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D K Klassen

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Stewart D, Wilk A, Toll A, Harper A, Lehman R, Robinson A, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2018 May; 18(8):1924-1935. PMID: 29734498
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network monitors progress toward strategic goals such as increasing the number of transplants and improving waitlisted patient, living donor, and transplant recipient outcomes. However, a...
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Stewart D, Garcia V, Aeder M, Klassen D
Am J Transplant . 2017 May; 17(10):2696-2704. PMID: 28556492
The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) became a driving factor in deceased donor kidney allocation on December 4, 2014, with the implementation of the kidney allocation system (KAS). On April...
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Wainright J, Kucheryavaya A, Klassen D, Stewart D
Am J Transplant . 2016 Nov; 17(4):1103-1111. PMID: 27805305
This study investigated the early effects of the new kidney allocation system (KAS) on the access of prior living kidney donors (PLDs) to deceased donor kidney transplants. Using data from...
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Stewart D, Kucheryavaya A, Klassen D, Turgeon N, Formica R, Aeder M
Am J Transplant . 2016 Mar; 16(6):1834-47. PMID: 26932731
After over a decade of discussion, analysis, and consensus-building, a new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented on December 4, 2014. Key goals included improving longevity matching between donor kidneys...
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Klassen D, Edwards L, Stewart D, Glazier A, Orlowski J, Berg C
Am J Transplant . 2016 Jan; 16(6):1707-14. PMID: 26813036
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Deceased Donor Potential Study, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, characterized the current pool of potential deceased donors and estimated changes...
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Stewart D, Tlusty S, Taylor K, Brown R, Neil H, Klassen D, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2015 Nov; 15(12):3123-33. PMID: 26560245
Analysis and dissemination of transplant patient safety data are essential to understanding key issues facing the transplant community and fostering a "culture of safety." The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network's...
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Drachenberg C, Torrealba J, Nankivell B, Rangel E, Bajema I, Kim D, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2011 Aug; 11(9):1792-802. PMID: 21812920
The first Banff proposal for the diagnosis of pancreas rejection (Am J Transplant 2008; 8: 237) dealt primarily with the diagnosis of acute T-cell-mediated rejection (ACMR), while only tentatively addressing...
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Haririan A, Metireddy M, Cangro C, Nogueira J, Rasetto F, Cooper M, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2011 Aug; 11(9):1943-50. PMID: 21812917
The association of serum uric acid (UA) with kidney transplant outcomes is uncertain. We examined the predictive value of UA during the first year posttransplant as a time-varying factor for...
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Munivenkatappa R, Haririan A, Papadimitriou J, Drachenberg C, Dinits-Pensy M, Klassen D
Histol Histopathol . 2009 Dec; 25(2):189-96. PMID: 20017105
Sirolimus is associated with prolonged delayed graft function (DGF) following renal transplantation and exacerbation of proteinuria. We assessed renal allograft biopsies from DGF patients treated with de novo sirolimus (n...
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Drachenberg C, Odorico J, Demetris A, Arend L, Bajema I, Bruijn J, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2008 May; 8(6):1237-49. PMID: 18444939
Accurate diagnosis and grading of rejection and other pathological processes are of paramount importance to guide therapeutic interventions in patients with pancreas allograft dysfunction. A multi-disciplinary panel of pathologists, surgeons...