Higher Scores on a Weighted, Facility-specific Performance Measure Predict Mortality and Hospitalization in Hemodialysis Patients

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Van Wyck D, Robertson J, Provanzano R, Nissenson A, Levine R, Goykhman I, McAllister C. Higher Scores on a Weighted, Facility-specific Performance Measure Predict Mortality and Hospitalization in Hemodialysis Patients…. Read more

Proposed Bundling System and Active Vitamin D Administration for African American Hemodialysis Patients

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Kalantar-Zadeh K, Miller J, Streja E, Ricks J, Norris K, Nissenson A, Kovesdy C. Proposed Bundling System and Active Vitamin D Administration for African American Hemodialysis Patients. American Society of… Read more

Higher Doses of Administered Paricalcitol is Associated with Greater 5-Year Survival in African American Hemodialysis Patients Compared to other Races

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Miller J, Ricks J, Streja E, Norris K, Nissenson A, Kovesdy C, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Higher Doses of Administered Paricalcitol is Associated with Greater 5-Year Survival in African American Hemodialysis Patients… Read more

Hypertension and Fluid Dynamics in Patients Undergoing Short Daily versus Conventional Hemodialysis.

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Nissenson A, Showers M, Levine R. Hypertension and Fluid Dynamics in Patients Undergoing Short Daily versus Conventional Hemodialysis. American Society of Nephrology Renal Week. San Diego, CA, Oct 27 –… Read more

Near-Infrared Measured Lean Body Mass in Correlated with Serum Creatinine in Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients

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Noori N, Mehrotra R, Kopple J, Nissenson A, Kovesdy C and Kalantar-Zadeh K. Near-Infrared Measured Lean Body Mass in Correlated with Serum Creatinine in Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients. Cachexia Conference. Barcelona,… Read more

Serum Creatinine as a Surrogate of Muscle Mass and 5-Year Survival in over 130,000 Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients: 2001 to 2006 National US Cohort

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Streja E, Anker S, Mehrotra R, Kopple J, Nissenson A, Kovesdy C, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Serum Creatinine as a Surrogate of Muscle Mass and 5-Year Survival in over 130,000 Long-Term Hemodialysis… Read more

DaVita Program Advocates Self-Management of CKD

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Wright S, Bogan A and Chokshi A. Nephrol News Issues. 2009;23(13):28-9. Read more

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Sunitinib Malate in Subjects with Impaired Renal Function

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Khosravan R, Toh M, Garrett M, La Frague J, Ni G, Marbury T, Swan S, Lunde J, Bello C.  J Clin Pharmacol. 2010;50(4):472-81. Read more

Pill burden, adherence, hyperphosphatemia, and quality of life in maintenance dialysis patients

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Chiu YW, Teitelbaum I, Misra M, de Leon EM, Adzize T and Mehrotra R.  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jun;4(6):1089-96. Read more

The Role of CVCs and First-Year Mortality in DaVita’s IMPACT Program

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Van Wyck D, Burdan A, Goel P and Holland J.  Nephrology News & Issues. 2009. Read more