2023
VA-Based Peritoneal Dialysis Program Feasibility Considerations and Process Outline.
Wadhwa A, Fried L, Cavanaugh K, MacKichan K, Sinha A, Adam S, Hippensteel L, Ruele S, Crowley S, Shukla A. VA-Based Peritoneal Dialysis Program Feasibility Considerations and Process Outline. Federal Practitioner 2023, 40: 116-122b. PMID: 37223661, PMCID: PMC10202139, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Medical CenterKidney diseaseEnd-stage kidney diseaseNon-VHA facilitiesChronic kidney diseaseKidney disease careGeneral US populationFragmentation of careHome dialysis utilizationDisease careTherapeutic optionsKidney failureDialysis utilizationMedical CenterSociodemographic factorsUS populationPD programVeteransDiseaseCareComorbidities
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
2018
Delivering a “New Deal” of Kidney Health Opportunities to Improve Outcomes Within the Veterans Health Administration
Crowley ST, Murphy K. Delivering a “New Deal” of Kidney Health Opportunities to Improve Outcomes Within the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2018, 72: 444-450. PMID: 29627134, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.01.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrated health care delivery systemChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseKidney healthVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemKidney health outcomesVeterans Health AdministrationHealth of veteransPrimary care platformsHealth care delivery systemCare delivery systemHealth care delivery reformHealth care coverageHealth care systemNephrology careInvisible illnessHealth AdministrationHealth outcomesHealth servicesCare coverageHealth systemDiseaseCare systemComprehensive health care coverageHealth opportunities
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
2008
Lessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study
Crowley ST, Chertow GM, Vitale J, O'Connor T, Zhang J, Schein RM, Choudhury D, Finkel K, Vijayan A, Paganini E, Palevsky PM, Group F. Lessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 3: 955-961. PMID: 18385390, PMCID: PMC2440269, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05621207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryBiasClinical Trials as TopicCritical IllnessHemodiafiltrationHumansInformed ConsentIntensive Care UnitsMulticenter Studies as TopicNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Patient SelectionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRenal DialysisResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsHealth Acute Renal Failure Trial Network studyAcute Renal Failure Trial Network studyVeterans Affairs/National InstitutesAcute kidney injuryEnrollment windowKidney injuryPhysician refusalPotential patientsChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyNational InstituteEnrollment efficiencyLoss of patientsEligible patientsUnderlying comorbiditiesIll patientsStudy enrollmentKidney diseaseReplacement therapyFuture trialsIntervention trialsClinical equipoiseChronic illnessClinical trialsInclusion criteria