2024
Incremental hemodialysis transition in veterans and nonveterans with kidney failure
Rhee C, Kovesdy C, Unruh M, Crowley S, Geller D, Goldfarb D, Kraut J, Rastegar M, Rifkin I, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Incremental hemodialysis transition in veterans and nonveterans with kidney failure. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2024, 34: 33-40. PMID: 39611277, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000001040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related quality of lifeEnd-stage kidney diseaseResidual kidney functionAssociated with impaired health-related quality of lifeImpaired health-related quality of lifeTwice-weekly hemodialysisLow patient burdenHigher mortality riskQuality of lifeRandomized controlled trialsTransition to dialysisReceive careResidual kidney function preservationIncremental hemodialysisInitiation of hemodialysis treatmentMortality riskPatient burdenESKD populationPragmatic studyYear of treatmentVeteransStandard of careThrice-weekly hemodialysisDialysis transitionCare
2022
MO486: Comparison of Hospitalization Lengths of Stay Among a National Cohort of Advanced CKD Patients Treated With Conservative Management Vs. Dialysis
You A, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Narasaki Y, Mukamel D, Crowley S, Novoa A, Otobe Y, Kovesdy C, Nguyen D, Rhee C. MO486: Comparison of Hospitalization Lengths of Stay Among a National Cohort of Advanced CKD Patients Treated With Conservative Management Vs. Dialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2022, 37: gfac071.017. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac071.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced CKD patientsTime of hospitalizationLongest average LOSCKD patientsConservative managementIndex eGFRAverage LOSPrimary analysisSecondary analysisEarly dialysisDialysis patientsHospitalization lengthNational cohortPatient-centered treatment strategiesReceipt of dialysisGreater healthcare utilizationElectronic health record dataTiming of dialysisImpact of dialysisMedicare Advantage enrolleesHealth record dataLoss of independenceCKD cohortCKD outcomesDialysis transition