2020
Effect of Loop Diuretics on the Fractional Excretion of Urea in Decompensated Heart Failure
Cox ZL, Sury K, Rao VS, Ivey-Miranda JB, Griffin M, Mahoney D, Gomez N, Fleming JH, Inker LA, Coca SG, Turner J, Wilson FP, Testani JM. Effect of Loop Diuretics on the Fractional Excretion of Urea in Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 26: 402-409. PMID: 32007554, PMCID: PMC7798124, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryFractional excretionHeart failureLoop diureticsDecompensated heart failureFurosemide equivalentsKidney injuryProspective cohortDiuretic administrationDiuretic responsePeak diuresisDiuretic effectFEUreaDiureticsPatientsDiagnostic superiorityHospital systemExcretionMagnitude of changeDegree of changeBaselineDistribution of changesFENaDiuresisFailure
2017
Association of Alternative Approaches to Normalizing Peritoneal Dialysis Clearance with Mortality and Technique Failure: A Retrospective Analysis Using the United States Renal Data System-Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study, Wave 2
Boyle SM, Li Y, Wilson FP, Glickman JD, Feldman HI. Association of Alternative Approaches to Normalizing Peritoneal Dialysis Clearance with Mortality and Technique Failure: A Retrospective Analysis Using the United States Renal Data System-Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study, Wave 2. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2017, 37: 85-93. PMID: 27680757, PMCID: PMC5448711, DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2015.00227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Urea NitrogenCause of DeathCohort StudiesCreatinineDialysis SolutionsFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedPeritoneal Dialysis, Continuous AmbulatoryProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesUreaConceptsKt/body surface areaKt/VBody surface areaTechnique failureHarrell's C-statisticPeritoneal urea clearanceC-statisticHazard ratioUrea clearanceUrine volumeUnited States Renal Data System Dialysis MorbidityBody mass index strataMortality Study Wave 2Peritoneal Kt/VUnited States Renal Data SystemIncident peritoneal dialysis patientsIdeal weightSignificant differencesCox proportional hazards modelPeritoneal dialysis clearanceMedian patient ageRetrospective cohort studyPeritoneal dialysis patientsGlomerular filtration rateOutcomes of mortality