2023
Approaches to Maximize Safety for Patients with Kidney Diseases after the End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Silberzweig J, Kliger A, White D, Stark S, Kumar V. Approaches to Maximize Safety for Patients with Kidney Diseases after the End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 19: 263-265. PMID: 37642955, PMCID: PMC10861095, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000303.Peer-Reviewed Original Research54 COVID-19 and Dialysis Patients
Silberzweig J, Kliger A. 54 COVID-19 and Dialysis Patients. 2023, 491-496. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-79135-9.00054-9.ChaptersDialysis therapyIntermittent renal replacement therapyCOVID-19Continuous dialysis therapyAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyAcute peritoneal dialysisAssociated risk factorsHome dialysis therapiesHigh rateDepartment of HealthKidney injuryDiabetes mellitusDialysis patientsFacility patientsPeritoneal dialysisKidney diseaseReplacement therapyDialysis programRisk factorsSevere diseaseMedical conditionsSubstantial burdenPatients
2001
Identification and treatment of depression in a cohort of patients maintained on chronic peritoneal dialysis
Wuerth D, Finkelstein S, Ciarcia J, Peterson R, Kliger A, Finkelstein F. Identification and treatment of depression in a cohort of patients maintained on chronic peritoneal dialysis. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2001, 37: 1011-1017. PMID: 11325684, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(05)80018-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseChronic peritoneal dialysisBeck Depression InventoryAntidepressant medicationClinical depressionPsychiatric interviewerPeritoneal dialysisBDI scoresFurther evaluationMortality of patientsCohort of patientsHamilton Depression ScaleTreatment of depressionSelf-administered questionnaireRenal diseasePatient populationDepression ScaleLarge cohortPsychiatric interviewPatientsPossible therapyMedicationsDepression InventoryPilot studyTherapyContinuous peritoneal dialysis and the extended care facility
Carey H, Chorney W, Pherson K, Finkelstein F, Kliger A. Continuous peritoneal dialysis and the extended care facility. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2001, 37: 580-587. PMID: 11228183, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.22084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous peritoneal dialysisExtended care facilitiesPeritoneal dialysisCare facilitiesEnd-stage renal diseaseLong-term patient managementPeritoneal dialysis nursesElderly patientsPeritonitis rateTechnique failureRenal diseaseDialysis nursesNephrology staffPatient managementOutcome measuresNursing homesGeriatric facilitiesPatientsDisproportionate increaseDialysisCareHospitalizationTherapyEducation programsMortality
2000
Residual Renal Function in a Large Cohort of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Change over Time, Impact on Mortality and Nutrition
Shemin D, Bostom A, Lambert C, Hill C, Kitsen J, Kliger A. Residual Renal Function in a Large Cohort of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Change over Time, Impact on Mortality and Nutrition. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2000, 20: 439-444. PMID: 11007376, DOI: 10.1177/089686080002000411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekly renal Kt/VRenal Kt/VResidual renal functionSerum albumin levelRenal creatinine clearanceKt/VKt/V ureaPeritoneal dialysis patientsCreatinine clearanceRenal functionPD patientsAlbumin levelsSolute clearanceDialysis patientsRenal clearanceTotal Kt/V ureaNutritional statusMean serum albumin levelTotal creatinine clearanceGood nutritional statusDiabetic statusCCR groupDialysis unitsLarge cohortPatientsPatient assessment of quality of care in a chronic peritoneal dialysis facility
Wuerth D, Finkelstein S, Kliger A, Finkelstein F. Patient assessment of quality of care in a chronic peritoneal dialysis facility. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2000, 35: 638-643. PMID: 10739784, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(00)70010-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseChronic peritoneal dialysisPercentage of patientsPatient satisfactionPatients' perceptionsDialysis facilitiesPeritoneal dialysisPatient responseExit-site infectionPeritoneal dialysis programPhysician-patient interactionNurse-patient interactionLong-term acceptanceCPD therapyCPD patientsRenal diseasePatient assessmentPresent studyDialysis programPrimary nurseDialysis unitsPatientsPsychosocial stressAreas of satisfactionAreas of dissatisfaction
1996
Nine episodes of CPD-associated peritonitis with vancomycin resistant enterococci
Troidle L, Kliger A, Gorban-Brennan N, Fikrig M, Golden M, Finkelstein F. Nine episodes of CPD-associated peritonitis with vancomycin resistant enterococci. Kidney International 1996, 50: 1368-1372. PMID: 8887301, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.451.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVancomycin-resistant enterococciCPD therapyResistant enterococciChronic peritoneal dialysisEpisodes of peritonitisCephalosporin therapyPatient monthsTenckhoff catheterCPD patientsDiabetes mellitusOptimal therapyPeritoneal dialysisMean ageAntimicrobial therapyVRE carriageCardiovascular diseaseDialysis unitsGastrointestinal diseasesCertain demographic dataPeritonitisCase controlPatientsDemographic dataTherapyCatheterQuality of Life in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
STEELE T, BALTIMORE D, FINKELSTEIN S, JUERGENSEN P, KLIGER A, FINKELSTEIN F. Quality of Life in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1996, 184: 368-374. PMID: 8642387, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199606000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall QoLSomatic symptomsEnd-stage renal disease patientsPsychological symptomsContinuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysisPatients' overall QOLPeritoneal dialysis patientsRenal disease patientsAmbulatory peritoneal dialysisAdequacy of dialysisQuality of lifeDialysis patientsPeritoneal dialysisPatient evaluationDisease patientsDialysis adequacyDepressive symptomsPsychological statusBiochemical measuresQoLSymptomsPatientsAnxiety symptomsDialysisSelf-rating form
1993
Outcome of HIV infected patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Tebben J, Rigsby M, Selwyn P, Brennan N, Kliger A, Finkelstein F. Outcome of HIV infected patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Kidney International 1993, 44: 191-198. PMID: 8102657, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1993.230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionAdvanced infectionContinuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysisActive injection drug useCumulative technique survivalOutcome of HIVYear patient survivalAsymptomatic HIV infectionHIV Infected PatientsAmbulatory peritoneal dialysisInjection drug useRate of peritonitisTechnique survivalCAPD therapyPeritoneal dialysisHospitalization ratesPatient survivalInfected patientsCenter dialysisRetrospective analysisPatientsDrug useHIVFungal infectionsInfectionCapd Therapy for Patients over 80 Years of Age
Gorban-Brennan N, Kliger A, Finkelstein F. Capd Therapy for Patients over 80 Years of Age. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 1993, 13: 140-141. PMID: 8494936, DOI: 10.1177/089686089301300212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseContinuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysisYears of ageCAPD therapyPatient yearsPeritonitis rateRenal diseaseHospitalization ratesEpisodes/patient yearAverage hospitalization rateReasonable therapeutic optionAmbulatory peritoneal dialysisRenal functionPeritoneal dialysisTherapeutic optionsCAPD trainingCardiovascular diseaseFrequent causeMortality ratePatientsTherapyDiseaseAgeFamily assessmentDuration
1985
EFFECT OF TREATMENT WITH CYCLOSPORINE VERSUS AZATHIOPRINE ON INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION POSTTRANSPLANTATION
Bia M, Andiman W, Gaudio K, Kliger A, Siegel N, Smith D, Flye W. EFFECT OF TREATMENT WITH CYCLOSPORINE VERSUS AZATHIOPRINE ON INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION POSTTRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation 1985, 40: 610-614. PMID: 3000031, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-198512000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntithymocyte globulinSteroid-resistant rejectionRenal transplant patientsCMV infectionAzathioprine groupCMV diseaseTransplant patientsEffect of ATGUse of ATGAzathioprine-treated patientsCMV antibody titersCyclosporine-treated patientsNumber of patientsCulture of urineEffect of treatmentATG therapyCadaveric recipientsInfection posttransplantationAdditional therapyCytomegalovirus infectionDrug regimensImmunosuppressive drugsAntibody titersAzathioprinePatients
1984
A Consideration of the Hormonal Basis and Phosphate Leak Hypothesis of Absorptive Hypercalciuria*
BROADUS A, INSOGNA K, LANG R, MALLETTE L, ORENLANG D, GERTNER J, KLIGER A, ELLISON A. A Consideration of the Hormonal Basis and Phosphate Leak Hypothesis of Absorptive Hypercalciuria*. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1984, 58: 161-169. PMID: 6546292, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-58-1-161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsorptive hypercalciuriaNormal subjectsCalcium excretionOral calcium tolerance testCalcium tolerance testFractional calcium excretionRenal calcium leakRenal phosphate thresholdHypercalciuric patientsMild hypercalcemiaNephrogenous cAMPCalcium intakeDihydroxyvitamin DPathophysiological basisTolerance testPlasma concentrationsUrine collectionStone diseaseCalcium leakPatientsControl groupSevere patternSignificant negative correlationHormonal basisFindings 1
1981
Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Abscesses in Renal Transplant Patients
Bia M, Baggish D, Katz L, Gonzalez R, Kliger A, Rosenfield A. Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Abscesses in Renal Transplant Patients. JAMA 1981, 246: 1435-1437. PMID: 7021895, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1981.03320130041022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal transplant patientsTransplant patientsPelvic abscessComputed tomographyGallium citrate Ga 67 scanningGa-67 scanningGas-containing abscessLimitations of ultrasonographyGraft tendernessRenal ultrasonographyAbscessPatientsBowelUltrasonographyPresence of radioactivityTomographyInitial studyFeverKidneyDiagnosisThe Influence of Calcium Intake and the Status of Intestinal Calcium Absorption on the Diagnostic Utility of Measurements of 24-Hour Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′- Monophosphate Excretion *
BROADUS A, LANG R, KLIGER A. The Influence of Calcium Intake and the Status of Intestinal Calcium Absorption on the Diagnostic Utility of Measurements of 24-Hour Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′- Monophosphate Excretion *. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1981, 52: 1085-1089. PMID: 6262362, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-52-6-1085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal calcium absorptionCalcium dietCAMP excretionCalcium intakePrimary hyperparathyroidismTolerance testCalcium absorptionNet intestinal calcium absorptionOral calcium tolerance testCalcium tolerance testDaily calcium intakeCalciuric responseMonophosphate excretionRenal hypercalciuriaAbsorptive hypercalciuriaCalcium excretionIdiopathic hypercalciuriaPatient groupPatient populationNormal subjectsNormal rangePatientsDiagnostic utilityHypercalciuriaExcretion
1980
Medical Condition, Adherence to Treatment Regimens, and Family Functioning: Their Interactions in Patients Receiving Long-term Dialysis Treatment
Steidl J, Finkelstein F, Wexler J, Feigenbaum H, Kitsen J, Kliger A, Quinlan D. Medical Condition, Adherence to Treatment Regimens, and Family Functioning: Their Interactions in Patients Receiving Long-term Dialysis Treatment. JAMA Psychiatry 1980, 37: 1025-1027. PMID: 7416903, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1980.01780220063006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term dialysis treatmentMedical conditionsDialysis treatmentOverall family functioningOverall medical conditionFamily functioningRatings of adherenceStable patientsTreatment regimensPoor adherenceEarly identificationPatientsAdherenceTreatmentSignificant correlationFamily assessmentMedical progressSignificant relationshipRegimensFunctioningFamily variables
1978
Peritoneal Dialysis Clearances
Brown E, Kliger A, Finkelstein F. Peritoneal Dialysis Clearances. Nephron 1978, 21: 310-316. PMID: 714202, DOI: 10.1159/000181409.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1977
Sequential Clearance and Dialysance Measurements in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Finkelstein F, Kliger A, Bastl C, Yap P. Sequential Clearance and Dialysance Measurements in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Nephron 1977, 18: 342-347. PMID: 876441, DOI: 10.1159/000180853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic peritoneal dialysis patientsChronic peritoneal dialysisPeritoneal dialysis patientsDialysis patientsPeritoneal dialysisMaintenance therapyTenckhoff catheterCreatinine clearanceMean glucoseGlucose clearanceUrea clearancePatientsClearanceDialysisClearance measurementsCatheterHospitalTherapyNursesLong-term efficiency