Complexity and Health Care Utilization in Infant ESKD
Dialysis in infants with ESKD is often associated with multiple comorbidities and the need for more intensified dialysis regimens. This study found that infant ESKD is associated with significant health care utilization.
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Outcomes of Initiating Peritoneal Dialysis Versus Hemodialysis in Severe, Symptomatic Kidney Failure
This podcast discuss findings from a prospective cohort of patients with severe and symptomatic ESKD requiring an urgent start of HD or PD owing to uremic syndrome, where both modalities offered similar outcomes.
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Preemptive Kidney Transplant Rates in Children
This episode discusses a retrospective single-center study examined the effects of socioeconomic status on preemptive kidney transplantation in children.
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Patient-Centered Intervention in Advance Care Planning Across Dialysis Organizations: HIGHWay: Honor Individual Goals and Hopes
The Shared Decision-Making-Renal Supportive Care intervention elicited dialysis patient preferences for end-of-life care. The HIGHWay project updated this intervention to scale it for broader implementation of advance care planning.
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Dialysis-Imposed Patterns of Nocturnal Sleep Duration: A Multi-Center Prospective Study in Patients Using a Wearable Activity Tracker
This episode discusses a study that measured objective nocturnal sleep duration of patients on hemodialysis and characterized natural and dialysis-imposed patterns of sleep duration using a commercially available wearable activity tracker.
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