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    Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplantation Summit: Current State and Future Directions by Nadim, M. K, Sung, R. S, Davis, C. L., Andreoni, K. A., Biggins, S. W., Danovitch, G. M., Feng, S., Friedewald, J. J., Hong, J. C., Kellum, J. A., Kim, W. R., Lake, J. R., Melton, L. B., Pomfret, E. A., Saab, S., Genyk, Y. S.

    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 by Lai, J. C., Terrault, N. A., Vittinghoff, E., Biggins, S. W.

    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 by Smith, J. M., Biggins, S. W., Haselby, D. G., Kim, W. R., Wedd, J., Lamb, K., Thompson, B., Segev, D. L., Gustafson, S., Kandaswamy, R., Stock, P. G., Matas, A. J., Samana, C. J., Sleeman, E. F., Stewart, D., Harper, A., Edwards, E., Snyder, J. J., Kasiske, B. L., Israni, A. K.

    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 by Biggins, S. W., Gralla, J., Dodge, J. L., Bambha, K. M., Tong, S., Barón, A. E., Inadomi, J., Terrault, N., Rosen, H. R.

    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 by Wong, F, O'Leary, J G, Reddy, K R, Garcia-Tsao, G, Fallon, M B, Biggins, S W, Subramanian, R M, Thuluvath, P J, Kamath, P S, Patton, H, Maliakkal, B, Tandon, P, Vargas, H, Thacker, L, Bajaj, J S

    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 by Schaubel, D. E., Guidinger, M. K., Biggins, S. W., Kalbfleisch, J. D., Pomfret, E. A., Sharma, P., Merion, R. M.

    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 by Hendele, J.B., Perkins, J.D., Leca, N., Biggins, S.W., Sibulesky, L.

    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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    Ascites improves upon plus serum sodium model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) for predicting mortality in patients with advanced liver disease by SOMSOUK, M., GUY, J., BIGGINS, S. W., VITTINGHOFF, E., KOHN, M. A., INADOMI, J. M.

    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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    Serum sodium predicts mortality in patients listed for liver transplantation by BIGGINS, Scott W, RODRIGUEZ, Harry J, BACCHETTI, Peter, BASS, Nathan M, ROBERTS, John P, TERRAULT, Norah A

    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 by Yoshida, S., Biggins, S.W., Ravikumar, K.V., Frederking, T.H.K.

    “…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 by Somsouk, M, Guy, J, Biggins, S W, Vittinghoff, E, Kohn, M A, Inadomi, J M

    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 by Biggins, Scott W., Beldecos, Athena, Rabkin, John M., Rosen, Hugo R.

    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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