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Brian Shaw

Brian Shaw

House Staff
Surgery
brian.shaw@duke.edu
Box 3443 Room M114, Yellow Zone, Duke South, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Left lateral segment liver volume is not correlated with anthropometric measures.

Journal Article HPB (Oxford) · December 2021 BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation is definitive therapy for end stage liver disease in pediatric patients. Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) with the left lateral segment (LLS) is often a feasible option. However, the size of LLS is an important fa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Functional Characteristics and Phenotypic Plasticity of CD57+PD1- CD4 T Cells and Their Relationship with Transplant Immunosuppression.

Journal Article J Immunol · April 1, 2021 Costimulation blockade (CoB)-based immunosuppression offers the promise of improved transplantation outcomes with reduced drug toxicity. However, it is hampered by early acute rejections, mediated at least in part by differentiated, CoB-resistant T cells, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Textbook Outcomes in Liver Transplantation.

Journal Article World J Surg · October 2020 BACKGROUND: Textbook outcome (TO) is an emerging concept within multiple surgical domains, which represents a novel effort to define a standardized, composite quality benchmark based on multiple postoperative endpoints that represent the ideal "textbook" h ... Full text Link to item Cite

Primary thoracic chondrosarcoma with intra-abdominal extension in a renal transplant recipient: A case report.

Journal Article Molecular and clinical oncology · July 2020 Primary thoracic bone tumors are relatively rare. The most common type is chondrosarcoma, accounting for up to 48% of all cases. Patients with primary thoracic bone tumors commonly present with atypical thoracic pain or a solitary palpable chest mass, whic ... Full text Cite

Correlation of preoperative imaging characteristics with donor outcomes and operative difficulty in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Journal Article Am J Transplant · March 2020 This study aimed to understand the relationship of preoperative measurements and risk factors on operative time and outcomes of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Two hundred forty-two kidney donors between 2010 and 2017 were identified. Patients' demographic ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

An age-independent gene signature for monitoring acute rejection in kidney transplantation.

Journal Article Theranostics · 2020 Acute rejection (AR) remains a significant problem that negatively impacts long-term renal allograft survival. Numerous therapies are used to prevent AR that differ by center and recipient age. This variability confounds diagnostic methods. Methods: To dev ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Kidney Xenotransplantation: Steps toward Clinical Application.

Journal Article Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · April 5, 2019 Full text Link to item Cite

Donor derived HSV hepatitis in a kidney transplant recipient leading to liver fibrosis and portal hypertension.

Journal Article Transpl Infect Dis · February 2019 The unexpected transmission of donor-derived infection through organ transplantation is a rare event with current donor screening practices. In this case report we describe a probable donor-derived transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-2 via deceased ... Full text Link to item Cite

Precision medicine in solid organ transplantation

Chapter · January 1, 2019 Solid organ transplantation remains a limited resource despite an increasing number of patients who require this life saving procedure. Understanding the unique intersection between donor and recipient genomes lies at the core of precision medicine in tran ... Full text Cite

A long-term experience with expansion of Milan criteria for liver transplant recipients.

Journal Article Clinical transplantation · June 2018 The Milan criteria (MC) have historically determined eligibility for transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 4 expanded the criteria for transplantation in HCC to include a single tumor ≤6 cm o ... Full text Cite

A Formula to Calculate Standard Liver Volume Using Thoracoabdominal Circumference

Journal Article Transplantation Direct · December 2017 BackgroundWith the use of split liver grafts as well as living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) it is imperative to know the minimum graft volume to avoid complications. Most current fo ... Full text Cite

Geospatial relationship of road traffic crashes and healthcare facilities with trauma surgical capabilities in Nairobi, Kenya: defining gaps in coverage.

Journal Article Trauma surgery & acute care open · January 2017 BackgroundRoad traffic injuries (RTIs) are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Access to timely emergency services is needed to decrease the morbidity and mortality of RTIs and other traumatic injuri ... Full text Cite

Brief Report

Journal Article JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes · June 1, 2016 Full text Cite

Perceived Quality of Care of Community Health Worker and Facility-Based Health Worker Management of Pneumonia in Children Under 5 Years in Western Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Multidimensional Study

Journal Article The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · May 4, 2016 Integrated community case management (iCCM) programs that train lay community health workers (CHWs) in the diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea, malaria, and pneumonia have been increasingly adopted throughout sub-Saharan Africa to provide services ... Full text Cite

Persistent HIV Type 1 Seronegative Status Is Associated With Lower CD8+T-Cell Activation

Journal Article Journal of Infectious Diseases · February 15, 2016 Full text Cite

The Action Research Program: Experiential Learning in Systems-Based Practice for First-Year Medical Students.

Journal Article Teach Learn Med · 2016 PROBLEM: Systems-based practice focuses on the organization, financing, and delivery of medical services. The American Association of Medical Colleges has recommended that systems-based practice be incorporated into medical schools' curricula. However, exp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cellular immune correlates analysis of an HIV-1 preexposure prophylaxis trial

Journal Article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · July 7, 2015 SignificanceThe demonstration and clinical relevance of HIV-1–specific immune responses in exposed but uninfected seronegative individuals have been controversial. Studies seeking to detect these responses have g ... Full text Cite