Association of Scheduled vs Emergency-Only Dialysis With Health Outcomes and Costs in Undocumented Immigrants With End-stage Renal Disease
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5866
Abstract: Importance In 40 of 50 US states, scheduled dialysis is withheld from undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease (ESRD); instead, they receive intermittent emergency-only dialysis to treat life-threatening manifestations of ESRD. However, the comparative effectiveness… read more here.
Keywords: scheduled dialysis; undocumented immigrants; emergency; health ... See more keywords
Association Between the Publication of the Initiating Dialysis Early and Late Trial and the Timing of Dialysis Initiation in Canada.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0489
Abstract: Importance Published in 2010, the Initiating Dialysis Early and Late (IDEAL) randomized clinical trial, which randomized patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) between 10 and 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 to planned initiation of dialysis… read more here.
Keywords: trial; initiation; dialysis starts; publication ... See more keywords
Association Between Nephrologist Ownership of Dialysis Facilities and Clinical Outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5002
Abstract: Importance Ownership of US dialysis facilities presents a financial conflict of interest for nephrologists, who may change their clinical practice to improve facility profitability. Objective To investigate the association between nephrologist ownership of freestanding dialysis… read more here.
Keywords: ownership dialysis; dialysis; ownership; dialysis facilities ... See more keywords
Breaking the Link Between Enrollment in Hospice and Discontinuation of Dialysis.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6390
Abstract: This Viewpoint discusses Medicare coverage regarding hospice care for patients receiving dialysis at the end of life. read more here.
Keywords: hospice discontinuation; link enrollment; breaking link; dialysis ... See more keywords
Association of Continuation of Statin Therapy Initiated Before Transition to Chronic Dialysis Therapy With Mortality After Dialysis Initiation
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2311
Abstract: Key Points Question Is the use of statins initiated during late-stage chronic kidney disease and continued after transition to dialysis associated with an improvement in subsequent survival? Findings In this cohort study of 14 298 US… read more here.
Keywords: mortality; statin therapy; therapy; dialysis ... See more keywords
Treatment Patterns and Characteristics of Dialysis Facilities Randomly Assigned to the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25516
Abstract: Key Points Question How are the dialysis facilities randomly assigned to Medicare’s End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) model different from control facilities? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 6062 facilities treating 316 927 patients, patients… read more here.
Keywords: assigned medicare; dialysis; dialysis facilities; randomly assigned ... See more keywords
Survival Benefit of First Single-Organ Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation Compared With Long-term Dialysis Across Ages in Transplant-Eligible Patients With Kidney Failure
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.34971
Abstract: Key Points Question What is the difference in 10-year restricted mean survival time when receiving a kidney transplant versus remaining on the wait list and continuing dialysis for transplant-eligible patients with kidney failure across different… read more here.
Keywords: eligible patients; dialysis; patients kidney; kidney failure ... See more keywords
Variations in Payment for Dialysis-Implications for Policy and Practice.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.39139
Abstract: The article by League and colleagues1 notes that, in their study, spending for patients with employersponsored health insurance increased by more than $14 000 per month in the year following the initiation of dialysis, and… read more here.
Keywords: medicare advantage; medicare ffs; dialysis; kidney failure ... See more keywords
Association of the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Payment Model With Home Dialysis Use at Kidney Failure Onset From 2016 to 2022
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0806
Abstract: Key Points Question Was initiation of the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) payment model associated with changes in the incident dialysis population in its first 18 months of implementation? Findings In this cohort study… read more here.
Keywords: end stage; home dialysis; disease; dialysis ... See more keywords
Three‐year survival of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in dialysis
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30045
Abstract: To highlight the trends of surgical (open) aortic valve replacement (SAVR) as well as to compare the outcome between transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and SAVR in elderly dialysis patients. TAVR has evolved as an… read more here.
Keywords: dialysis; valve replacement; tavr; aortic valve ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Renal Osteodystrophy and Serum Bone‐Related Biomarkers in a Peritoneal Dialysis Population
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DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4636
Abstract: The spectrum of renal osteodystrophy (ROD) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients remains to be clarified. Ideal intact parathormone (iPTH) levels range is still not defined. The role of sclerostin, dickkopf‐related protein 1, osteoprotegerin, and receptor… read more here.
Keywords: renal osteodystrophy; disease; bone; ipth ... See more keywords