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
2018
Emotional Impact of Illness and Care on Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
O'Hare AM, Richards C, Szarka J, McFarland LV, Showalter W, Vig EK, Sudore RL, Crowley ST, Trivedi R, Taylor JS. Emotional Impact of Illness and Care on Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 13: 1022-1029. PMID: 29954826, PMCID: PMC6032592, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.14261217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced kidney diseaseKidney diseasePatients' emotional experiencesIndividual providersHealth systemAdvance care planningEmotional impactHealth care systemWider health systemPeritoneal dialysisCenter hemodialysisCare planningClinicians' viewsPatient experiencePatientsIllnessAbstractTextIllness experienceCare systemCareDiseaseHealthcare systemOngoing studiesDialysisEmotional tollDelivering 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
“Maybe They Don't Even Know That I Exist”: Challenges Faced by Family Members and Friends of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
O'Hare AM, Szarka J, McFarland LV, Vig EK, Sudore RL, Crowley S, Reinke LF, Trivedi R, Taylor JS. “Maybe They Don't Even Know That I Exist”: Challenges Faced by Family Members and Friends of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 930-938. PMID: 28356337, PMCID: PMC5460720, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.12721216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced kidney diseaseFriends of patientsHealth care systemCourse of illnessKidney diseaseCare systemPatient careSound Health Care SystemFamily membersAdvanced chronic illnessPatients' family membersAdvance care planningComplex medical careChronic illnessPatient's illnessTreatment decisionsCare planningPatientsMedical careVeterans AffairsIllnessAbstractTextDiseaseCareInvolvement
1999
Delayed Gallium-67 uptake in renal atheroembolic disease
Peixoto A, Reilly R, Crowley S. Delayed Gallium-67 uptake in renal atheroembolic disease. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 1999, 34: 161-165. PMID: 10401032, DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70124-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic interstitial nephritisAtheroembolic diseaseGallium scanRenal biopsyRenal atheroembolic diseaseAcute renal failureDefinitive histological diagnosisGallium-67 uptakeInterstitial nephritisRenal failureHistological diagnosisCase reportClinical challengeCorrect diagnosisGallium-67Nuclear imagingDiseaseBiopsyDiagnosisScansNephritisPresented reviewDiscriminating abilityGood discriminating abilityUptake