Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health care burden affecting billions of individuals
worldwide. The kidney has limited regenerative capacity from chronic insults, and for the …

Background: Cardiovascular disease among hemodialysis (HD) patients is linked to poor
outcomes. The Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative Workgroup proposed echocardiographic …

Results Among 1226 patients, 536 died and 262 (49% of 536) withdrew. A random sample
(10%; 52 out of 536) review of Death Notification Forms revealed 73% sensitivity for …

Background Recent policy clarifications by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
have changed access to outpatient dialysis care at end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities …

Hospitalizations drive up to 35% of the astronomical costs of care for patients on
hemodialysis and are associated with poor outcomes. We describe outpatient care‐sensitive …

LPS-induced sepsis is a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients.
LPS may induce CD80 expression in podocytes with subsequent onset of proteinuria, a risk …

Background: Hospitalizations of chronic dialysis patients have not been previously studied
at a national level in Canada. Understanding the scope and variables associated with …

Objective Patients undergoing dialysis frequently experience hospitalization due to
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and infection. This population is also at high risk of …

Background: Frailty is associated with hospitalization and mortality among dialysis patients.
To now, few studies have considered the degree of frailty as a predictor of hospitalization …

Abstract Objectives The Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) is a prognostic tool—
amongst others—validated for mortality, length of hospital stay (LHS) and rehospitalisation …