2018
Survival among Veterans Obtaining Dialysis in VA and Non-VA Settings
Wang V, Coffman CJ, Stechuchak KM, Berkowitz TSZ, Hebert PL, Edelman D, O'Hare AM, Crowley ST, Weidenbacher HJ, Maciejewski ML. Survival among Veterans Obtaining Dialysis in VA and Non-VA Settings. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 30: 159-168. PMID: 30530657, PMCID: PMC6317601, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018050521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based clinicsDialysis settingCox proportional hazards modelOutcomes of veteransNon-VA settingsProportional hazards modelProvision of dialysisCause mortalityChronic dialysisClinical characteristicsDialysis initiationDialysis patientsImproved survivalHazards modelMortality rateCare programVeterans AffairsVeteran carePatientsDialysisMortalityMedicareVeteransSurvivalClinicSite of Care and Health Outcomes of Veterans Undergoing Maintenance Dialysis
Kourany W, Crowley ST. Site of Care and Health Outcomes of Veterans Undergoing Maintenance Dialysis. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 13: 979-981. PMID: 29903899, PMCID: PMC6032580, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06100518.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Renal Replacement Therapy and Incremental Hemodialysis for Veterans with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Kalantar‐Zadeh K, Crowley ST, Beddhu S, Chen JLT, Daugirdas JT, Goldfarb DS, Jin A, Kovesdy CP, Leehey DJ, Moradi H, Navaneethan SD, Norris KC, Obi Y, O'Hare A, Shafi T, Streja E, Unruh ML, Vachharajani TJ, Weisbord S, Rhee CM. Renal Replacement Therapy and Incremental Hemodialysis for Veterans with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Seminars In Dialysis 2017, 30: 251-261. PMID: 28421638, PMCID: PMC5418081, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansKidneyKidney Failure, ChronicQuality of LifeRenal DialysisRenal Replacement TherapyUnited StatesVeteransConceptsResidual kidney functionIncremental hemodialysisDialysis centersDialysis unitsAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseFirst dialysis yearNon-VA centersVA systemChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyThrice-weekly hemodialysisReceipt of carePatient-centered approachDialysis reimbursementDialysis yearHemodialysis regimenMaintenance dialysisKidney functionPatients' qualityKidney diseaseReplacement therapyVA centersAccess longevityFavorable outcomeIncremental dialysis“Maybe They Don't Even Know That I Exist”: Challenges Faced by Family Members and Friends of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
O'Hare AM, Szarka J, McFarland LV, Vig EK, Sudore RL, Crowley S, Reinke LF, Trivedi R, Taylor JS. “Maybe They Don't Even Know That I Exist”: Challenges Faced by Family Members and Friends of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 930-938. PMID: 28356337, PMCID: PMC5460720, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.12721216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced kidney diseaseFriends of patientsHealth care systemCourse of illnessKidney diseaseCare systemPatient careSound Health Care SystemFamily membersAdvanced chronic illnessPatients' family membersAdvance care planningComplex medical careChronic illnessPatient's illnessTreatment decisionsCare planningPatientsMedical careVeterans AffairsIllnessAbstractTextDiseaseCareInvolvement
2013
ESRD Care Within the US Department of Veterans Affairs: A Forward-Looking Program With an Illuminating Past
Watnick S, Crowley ST. ESRD Care Within the US Department of Veterans Affairs: A Forward-Looking Program With an Illuminating Past. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2013, 63: 521-529. PMID: 24331978, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.10.046.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
What is the risk of hepatitis C spread within dialysis units and how can we curtail it?
Crowley ST. What is the risk of hepatitis C spread within dialysis units and how can we curtail it? Seminars In Dialysis 2011, 24: 436-438. PMID: 21851408, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2011.00897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Intensity of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: perspective from within the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study
Palevsky PM, O'Connor TZ, Chertow GM, Crowley ST, Zhang JH, Kellum JA, the US Department of Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network. Intensity of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: perspective from within the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study. Critical Care 2009, 13: 310. PMID: 19678919, PMCID: PMC2750132, DOI: 10.1186/cc7901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryRenal replacement therapyAcute Renal Failure Trial Network studyKidney injuryReplacement therapyStudy therapyRenal supportHealth Acute Renal Failure Trial Network studyVeterans Affairs/National InstitutesCause mortalityIll patientsKidney functionContinuous modalitiesStudy investigatorsOptimal doseClinical practiceTherapyVolume managementInjuryNational InstituteNetwork studiesHypotensionPatientsStudy resultsMortality
2008
Intensity of Renal Support in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
Palevsky P, Zhang J, O'Connor T, Chertow G, Crowley S, Choudhury D, Finkel K, Kellum J, Paganini E, Schein R, Smith M, Swanson K, Thompson B, Vijayan A, Watnick S, Star R, Peduzzi P. Intensity of Renal Support in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 359: 7-20. PMID: 18492867, PMCID: PMC2574780, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0802639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryRenal replacement therapyNonrenal organ failureContinuous venovenous hemodiafiltrationIntensive treatment strategiesKidney injuryIll patientsIntensive therapyIntermittent hemodialysisKidney functionOrgan failureRenal supportTreatment strategiesContinuous renal replacement therapyDay 60Intensive renal replacement therapyIntensive renal supportLow-efficiency dialysisCritically Ill PatientsPrimary end pointHemodialysis three timesRate of deathNonrenal organsBaseline characteristicsStable patientsLessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study
Crowley ST, Chertow GM, Vitale J, O'Connor T, Zhang J, Schein RM, Choudhury D, Finkel K, Vijayan A, Paganini E, Palevsky PM, Group F. Lessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 3: 955-961. PMID: 18385390, PMCID: PMC2440269, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05621207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryBiasClinical Trials as TopicCritical IllnessHemodiafiltrationHumansInformed ConsentIntensive Care UnitsMulticenter Studies as TopicNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Patient SelectionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRenal DialysisResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsHealth Acute Renal Failure Trial Network studyAcute Renal Failure Trial Network studyVeterans Affairs/National InstitutesAcute kidney injuryEnrollment windowKidney injuryPhysician refusalPotential patientsChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyNational InstituteEnrollment efficiencyLoss of patientsEligible patientsUnderlying comorbiditiesIll patientsStudy enrollmentKidney diseaseReplacement therapyFuture trialsIntervention trialsClinical equipoiseChronic illnessClinical trialsInclusion criteria
2000
Reproducibility of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hemodialysis patients
Peixoto A, Santos S, Mendes R, Crowley S, Maldonado R, Orias M, Mansoor G, White W. Reproducibility of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hemodialysis patients. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2000, 36: 983-990. PMID: 11054355, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2000.19100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringInterdialytic ambulatory blood pressure monitoringBlood pressure monitoringPost-HD valuesHD patientsPressure monitoringReproducibility of ABPMDrug regimenHemodialysis patientsHemodialysis practiceHD sessionNocturnal declineInterdialytic periodPatientsBP determinationRegimenPeriodSleepCoefficient of variation
1999
Validation of the SpaceLabs 90207 ambulatory blood pressure device for hemodialysis patients
Peixoto A, Gray T, Crowley S. Validation of the SpaceLabs 90207 ambulatory blood pressure device for hemodialysis patients. Blood Pressure Monitoring 1999, 4: 217-226. PMID: 10547641, DOI: 10.1097/00126097-199900450-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringAmbulatory blood pressure deviceBlood pressureBlood pressure deviceHemodialysis patientsMean differenceBritish Hypertension Society protocolMean blood pressureBlood pressure monitoringBritish Hypertension Society criteriaPressure deviceMethod of BlandDialysis patientsLimits of agreementVascular accessArteriovenous graftsIpsilateral armSociety criteriaPressure monitoringGrade CPatientsGrade BHemodialysis