2019
Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis access related outcomes in the pediatric and adolescent population
Arhuidese I, Wanogho J, Faateh M, Aji E, Rideout D, Malas M. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis access related outcomes in the pediatric and adolescent population. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2019, 55: 1392-1399. PMID: 31784099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous fistulaPeritoneal dialysisHD cathetersCatheter useAssociated with better patencyUnited States Renal Database SystemAssociated with better survivalAssociated with high mortalityMultivariate Cox regressionRetrospective cohort studyPersistent useInitiation of HDHD to PDPD catheterCatheter survivalSecondary patencyPatients 0Pediatric patientsBetter survivalPrimary assistedRisk-adjusted mortalityPediatric populationRetrospective analysisTransplantation potentialDialysis access
2016
Abstract 102: Carotid Endarterectomy versus Stenting in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Nejim B, Yin K, Wang S, Malas M. Abstract 102: Carotid Endarterectomy versus Stenting in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis. Stroke 2016, 47 DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term outcomesPropensity score matching analysisCohort of HD patientsRisk of perioperative strokeScore matching analysisCarotid endarterectomyPerioperative strokeHD patientsCompare long-term outcomesMean follow-upMultivariate Cox regressionMatching analysisStroke-free survivalPredictors of perioperative strokeCarotid artery stenosisPerioperative stroke rateFree survivalStroke free survivalChronic hemodialysisSymptomatic statusCarotid revascularizationFollow-upCox regressionArtery stenosisMedicare database