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 carePatientsDialysisMortalityMedicareVeteransSurvivalClinicEmotional Impact of Illness and Care on Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
O'Hare AM, Richards C, Szarka J, McFarland LV, Showalter W, Vig EK, Sudore RL, Crowley ST, Trivedi R, Taylor JS. Emotional Impact of Illness and Care on Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 13: 1022-1029. PMID: 29954826, PMCID: PMC6032592, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.14261217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced kidney diseaseKidney diseasePatients' emotional experiencesIndividual providersHealth systemAdvance care planningEmotional impactHealth care systemWider health systemPeritoneal dialysisCenter hemodialysisCare planningClinicians' viewsPatient experiencePatientsIllnessAbstractTextIllness experienceCare systemCareDiseaseHealthcare systemOngoing studiesDialysisEmotional toll
2017
“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
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 patients
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
Delayed Gallium-67 uptake in renal atheroembolic disease
Peixoto A, Reilly R, Crowley S. Delayed Gallium-67 uptake in renal atheroembolic disease. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 1999, 34: 161-165. PMID: 10401032, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70124-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic interstitial nephritisAtheroembolic diseaseGallium scanRenal biopsyRenal atheroembolic diseaseAcute renal failureDefinitive histological diagnosisGallium-67 uptakeInterstitial nephritisRenal failureHistological diagnosisCase reportClinical challengeCorrect diagnosisGallium-67Nuclear imagingDiseaseBiopsyDiagnosisScansNephritisPresented reviewDiscriminating abilityGood discriminating abilityUptake