Search Results - "Biggins, S W"
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Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplantation Summit: Current State and Future Directions
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-11-2012)“…Although previous consensus recommendations have helped define patients who would benefit from simultaneous liver–kidney transplantation (SLK), there is a…”
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Height Contributes to the Gender Difference in Wait‐List Mortality Under the MELD‐Based Liver Allocation System
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-12-2010)“…This study examined factors associated with the gender disparity in wait‐list mortality in the MELD era. Adult patients listed for liver transplantation from…”
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Kidney, Pancreas and Liver Allocation and Distribution in the United States
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-12-2012)“…Kidney transplant and liver transplant are the treatments of choice for patients with end‐stage renal disease and end‐stage liver disease, respectively…”
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Survival Benefit of Repeat Liver Transplantation in the United States: A Serial MELD Analysis by Hepatitis C Status and Donor Risk Index
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-11-2014)“…Survival benefit (SB) for first liver transplantation (LT) is favorable at Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD) ≥15. Herein, we identify the MELD threshold…”
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Acute Kidney Injury in Cirrhosis: Baseline Serum Creatinine Predicts Patient Outcomes
Published in The American journal of gastroenterology (01-07-2017)“…The International Ascites Club (IAC) recently defined Stage 1 acute kidney injury (AKI) for cirrhosis as an acute increase in serum creatinine (SCr) by ≥0.3…”
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Survival Benefit‐Based Deceased‐Donor Liver Allocation
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-04-2009)“…Currently, patients awaiting deceased‐donor liver transplantation are prioritized by medical urgency. Specifically, wait‐listed chronic liver failure patients…”
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Optimizing Risk Assessment In Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant: Donor and Recipient Factors Associated With Improved Outcome
Published in Transplantation proceedings (01-04-2022)“…Standardization in allocation of kidneys for transplant simultaneous with livers and the creation of a “safety net” for kidney transplant after liver…”
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Simultaneous Liver―Kidney Transplantation Summit: Current State and Future Directions
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Ascites improves upon plus serum sodium model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) for predicting mortality in patients with advanced liver disease
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-10-2009)“…Summary Background The clinical impact of ascites has historically been well recognized; however, its value is unclear in the context of current prognostic…”
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Fatal Pneumonia among Metalworkers Due to Inhalation Exposure to Bacillus cereus Containing Bacillus anthracis Toxin Genes
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-02-2007)“…Bacillus cereus pneumonia is unusual in nonimmunocompromised hosts. We describe fatal cases in 2 metalworkers and the associated investigation. Anthrax toxin…”
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Serum sodium predicts mortality in patients listed for liver transplantation
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-01-2005)“…With the implementation of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), refractory ascites, a known predictor of mortality in cirrhosis, was removed as a…”
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Characteristics of an "overload component" for low-Tc superconducting winding systems
Published in IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity (01-06-1995)“…Small Nb/Ti-Cu prototype superconducting coils have been wound using LBL-supplied wire, which has been normally applied to Rutherford cabled dipoles. The…”
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Ascites improves upon [corrected] serum sodium plus [corrected] model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) for predicting mortality in patients with advanced liver disease
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-10-2009)“…The clinical impact of ascites has historically been well recognized; however, its value is unclear in the context of current prognostic models. To determine…”
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Retransplantation for hepatic allograft failure: Prognostic modeling and ethical considerations
Published in Liver Transplantation (01-04-2002)“…Retransplantation already accounts for 10% of all liver transplants performed, and this percentage is likely to increase as patients live long enough to…”
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Should HCV-related cirrhosis be a contraindication for retransplantation?
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