2022
MO345: Clinical Characteristics and Trajectory in a National Cohort of Veterans Treated With Conservative Management Versus Dialysis
Narasaki Y, Rhee C, You A, Mukamel D, Novoa A, Otobe Y, Daza A, Kovesdy C, Crowley S, Nguyen D, Kalantar-Zadeh K. MO345: Clinical Characteristics and Trajectory in a National Cohort of Veterans Treated With Conservative Management Versus Dialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2022, 37: gfac068.055. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac068.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseEnd-stage renal diseaseConservative managementUS veteransClinical characteristicsIndex eGFRNational cohortNon-dialysis dependent chronic kidney diseaseDependent chronic kidney diseaseUnited States Renal Data SystemAdvanced CKD patientsDominant treatment paradigmNon-dialytic managementReceipt of dialysisForm of dialysisRenal replacement therapySimilar sex distributionVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare systemVA healthcare systemYounger age distributionCKD cohortCKD outcomesCKD patients
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 ResearchConceptsResidual 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