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 transitionCareIncorporating Social Determinants of Health in the Prediction of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in a National Cohort of US Veterans
Singh K, Bragg-Gresham J, Han Y, Gillespie B, Weitzel W, Crowley S, Saran R. Incorporating Social Determinants of Health in the Prediction of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in a National Cohort of US Veterans. Fortune Journal Of Health Sciences 2024, 07 DOI: 10.26502/fjhs.173.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Generalizability of an acute kidney injury prediction model across health systems
Cao J, Zhang X, Shahinian V, Yin H, Steffick D, Saran R, Crowley S, Mathis M, Nadkarni G, Heung M, Singh K. Generalizability of an acute kidney injury prediction model across health systems. Nature Machine Intelligence 2022, 4: 1121-1129. PMID: 38148789, PMCID: PMC10751025, DOI: 10.1038/s42256-022-00563-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryUS veteransAcute kidney injury modelHealth systemKidney injury modelAcademic hospital settingHospital cohortHospitalized patientsInjury prediction modelInjury modelHospital settingInjuryVeterans AffairsEffective interventionsHigher stageVeteransLower stageWorse discriminationRecent studiesMajor barrierPopulationFemalesSample sizeDecision tree model
2021
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Environmental Inequities and ESRD Among US Veterans: An Integration of Ecological and Spatial Approaches
Han Y, Bragg-Gresham J, Steffick D, Zhang X, Gillespie B, Veinot T, Vydiswaran V, Wyncott A, Weitzel W, Singh K, Crowley S, Saran R. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Environmental Inequities and ESRD Among US Veterans: An Integration of Ecological and Spatial Approaches. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2021, 32: 709-710. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20213210s1709c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 carePatientsDialysisMortalityMedicareVeteransSurvivalClinic
2017
Targeting Access to Kidney Care Via Telehealth: The VA Experience
Crowley ST, Belcher J, Choudhury D, Griffin C, Pichler R, Robey B, Rohatgi R, Mielcarek B. Targeting Access to Kidney Care Via Telehealth: The VA Experience. Advances In Kidney Disease And Health 2017, 24: 22-30. PMID: 28224939, DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2016.11.005.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsVeterans AffairsHealth servicesTelehealth servicesLarge integrated health care systemIntegrated health care systemHealth care venuesSpecialty care servicesHealth care deliveryHealth care systemHealth care valueKidney diseaseSpecialty careVeterans' choiceCare servicesCare deliveryCare venuesCare systemCKDCare valueVeteransHigh rateVA experienceCareVirtual deliveryVA strategy