2023
Needs and Considerations for Standardization of Kidney Disease Education in Patients with Advanced CKD
Shukla A, Cavanaugh K, Jia H, Hale-Gallardo J, Wadhwa A, Fischer M, Reule S, Palevsky P, Fried L, Crowley S. Needs and Considerations for Standardization of Kidney Disease Education in Patients with Advanced CKD. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 18: 1234-1243. PMID: 37150877, PMCID: PMC10564354, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced CKDHome dialysis useKidney failureDialysis useHome dialysisComprehensive patient educationKidney disease educationHome dialysis utilizationKidney diseasePatient awarenessDialysis utilizationPatient educationDisease educationHealth advocacy organizationsNephrology communityPatientsCKDEducation protocolRoutine implementationDialysisLimited awarenessSignificant barriersFailurePragmatic guidanceInformed utilization
2018
Survival among Veterans Obtaining Dialysis in VA and Non-VA Settings
Wang V, Coffman CJ, Stechuchak KM, Berkowitz TSZ, Hebert PL, Edelman D, O'Hare AM, Crowley ST, Weidenbacher HJ, Maciejewski ML. Survival among Veterans Obtaining Dialysis in VA and Non-VA Settings. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 30: 159-168. PMID: 30530657, PMCID: PMC6317601, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018050521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based clinicsDialysis settingCox proportional hazards modelOutcomes of veteransNon-VA settingsProportional hazards modelProvision of dialysisCause mortalityChronic dialysisClinical characteristicsDialysis initiationDialysis patientsImproved survivalHazards modelMortality rateCare programVeterans AffairsVeteran carePatientsDialysisMortalityMedicareVeteransSurvivalClinicKidney Transplantation Rates of Veterans Administration–Listed Patients Compared with Rates of Patients on Nonveteran Lists
Ramkumar M, Crowley ST. Kidney Transplantation Rates of Veterans Administration–Listed Patients Compared with Rates of Patients on Nonveteran Lists. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 29: 2449-2450. PMID: 30228151, PMCID: PMC6171281, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018080843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional 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 toll
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
2009
Intensity of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: perspective from within the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study
Palevsky PM, O'Connor TZ, Chertow GM, Crowley ST, Zhang JH, Kellum JA, the US Department of Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network. Intensity of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: perspective from within the Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study. Critical Care 2009, 13: 310. PMID: 19678919, PMCID: PMC2750132, DOI: 10.1186/cc7901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryRenal replacement therapyAcute Renal Failure Trial Network studyKidney injuryReplacement therapyStudy therapyRenal supportHealth Acute Renal Failure Trial Network studyVeterans Affairs/National InstitutesCause mortalityIll patientsKidney functionContinuous modalitiesStudy investigatorsOptimal doseClinical practiceTherapyVolume managementInjuryNational InstituteNetwork studiesHypotensionPatientsStudy resultsMortalityAcute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit
Crowley ST, Peixoto AJ. Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2009, 30: 29-43. PMID: 19186279, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryManagement of AKIPrognosis of AKITreatment of AKIIntensive insulin therapyUse of erythropoietinIntensive care unitBetter differential diagnosisInsulin therapyRenal functionDialysis modalityIll patientsCare unitDifferential diagnosisDialysis doseNovel biomarkersEarly identificationBioartificial kidneyDiagnosisInjuryModest changesPatientsPrognosisTherapy
2000
Reproducibility of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hemodialysis patients
Peixoto A, Santos S, Mendes R, Crowley S, Maldonado R, Orias M, Mansoor G, White W. Reproducibility of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hemodialysis patients. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2000, 36: 983-990. PMID: 11054355, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2000.19100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringInterdialytic ambulatory blood pressure monitoringBlood pressure monitoringPost-HD valuesHD patientsPressure monitoringReproducibility of ABPMDrug regimenHemodialysis patientsHemodialysis practiceHD sessionNocturnal declineInterdialytic periodPatientsBP determinationRegimenPeriodSleepCoefficient of variationK028: Prediction of interdialytic ambulatory blood pressure in 91 hemodialysis patients
Santos S, Mendes R, Crowley S, Mansoor G, White W, Peixoto A. K028: Prediction of interdialytic ambulatory blood pressure in 91 hemodialysis patients. American Journal Of Hypertension 2000, 13: 290a-291a. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(00)01059-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-HD valuesHemodialysis patientsInterdialytic ambulatory blood pressureMean dialysis timeAmbulatory blood pressureInterdialytic weight gainSBP/DBPPre-HD levelsMidweek HD sessionInterdialytic BPMean ultrafiltrationAmbulatory BPBlood pressureBP levelsInterdialytic dayBP managementHD sessionNocturnal declineDaily BPHD subjectsClinical decisionDialysis timeWeight gainStrongest predictorPatientsC037: Reproducibility of ambulatory blood pressure in hemodialysis patients
Peixoto A, Santos S, Mendes R, Crowley S, Orias M, Maldonado R, Mansoor G, White W. C037: Reproducibility of ambulatory blood pressure in hemodialysis patients. American Journal Of Hypertension 2000, 13: 223a-223a. DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(00)00757-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Validation of the SpaceLabs 90207 ambulatory blood pressure device for hemodialysis patients
Peixoto A, Gray T, Crowley S. Validation of the SpaceLabs 90207 ambulatory blood pressure device for hemodialysis patients. Blood Pressure Monitoring 1999, 4: 217-226. PMID: 10547641, DOI: 10.1097/00126097-199900450-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringAmbulatory blood pressure deviceBlood pressureBlood pressure deviceHemodialysis patientsMean differenceBritish Hypertension Society protocolMean blood pressureBlood pressure monitoringBritish Hypertension Society criteriaPressure deviceMethod of BlandDialysis patientsLimits of agreementVascular accessArteriovenous graftsIpsilateral armSociety criteriaPressure monitoringGrade CPatientsGrade BHemodialysis