Kidney Diseases

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Apr 25, 2024

A Market for Donor Kidneys Is Not the Reform the U.S. Needs

It takes hard work, but it is possible to increase the number of organ donations and benefit patients. Rather than looking to quick fixes that may not actually improve the system, the focus needs to continue to build off what we already have.
Research

Apr 24, 2024

Evaluation of Opening Offers Early for Deceased Donor Kidneys at Risk of Nonutilization

We examine how opening offers for organs with KDRI >1.75 to the broader waitlist at varying points of time affects usage rate.
Research

Nov 17, 2023

Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Care: Considerations for Implementation

We developed a conceptual model for concurrent hospice and dialysis care and a corresponding resource list.
Research

Mar 22, 2023

Implications of Accumulated Cold Time for US Kidney Transplantation Offer Acceptance

Reducing discard is important for the US transplantation system because nearly 20% of the deceased donor kidneys are discarded. We use logistic regression that includes cold ischemia time, Kidney Donor Risk Index, and other covariates selected from literature.
Research

Jun 1, 2022

Clinicians' Perceptions of Collaborative Palliative Care Delivery in Chronic Kidney Disease

In interviews with clinicians, they expressed barriers to delivering chronic kidney disease care. To address barriers, clinicians outlined intervention points, such as building models, and structural triggers to identify patients who may be appropriate for palliative care.
Research

Nov 17, 2020

Association of Scheduled vs Emergency-Only Dialysis With Health Outcomes and Costs in Undocumented Immigrants With End-stage Renal Disease

This article examines the association of scheduled vs emergency-only hemodialysis with health care outcomes and costs in undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease.
Research

Aug 21, 2019

Patient Functional Status at Transplant and Its Impact on Posttransplant Survival of Adult Deceased-donor Kidney Recipients

Insights from the survival analyses recommend possible inclusion of functional status into Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients' risk-adjusted models.
Press

Oct 2, 2018

Expanding Specialist Care and Enhanced Coordination for Chronic Kidney Disease Can Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs

Providing specialized medical care and coordination to patients whose kidneys are failing before they need dialysis treatment could save the U.S. health care system more than $1 billion annually.
Research

Jun 6, 2017

High-Price And Low-Price Physician Practices Do Not Differ Significantly On Care Quality Or Efficiency

Higher-priced providers do not necessarily provide higher-quality care.
Research

Jan 28, 2016

Annual Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Among Children and Adults in South Carolina from 1997 to 2012

This study examined temporal trends in the annual incidence and cumulative risk of nephrolithiasis among children and adults living in South Carolina over a 16-year period.
Research

Sep 14, 2015

Quality of Acute Care for Patients with Urinary Stones in the United States

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of visits recorded by the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (ED component) in 2007-2010.
Research

Apr 7, 2015

Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Flares and Their Impact: Qualitative Analysis in the MAPP Network

The authors conducted eight focus groups of female UCPPS (interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome) patients at four sites from the MAPP Research Network to explore the full spectrum of flares and their impact on patients' lives.

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A Market for Donor Kidneys Is Not the Reform the U.S. Needs

Evaluation of Opening Offers Early for Deceased Donor Kidneys at Risk of Nonutilization

Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Care: Considerations for Implementation

Implications of Accumulated Cold Time for US Kidney Transplantation Offer Acceptance

Clinicians' Perceptions of Collaborative Palliative Care Delivery in Chronic Kidney Disease

Association of Scheduled vs Emergency-Only Dialysis With Health Outcomes and Costs in Undocumented Immigrants With End-stage Renal Disease

Patient Functional Status at Transplant and Its Impact on Posttransplant Survival of Adult Deceased-donor Kidney Recipients

Expanding Specialist Care and Enhanced Coordination for Chronic Kidney Disease Can Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs

High-Price And Low-Price Physician Practices Do Not Differ Significantly On Care Quality Or Efficiency

Annual Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Among Children and Adults in South Carolina from 1997 to 2012

Quality of Acute Care for Patients with Urinary Stones in the United States

Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Flares and Their Impact: Qualitative Analysis in the MAPP Network

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A Market for Donor Kidneys Is Not the Reform the U.S. Needs

Evaluation of Opening Offers Early for Deceased Donor Kidneys at Risk of Nonutilization

Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Care: Considerations for Implementation

Implications of Accumulated Cold Time for US Kidney Transplantation Offer Acceptance

Clinicians' Perceptions of Collaborative Palliative Care Delivery in Chronic Kidney Disease

Association of Scheduled vs Emergency-Only Dialysis With Health Outcomes and Costs in Undocumented Immigrants With End-stage Renal Disease

Patient Functional Status at Transplant and Its Impact on Posttransplant Survival of Adult Deceased-donor Kidney Recipients

Expanding Specialist Care and Enhanced Coordination for Chronic Kidney Disease Can Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs

High-Price And Low-Price Physician Practices Do Not Differ Significantly On Care Quality Or Efficiency

Annual Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Among Children and Adults in South Carolina from 1997 to 2012

Quality of Acute Care for Patients with Urinary Stones in the United States

Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Flares and Their Impact: Qualitative Analysis in the MAPP Network

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