Early impact of COVID‐19 on transplant center practices and policies in the United States

BJ Boyarsky, T Po‐Yu Chiang… - american Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 is a novel, rapidly changing pandemic: consequently, evidence‐based
recommendations in solid organ transplantation (SOT) remain challenging and unclear. To …

[HTML][HTML] Early national and center-level changes to kidney transplantation in the United States during the COVID-19 epidemic

BJ Boyarsky, WA Werbel, CM Durand, RK Avery… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In March 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread rapidly nationally, causing
widespread emergent changes to the health system. Our goal was to understand the impact …

Liver transplantation in the United States during the COVID‐19 pandemic: national and center‐level responses

AT Strauss, BJ Boyarsky… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 has profoundly affected the American health care system; its effect on the liver
transplant (LT) waitlist based on COVID‐19 incidence has not been characterized. Using …

Better understanding the disparity associated with black race in heart transplant outcomes: a national registry analysis

H Maredia, MG Bowring, AB Massie, S Bae… - Circulation: Heart …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Black heart transplant recipients have higher risk of mortality than White
recipients. Better understanding of this disparity, including subgroups most affected and …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the landscape and impact of infections following kidney transplantation

KR Jackson, JD Motter, S Bae, A Kernodle… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Infections remain a major threat to successful kidney transplantation (KT). To characterize
the landscape and impact of post-KT infections in the modern era, we used United States …

Endometrial cancer survivors' perceptions of provider obesity counseling and attempted behavior change: are we seizing the moment?

LH Clark, EM Ko, A Kernodle, A Harris… - International Journal of …, 2016 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objective To determine patients' perceptions of provider-based counseling and behavior
changes made by endometrial cancer survivors. Materials and Methods Endometrial cancer …

Evolving impact of COVID‐19 on transplant center practices and policies in the United States

BJ Boyarsky, JM Ruck, TPY Chiang… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In our first survey of transplant centers in March 2020,> 75% of kidney and liver programs
were either suspended or operating under restrictions. To safely resume transplantation, we …

Examination of racial and ethnic differences in deceased organ donation ratio over time in the US

AB Kernodle, W Zhang, JD Motter, B Doby… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Historically, deceased organ donation was lower among Black compared with
White populations, motivating efforts to reduce racial disparities. The overarching effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the potential pool of uncontrolled DCD donors in the United States

BJ Boyarsky, KR Jackson, AB Kernodle… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Organs from uncontrolled DCD donors (uDCDs) have expanded donation in Europe since
the 1980s, but are seldom used in the United States. Cited barriers include lack of …

[HTML][HTML] How do highly sensitized patients get kidney transplants in the United States? Trends over the last decade

KR Jackson, JD Motter, A Kernodle, N Desai… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Prioritization of highly sensitized (HS) candidates under the kidney allocation system (KAS)
and growth of large, multicenter kidney-paired donation (KPD) clearinghouses have …