2019
Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis access related outcomes in the pediatric and adolescent population
Arhuidese I, Wanogho J, Faateh M, Aji E, Rideout D, Malas M. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis access related outcomes in the pediatric and adolescent population. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2019, 55: 1392-1399. PMID: 31784099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous fistulaPeritoneal dialysisHD cathetersCatheter useAssociated with better patencyUnited States Renal Database SystemAssociated with better survivalAssociated with high mortalityMultivariate Cox regressionRetrospective cohort studyPersistent useInitiation of HDHD to PDPD catheterCatheter survivalSecondary patencyPatients 0Pediatric patientsBetter survivalPrimary assistedRisk-adjusted mortalityPediatric populationRetrospective analysisTransplantation potentialDialysis access
2015
Vascular access modifies the protective effect of obesity on survival in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Hicks C, Qazi U, Botchey I, Zarkowsky D, Reifsnyder T, Malas M. Vascular access modifies the protective effect of obesity on survival in hemodialysis patients. Surgery 2015, 158: 1628-1634. PMID: 26126794, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexEnd-stage renal diseaseNormal body mass indexProtective effect of obesityHigher body mass indexEffect of obesityObesity paradoxProtective effect of increasing BMIEffect of increased BMIBody mass index statusMass indexHD accessProtective effectAssociated with lower mortalityPropensity score matching analysisSurvival of patientsScore matching analysisSurvival benefitImproved survivalRetrospective studyHemodialysis accessInitiate hemodialysisPatient backgroundRenal diseaseCox regression