Geographic disparities in primary care physicians: Local impact on long-term outcomes in adult liver transplant recipients

Authors: Hill, Angela L., Park, Yikyung, Wang, Mei, Halpern, Samantha, Kiani, Amen Z., Vachharajani, Neeta, Olumba, Franklin C., Campbell, Sally, Khan, Adeel S., Chapman, William C., Doyle, Majella B.

Source: In The American Journal of Surgery October 2024

Robotic kidney transplant has superior outcomes compared to open kidney transplant: results of a propensity match analysis.

Authors: Kiani, Amen Z.¹ amen@wustl.edu, Hill, Angela L.¹, Vachharajani, Neeta¹, Davidson, Jesse¹, Progar, Kristin², Olumba, Franklin¹, Yu, Jennifer¹, Cullinan, Darren¹, Martens, Gregory¹, Lin, Yiing¹, Chapman, William C.¹, Doyle, Majella B.¹, Wellen, Jason R.¹, Khan, Adeel S.¹

Source: Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques. Jan2025, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p448-458. 11p.

Subject Terms: *KIDNEY transplantation, *SURGICAL robots

Robotic living donor nephrectomy is associated with reduced post-operative opioid use compared to hand-assisted laparoscopic approach.

Authors: Kiani, Amen Z.^1,2 amen@wustl.edu, Progar, Kristin³, Hill, Angela L.¹, Vachharajani, Neeta¹, Olumba, Franklin¹, Yu, Jennifer¹, Chapman, William C.¹, Doyle, Majella B.¹, Wellen, Jason R.¹, Khan, Adeel S.¹

Source: Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques. Jul2024, Vol. 38 Issue 7, p3654-3660. 7p.

Subject Terms: *SURGICAL robots, *ORGAN donors, *PATIENTS, *TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc., *T-test (Statistics), *PATIENT safety, *LAPAROSCOPIC surgery, *FISHER exact test, *NEPHRECTOMY, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *OPIOID analgesics, *PAIN management, *POSTOPERATIVE period, *COMPARATIVE studies, *LENGTH of stay in hospitals

Utilization of older deceased donors for pediatric liver transplant may negatively impact long‐term survival.

Authors: Kulkarni, Sakil S., Vachharajani, Neeta A., Hill, Angela L., Kiani, Amen Z., Stoll, Janis M., Nadler, Michelle L., Chapman, William C., Doyle, Maria M., Khan, Adeel S.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition; Apr2024, Vol. 78 Issue 4, p898-908, 11p

Global liver transplantation: emerging trends and ethical challenges.

Authors: Hill, Angela L., Khan, Maryam, Kiani, Amen Z., Lindemann, Jessica D., Vachharajani, Neeta, Doyle, Majella B., Chapman, William C., Khan, Adeel S.

Source: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery; 10/25/2023, Vol. 408 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: LIVER transplantation, NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease, TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc., ORGAN donation, HEALTH equity