Transplant Publications Chronic Kidney Disease Publications
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| 2010 | Using Race as a Case-Mix Adjustment Factor in a Renal Dialysis Payment System: Potential and Pitfalls | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Jesse L. Roach, MD, Marc N. Turenne, PhD, Richard A. Hirth, PhD, John R.C. Wheeler, PhD, Kathryn S. Sleeman, MA, and Joseph M. Messana, MD |
| 2008 | ||
| Using knowledge of multiple levels of variations in care to target performance incentives to providers | Medical Care | Turenne MN, Hirth RA, Pan Q, Wolfe RA, Messana JM, Wheeler JR |
| 2007 | ||
| Case-mix adjustment for an expanded renal prospective payment system | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Hirth RA, Turenne MN, Wheeler JR, Pozniak AS, Tedeschi P, Chuang CC, Pan Q, Slish K, Messana JM |
| 2006 | ||
| Longer treatment time and slower ultrafiltration in hemodialysis: associations with reduced mortality in the DOPPS. | Kidney International | Saran R, Bragg-Gresham JL, Levin NW, Twardowski ZJ, Wizemann V, Saito A, Kimata N, Gillespie BW, Combe CH, Bommer J, Akiba T, Mapes DL, Young EW, Port FK |
| Peripheral arterial disease in patients with end-stage renal disease: Observations from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). | Circulation | Rajagopalan S, Dellegrottaglie S, Furniss AL, Gillespie BW, Satayathum S, Lameire N, Saito A, Akiba T, Jadoul M, Ginsberg N, Keen ML, Port FK, Mukherjee D, Saran R |
| Pruritus in haemodialysis patients: International results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation | Pisoni RL, Wikstrom B, Elder SJ, Akizawa T, Asano Y, Keen ML, Saran R, Mendelssohn DC, Young EW, Port FK |
| Understanding the basic case-mix adjustment for the composite rate. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Wheeler JR, Messana JM, Turenne MN, Hirth RA, Pozniak AS, Pan Q, Chuang CC, Slish K, Tedeschi P, Roys EC, Wolfe RA. |
| 2005 | ||
| Economic impact of case-mix adjusting the dialysis composite rate. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Hirth RA, Roys EC, Wheeler JR, Messana JM, Turenne MN, Saran R, Pozniak AS, Wolfe RA. |
| Hemodialysis vascular access problems in Canada: Results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS II) | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation | Mendelssohn DC, Ethier J, Elder SJ, Saran R, Port FK, Pisoni RL |
| Improvements in dialysis patient mortality are associated with improvements in urea reduction ratio and hematocrit, 1999 to 2002. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Wolfe RA, Hulbert-Shearon TE, Ashby VB, Mahadevan S, Port FK. |
| 2004 | ||
| Dose of Dialysis: Key Lessons from Major Observational Studies and Clinical Trials | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Saran R, Canaud B, Depner T, Keen ML, McCullough K, Marshall MR, Port FK |
| Epidemiology of vascular access for hemodialysis and related practice | Contributions to Nephrology | Saran R, Pelletier SJ, Norman SP, Pisoni RL, Weitzel W, Christensen LL, Stock PG, Port FK, Merion RM |
| High dialysis dose is associated with lower mortality among women but not among men | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Port FK, Wolfe RA, Hulbert-Shearon TE, McCullough KP, Ashby VB, Held PJ. |
| Mortality and hospitalisation in haemodialysis patients in five European countries: results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation | Rayner HC, Pisoni RL, Bommer J, Canaud B, Hecking E, Locatelli F, Piera L, Bragg-Gresham JL, Feldman HI, Goodkin DA, Gillespie B, Wolfe RA, Held PJ, Port FK. |
| The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study: Design, Data Elements, and Methodology | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Pisoni RL, Gillespie BW, Dickinson DM, Chen K, Kutner M, Wolfe RA |
| Timing of first cannulation and vascular access failure in haemodialysis: An analysis of practice patterns at dialysis facilities in the DOPPS | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation | Saran R, Dykstra DM, Pisoni RL, Akiba T, Akizawa T, Canaud B, Chen K, Piera L, Saito A, Young EW |
| Is case-mix necessary for an expanded dialysis bundle | Health Care Finance Review |
Hirth RA, Wolfe RA, Wheeler JR, Roys EC, Tedeschi PJ, Pozniak AS, Wright GT |
| 2003 | ||
| Association of comorbid conditions and mortality in hemodialysis patients in Europe, Japan, and the United States in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Goodkin DA, Bragg-Gresham JL, Koenig KG, Wolfe RA, Akiba T, Andreucci VE, Saito A, Rayner HC, Kurokawa K, Port FK, Held PJ, Young EW. |
| Cancers of the kidney and urinary tract in patients on dialysis for end-stage renal disease: analysis of data from the United States, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Stewart JH, Buccianti G, Agodoa L, Gellert R, McCredie MR, Lowenfels AB, Disney AP, Wolfe RA, Boyle P, Maisonneuve P. |
| Health-related quality of life and associated outcomes among hemodialysis patients of different ethnicities in the United States: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Lopes AA, Bragg-Gresham JL, Satayathum S, McCullough K, Pifer T, Goodkin DA, Mapes DL, Young EW, Wolfe RA, Held PJ, Port FK; Worldwide Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study Committee. |
| Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) | Kidney International | Mapes DL, Lopes AA, Satayathum S, McCullough KP, Goodkin DA, Locatelli F, Fukuhara S, Young EW, Kurokawa K, Saito A, Bommer J, Wolfe RA, Held PJ, Port FK. |
| Increased spending on health care: how much can the United States afford? | Health affairs (Project Hope) | Chernew ME, Hirth RA, Cutler DM. |
| Is case-mix adjustment necessary for an expanded dialysis bundle? | Health Care Financial Review | Hirth RA, Wolfe RA, Wheeler JR, Roys EC, Tedeschi PJ, Pozniak AS, Wright GT. |
| Nonadherence in hemodialysis: Associations with mortality, hospitalization, and practice patterns in the DOPPS | Kidney International | Saran R, Bragg-Gresham JL, Rayner HC, Goodkin DA, Keen ML, Van Dijk PC, Kurokawa K, Piera L, Saito A, Fukuhara S, Young EW, Held PJ, Port FK |
| 2002 | ||
| Association between vascular access failure and the use of specific drugs: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Saran R, Dykstra DM, Wolfe RA, Gillespie BW, Held PJ, Young EW |
| Cardiovascular mortality in children and young adults with end-stage kidney disease. | The Journal of Pediatrics | Parekh RS, Carroll CE, Wolfe RA, Port FK. |
| Dialysis dose and body mass index are strongly associated with survival in hemodialysis patients. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Port FK, Ashby VB, Dhingra RK, Roys EC, Wolfe RA. |
| Hemodialysis vascular access preferences and outcomes in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) | Kidney International | Young EW, Dykstra DM, Goodkin DA, Mapes DL, Wolfe RA, Held PJ |
| Impact of years of dialysis therapy on mortality risk and the characteristics of longer term dialysis survivors. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Okechukwu CN, Lopes AA, Stack AG, Feng S, Wolfe RA, Port FK. |
| Vascular access use in Europe and the United States: results from the DOPPS. | Kidney International | Pisoni RL, Young EW, Dykstra DM, Greenwood RN, Hecking E, Gillespie BW, Wolfe RA, Goodkin DA, Held PJ |
| 2001 | ||
| Chronic peritoneal dialysis in iron-deficient rats with solutions containing iron dextran. | Kidney International | Reddy DK, Moore HL, Lee JH, Saran R, Nolph KD, Khanna R, Twardowski ZJ. |
| Mortality risk by hemodialyzer reuse practice and dialyzer membrane characteristics: results from the usrds dialysis morbidity and mortality study. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Port FK, Wolfe RA, Hulbert-Shearon TE, Daugirdas JT, Agodoa LY, Jones C, Orzol SM, Held PJ. |
| 2000 | ||
| Body size, dose of hemodialysis, and mortality. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Wolfe RA, Ashby VB, Daugirdas JT, Agodoa LY, Jones CA, Port FK. |
| Characteristics and treatment of patients not reusing dialyzers in reuse units. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Okechukwu CN, Orzol SM, Held PJ, Pereira BJ, Agodoa LY, Wolfe RA, Port FK. |
| Cross-sectional and longitudinal predictors of serum albumin in hemodialysis patients. | Kidney International | Leavey SF, Strawderman RL, Young EW, Saran R, Roys E, Agodoa LY, Wolfe RA, Port FK. |
| Distribution of primary renal diseases leading to end-stage renal failure in the United States, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand: results from an international comparative study. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Maisonneuve P, Agodoa L, Gellert R, Stewart JH, Buccianti G, Lowenfels AB, Wolfe RA, Jones E, Disney AP, Briggs D, McCredie M, Boyle P. |
| Mycophenolate mofetil reduces late renal allograft loss independent of acute rejection. | Transplantation | Ojo AO, Meier-Kriesche HU, Hanson JA, Leichtman AB, Cibrik D, Magee JC, Wolfe RA, Agodoa LY, Kaplan B. |
| Predictors of loss of residual renal function among new dialysis patients. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Moist LM, Port FK, Orzol SM, Young EW, Ostbye T, Wolfe RA, Hulbert-Shearon T, Jones CA, Bloembergen WE. |
| The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS): an international hemodialysis study | Kidney International | Young EW, Goodkin DA, Mapes DL, Port FK, Keen ML, Chen K, Maroni BJ, Wolfe RA, Held PJ |
| 1999 | ||
| Clinical and biochemical correlates of starting "daily" hemodialysis. | Kidney International | Woods JD, Port FK, Orzol S, Buoncristiani U, Young E, Wolfe RA, Held PJ. |
| Dialysis modality and the risk of allograft thrombosis in adult renal transplant recipients. | Kidney International | Ojo AO, Hanson JA, Wolfe RA, Agodoa LY, Leavey SF, Leichtman A, Young EW, Port FK. |
| Predialysis blood pressure and mortality risk in a national sample of maintenance hemodialysis patients. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Port FK, Hulbert-Shearon TE, Wolfe RA, Bloembergen WE, Golper TA, Agodoa LY, Young EW. |
| Prescription of twice-weekly hemodialysis in the USA. | American Journal of Nephrology | Hanson JA, Hulbert-Shearon TE, Ojo AO, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Agodoa LY, Daugirdas JT. |
| Relationship of dialysis membrane and cause-specific mortality. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Bloembergen WE, Hakim RM, Stannard DC, Held PJ, Wolfe RA, Agodoa LY, Port FK. |
| Survival advantage in Asian American end-stage renal disease patients. | Kidney International | Wong JS, Port FK, Hulbert-Shearon TE, Carroll CE, Wolfe RA, Agodoa LY, Daugirdas JT. |
| 1998 | ||
| A critical examination of trends in outcomes over the last decade. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Wolfe RA, Held PJ, Hulbert-Shearon TE, Agodoa LY, Port FK. |
| Reuse of dialyzers and clinical outcomes: fact or fiction. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Agodoa LY, Wolfe RA, Port FK. |
| Trends in treatment and survival for hemodialysis patients in the United States. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Port FK, Orzol SM, Held PJ, Wolfe RA. |
| 1997 | ||
| Clinical outcome relative to the dose of dialysis is not what you think: the fallacy of the mean. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Gotch FA, Levin NW, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Uehlinger DE. |
| Delayed graft function: risk factors and implications for renal allograft survival. | Transplantation | Ojo AO, Wolfe RA, Held PJ, Port FK, Schmouder RL. |
| Long-term renal allograft survival: prognostic implication of the timing of acute rejection episodes. | Transplantation | Leggat JE Jr, Ojo AO, Leichtman AB, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Turenne MN, Held PJ. |
| 1996 | ||
| Effect of the dialysis membrane on mortality of chronic hemodialysis patients. | Kidney International | Hakim RM, Held PJ, Stannard DC, Wolfe RA, Port FK, Daugirdas JT, Agodoa L. |
| Predictors of type of vascular access in hemodialysis patients. | The Journal of the American Medical Association . | Hirth RA, Turenne MN, Woods JD, Young EW, Port FK, Pauly MV, Held PJ. |
| Relationship of dose of hemodialysis and cause-specific mortality. | Kidney International | Bloembergen WE, Stannard DC, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Pugh JA, Jones CA, Greer JW, Golper TA, Held PJ. |
| The study of outcomes for CAPD versus hemodialysis patients. | Peritonial Dialysis International | Port FK, Wolfe RA, Bloembergen WE, Held PJ, Young EW. |
| Using USRDS generated hospitalization tables to compare local dialysis patient hospitalization rates to national rates. | Kidney International | Strawderman RL, Levine G, Hirth RA, Port FK, Held PJ. |
| 1995 | ||
| A comparison of cause of death between patients treated with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Bloembergen WE, Port FK, Mauger EA, Wolfe RA. |
| Hospitalization among United States dialysis patients: hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Habach G, Bloembergen WE, Mauger EA, Wolfe RA, Port FK. |
| The United States Renal Data System: a source of national norms for ESRD patient outcome and process of care. | Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy | Wolfe RA. |
| 1994 | ||
| Analysis of the association of dialyzer reuse practices and patient outcomes. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Held PJ, Wolfe RA, Gaylin DS, Port FK, Levin NW, Turenne MN. |
| Causes of death in dialysis patients: racial and gender differences. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Bloembergen WE, Port FK, Mauger EA, Wolfe RA. |
| Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis: comparison of patient mortality with adjustment for comorbid conditions. | Kidney International | Held PJ, Port FK, Turenne MN, Gaylin DS, Hamburger RJ, Wolfe RA. |
| Socioeconomic status and end-stage renal disease in the United States. | Kidney International | Young EW, Mauger EA, Jiang KH, Port FK, Wolfe RA. |
| The association of diabetic status, age, and race to withdrawal from dialysis. | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | Nelson CB, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Guire KE. |
| 1993 | ||
| An estimate of the size of the US predialysis population with renal insufficiency and anemia. | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | Strauss MJ, Port FK, Somen C, Wolfe RA. |