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Personalised recommendations for hospitalised patients with Acute Kidney Injury using a Kidney Action Team (KAT-AKI): protocol and early data of a randomised controlled trial
Aklilu A, O’Connor K, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Coronel-Moreno C, Shvets K, Jones C, Kadhim B, Corona-Villalobos C, Baker M, Tan J, Freeman N, Groener M, Menez S, Brown D, Culli S, Lindsley J, Orias M, Parikh C, Smith A, Sundararajan A, Wilson F. Personalised recommendations for hospitalised patients with Acute Kidney Injury using a Kidney Action Team (KAT-AKI): protocol and early data of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e071968. PMID: 37068906, PMCID: PMC10111926, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary teamAcute Kidney Injury OutcomesAKI alert systemInvestigator-blinded trialUsual care armKey secondary outcomesClinical decision support toolIntensive care unitUS hospital systemAKI alertsAKI detectionAKI progressionCare armSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCare unitMedian timeMedical floorPercentage of recommendationsDiagnostic interventionsInjury outcomesRandomisationHospital systemEthics CommitteeDedicated team
2024
Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance
Rao V, Ivey‐Miranda J, Cox Z, Moreno‐Villagomez J, Ramos‐Mastache D, Neville D, Balkcom N, Asher J, Bellumkonda L, Bigvava T, Shaburishvili T, Bartunek J, Wilson F, Finkelstein F, Maulion C, Turner J, Testani J. Serial direct sodium removal in patients with heart failure and diuretic resistance. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2024, 26: 1215-1230. PMID: 38556717, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiuretic resistanceCardiorenal syndromeHeart failureLoop diureticsDiuretic withdrawalHigh-dose loop diureticsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideGrowth differentiation factor 15Carbohydrate antigen 125Differentiation factor 15Sodium removalRandomized controlled studyCardiorenal parametersDiuretic doseSoluble ST2Natriuretic peptideMedian timeDiuretic responseKidney injuryPeritoneal membraneElectrolyte handlingKidney functionDiureticsInterleukin-6
2022
Excessive Blood Pressure Response to Clonidine in Hospitalized Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Hypertension
Hanna J, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Simonov M, Shah T, Wilson F, Peixoto A. Excessive Blood Pressure Response to Clonidine in Hospitalized Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Hypertension. American Journal Of Hypertension 2022, 35: 433-440. PMID: 35038322, PMCID: PMC9088839, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpac004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymptomatic severe hypertensionBlood pressure responseSevere hypertensionHospitalized patientsPressure responseExcessive blood pressure responseMean arterial pressure reductionMAP reductionAcute kidney injuryBlood pressure declineArterial pressure reductionHours of administrationClonidine doseKidney injuryPrimary endpointAdverse eventsIschemic eventsBlood pressureIll patientsClinical groundsMedian timePatient sexFemale sexVascular diseaseMultivariable model
2014
Kidney Transplant Outcomes for Prior Living Organ Donors
Potluri V, Harhay MN, Wilson FP, Bloom RD, Reese PP. Kidney Transplant Outcomes for Prior Living Organ Donors. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 26: 1188-1194. PMID: 25412818, PMCID: PMC4413763, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014030302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplantationOrgan donorsKidney transplantDeceased donor kidney transplantationUS kidney allocation systemPost-transplant mortalityDonor kidney transplantationKidney transplant outcomesDeceased donor transplantsPropensity score-matching methodKidney allocation systemLiving Organ DonorsLower median timePrior donorsLive organ donationPretransplant dialysisDonor transplantsTransplant outcomesMedian timeSecond cohortTransplantationOrgan procurementTransplantation NetworkKidney allocationOrgan donation