2019
Dialysis initiation, modality choice, access, and prescription: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
Chan C, Blankestijn P, Dember L, Gallieni M, Harris D, Lok C, Mehrotra R, Stevens P, Wang A, Cheung M, Wheeler D, Winkelmayer W, Pollock C, Participants C, Abu-Alfa A, Bargman J, Bleyer A, Brown E, Davenport A, Davies S, Finkelstein F, Flythe J, Goffin E, Golper T, Gómez R, Hamano T, Hecking M, Heimbürger O, Hole B, Hothi D, Ikizler T, Isaka Y, Iseki K, Jha V, Kawanishi H, Kerr P, Komenda P, Kovesdy C, Lacson E, Laville M, Lee J, Lerma E, Levin N, Lichodziejewska-Niemierko M, Liew A, Lindley E, Lockridge R, Madero M, Massy Z, McCann L, Meyer K, Morton R, Nadeau-Fredette A, Okada H, Perez J, Perl J, Polkinghorne K, Riella M, Robinson B, Rocco M, Rosansky S, Rotmans J, Roblero M, Tangri N, Tonelli M, Tong A, Tsukamoto Y, Tungsanga K, Vachharajani T, van Loon I, Watnick S, Weiner D, Wilkie M, Zakharova E. Dialysis initiation, modality choice, access, and prescription: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International 2019, 96: 37-47. PMID: 30987837, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEnd-stage kidney diseaseDialysis initiationKidney diseaseModality choiceGoals of careNumber of patientsPatient-centered goalsDiverse health care systemsHealth care jurisdictionsAreas of controversyHealth care systemControversies ConferenceMaintenance dialysisDialysis modalityPatient goalsPatient educationIndividualized carePatient involvementPatient experienceGlobal outcomeCare systemDialysisPatientsOutcomesDisease
2011
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Clinicopathological definition and workup recommendations
Girardi M, Kay J, Elston DM, LeBoit PE, Abu-Alfa A, Cowper SE. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: Clinicopathological definition and workup recommendations. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2011, 65: 1095-1106.e7. PMID: 21724294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.08.041.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDiagnosis of NSFNephrogenic systemic fibrosisClinicopathological definitionNSF diagnosisWorkup recommendationsPrior clinical experienceClinicopathological presentationRenal diseaseHistopathological featuresRisk factorsStudy populationPrecise causationSystemic fibrosisClinical experienceAccurate diagnosisClinical expertiseDiagnostic standardHistopathological atlasDiagnosisGold standardMedical investigationsCompelling associationPhysiciansIndisputable linkContrast agents
2003
Implications of the ADEMEX Trial
Mujais S, Vonesh E, Abu-Alfa A. Implications of the ADEMEX Trial. Contributions To Nephrology 2003, 140: 131-141. PMID: 12800353, DOI: 10.1159/000071433.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements