curriculum 2020. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2020, 76: 567-579. PMID: 32199707, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.01.001.BooksConceptsGeneral nephrologistKidney transplantationTransplantation centersKidney transplant waiting listHigher body mass indexCore Curriculum 2020Body mass indexTransplant waiting listLife-saving therapyAllograft outcomesMost patientsPrior malignancyPatient factorsMass indexReplacement therapyKidney failureCardiovascular healthOptimal patientNew patientsWaiting listPreferred modalityPatientsNephrologistsTransplantationRecipient evaluation
2018
Frailty and Perioperative Outcomes
Deshpande R, Asch W, Malinis M. Frailty and Perioperative Outcomes. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2018, 8: 225-231. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-018-0275-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsFrail individualsPurpose of ReviewFrailtyHigh operative riskSerious adverse outcomesAssociation of frailtyHealth care utilizationOlder age groupsQuality of lifeRecent FindingsFrailtyFrail patientsHospital stayPerioperative outcomesOperative interventionOperative riskPerioperative periodSurgical candidatesCare utilizationExercise programSurgical outcomesAdverse outcomesSurgical decisionAge groupsFrailtyOutcomesPatients
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 controversyCKDPatientsAKICriteriaAmbulatory Blood Pressure in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Asch W, Santos S, Peixoto A. Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Clinical Hypertension And Vascular Diseases 2016, 277-298. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22771-9_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseImportant cardiovascular disease risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsChronic kidney disease progressionHome blood pressure monitoringAbnormal BP profileOffice BP measuresKidney disease progressionAmbulatory blood pressureDisease risk factorsBlood pressure monitoringOffice BPBP profileBlood pressureEssential hypertensionAdverse outcomesBP measuresDisease burdenRisk factorsDisease progressionGeneral populationPressure monitoringPatientsDisease
2015
Renal cancer in kidney transplanted patients
Frascà GM, Sandrini S, Cosmai L, Porta C, Asch W, Santoni M, Salviani C, D’Errico A, Malvi D, Balestra E, Gallieni M. Renal cancer in kidney transplanted patients. Journal Of Nephrology 2015, 28: 659-668. PMID: 26202137, DOI: 10.1007/s40620-015-0219-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCalcineurin inhibitorsRenal cancerNative kidneysKidney diseaseWithdrawal of CNIsChronic allograft nephropathyAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseGeneral risk factorsCystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseAllograft nephropathyImmunosuppressive therapyRapamycin inhibitorsUltrasound evaluationDialysis treatmentRisk factorsCystic diseaseGeneral populationPatientsMalignancy susceptibilityCancer developmentMammalian targetCancerKidney
2012
A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report
Formica RN, Barrantes F, Asch WS, Bia MJ, Coca S, Kalyesubula R, McCloskey B, Leary T, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S. A One-Day Centralized Work-up for Kidney Transplant Recipient Candidates: A Quality Improvement Report. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2012, 60: 288-294. PMID: 22571868, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplantImprovement reportMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelKidney transplant candidacyMinimal listing criteriaGroup of patientsUniversity-based hospitalQuality improvement reportProportional hazards modelTransplant candidacyTransplant evaluationUNOS waitlistWaitlist placementTransplant centersComorbid conditionsMedian timeMultivariable analysisTransplant practitionersDialysis exposureFunctional statusWait listHazards modelPatientsRecipient candidates