2015
Association Between Organ Procurement Organization Social Network Centrality and Kidney Discard and Transplant Outcomes
Butala NM, King MD, Reitsma W, Formica RN, Abt PL, Reese PP, Parikh CR. Association Between Organ Procurement Organization Social Network Centrality and Kidney Discard and Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2015, 99: 2617-2624. PMID: 26102610, PMCID: PMC4668206, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney volumeKidney Donor Risk IndexLower kidney volumesDelayed graft functionDonor risk indexKidney transplant waitlistCold ischemia timeDeceased donor kidneysHigher kidney volumeGraft functionGraft lossTransplant recipientsOrgan acceptanceTransplant outcomesDonor kidneysPrimary outcomeWaitlist timeRecipient outcomesScientific RegistryPrimary exposureTransplant waitlistKidney discardMultivariable regressionTransplant NetworkKidney
2008
Association between delayed graft function and allograft and patient survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yarlagadda SG, Coca SG, Formica RN, Poggio ED, Parikh CR. Association between delayed graft function and allograft and patient survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008, 24: 1039-1047. PMID: 19103734, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraft survivalAcute rejectionPatient survivalGraft functionSystematic reviewHigher mean serum creatinineDelayed graft functionMean serum creatinineLong-term outcomesDGF groupGraft lossGraft outcomeRenal transplantationCommon complicationRenal functionSecondary outcomesSerum creatininePrimary outcomeKidney functionMean creatinineKidney donorsPatientsDetrimental associationDGFLiterature search