Search Results - "BLAHUT, Steven"

Use of Erythropoietin Before the Initiation of Dialysis and Its Impact on Mortality by Fink, Jeffrey C., Blahut, Steven A., Reddy, Manoj, Light, Paul D.

“…Erythropoietin (EPO) is recommended in individuals progressing toward end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to correct anemia and its complications, which are common…”
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Long-term impact of discontinued or reduced calcineurin inhibitor in patients with chronic allograft nephropathy by Weir, Matthew R., Ward, Mary Traver, Blahut, Steven A., Klassen, David K., Cangro, Charles B., Bartlett, Stephen T., Fink, Jeffrey C.

“…Long-term impact of discontinued or reduced calcineurin inhibitor in patients with chronic allograft nephropathy. Chronic allograft nephropathy is the major…”
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Assessment of the Equivalence of the Spanish and English Versions of the CAHPS® Hospital Survey on the Quality of Inpatient Care by Hurtado, Margarita P., Angeles, January, Blahut, Steven A., Hays, Ron D.

“…Objective. To describe translation and cultural adaptation procedures, and examine the degree of equivalence between the Spanish and English versions of the…”
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Measuring the efficacy of a quality improvement program in dialysis adequacy with changes in center effects by FINK, Jeffrey C, MIN ZHAN, BLAHUT, Steven A, SOUCIE, Michael, MCCLELLAN, William M

“…End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients treated with hemodialysis have a high mortality rate, which is largely due to inadequate dialysis. Dialysis adequacy,…”
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Pretransplant serum C-reactive protein and the risk of chronic allograft nephropathy in renal transplant recipients: A pilot case-control study by Fink, Jeffrey C., Onuigbo, Macaulay A., Blahut, Steven A., Christenson, Robert H., Mann, Dean, Bartlett, Stephen T., Weir, Matthew R.

“…Multiple factors contribute to the development of chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) in renal transplant recipients, and atherogenesis is considered to be an…”
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Effect of center- versus patient-specific factors on variations in dialysis adequacy by Fink, Jeffrey C, Blahut, Steven A, Briglia, Andrew E, Gardner, James F, Light, Paul D

“…Efforts to improve the delivery of hemodialysis have focused mostly on identifying patient-related factors that lead to inadequate dialysis. Less consideration…”
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Optimal strategies for modeling the reciprocal of creatinine versus time in renal transplant recipients and patients with native chronic renal disease by Fink, Jeffrey C., Blahut, Steven A., Weir, Matthew R.

“…Few studies have evaluated the least squares (LS) or alternative regression methods to estimate loss of renal function using the reciprocal of creatinine over…”
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Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) results from the FAST study, a phase 2 trial of epirubicin, oxaliplatin and capecitabine with or without IMAB362 in patients with advanced CLDN18.2+ gastric (GA) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma by Morlock, Robert, Turnbul, James, Blahut, Steven, Krukas-Hampel, Michelle R, Hawryluk, Emily, Tureci, Özlem

“…Abstract only…”
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Health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) results from the FAST study: A phase II trial of epirubicin, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine with or without IMAB362 in patients with advanced CLDN18.2+ gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma by Morlock, Robert, Turnbull, James, Blahut, Steven, Krukas-Hampel, Michelle R, Hawryluk, Emily, Tureci, Özlem

“…Abstract only 54 Background: In the FAST study, IMAB362 (loading dose 800 mg/m 2 then 600 mg/m 2 d1 qd21) plus EOX (epirubicin 50 mg/m 2 and oxaliplatin 130…”
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2.58 The Burden of ADHD in Children and Adolescents as Perceived by Caregivers and the Diagnosed Individual by Robertson, Brigitte, Farahbakhshian, Sepehr, Andreini, Michael, Blahut, Steven, Shimko, Eitan, Stolper, Robert, Jensen, Peter S.

“…Children/adolescents with ADHD face significant disease burden. We compared disease burden perceptions in children/adolescents with ADHD and caregivers of…”
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Significance of serum creatinine values in new end-stage renal disease patients by Fink, Jeffrey C., Burdick, Rachel A., Kurth, Stacy J., Blahut, Steven A., Armistead, Nancy C., Turner, Mary S., Shickle, Lisa M., Light, Paul D.

“…The appropriate use of serum creatinine level as a surrogate for time in the course of renal failure when dialysis commences requires it to be a significant…”
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The inevitability of renal function loss in patients with hypercreatinemia by Fink, J C, Salmanullah, M, Blahut, S A, Weir, M R, Sawyer, R, Henrich, W L, Hise, M K

“…Although it is anticipated that most patients with renal insufficiency will progress towards end-stage renal disease (ESRD) there have been few…”
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Islet cell damage associated with tacrolimus and cyclosporine : Morphological features in pancreas allograft biopsies and clinical correlation by DRACHENBERG, C. B, KLASSEN, D. K, WEIR, M. R, WILAND, A, FINK, J. C, BARTLETT, S. T, CANGRO, C. B, BLAHUT, S, PAPADIMITRIOU, J. C

“…The introduction of the potent immunosuppressive drugs tacrolimus (FK) and cyclosporine (CSA) has markedly improved the outcome of solid organ transplantation…”
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The Theory of "truth": How Counterindustry Media Campaigns Affect Smoking Behavior Among Teens by Hersey, James C, Niederdeppe, Jeff, Evans, W. Douglas, Nonnemaker, James, Blahut, Steven, Holden, Debra, Messeri, Peter, Haviland, M. Lyndon

“…This study used structural equation modeling to test a theory-based model of the pathways by which exposure to the "truth" counterindustry media campaign…”
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Evaluating the truth® Brand by DOUGLAS EVANS, W., PRICE, SIMANI, BLAHUT, STEVEN

“…The American Legacy Foundation developed the truth ® campaign, an aspirational antismoking brand for adolescents. This study tested whether a multidimensional…”
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The effects of state counterindustry media campaigns on beliefs, attitudes, and smoking status among teens and young adults by Hersey, James C, Niederdeppe, Jeff, Evans, W.Douglas, Nonnemaker, James, Blahut, Steven, Farrelly, Matthew C, Holden, Debbie, Messeri, Peter, Haviland, M.Lyndon

“…This study sought to identify the pathways through which state-funded counterindustry media campaigns influence beliefs and attitudes regarding tobacco…”
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Should living-unrelated renal transplant recipients receive antibody induction? Results of a clinical experience trial by WILAND, Anne M, FINK, Jeffrey C, WEIR, Matthew R, PHILOSOPHE, Benjamin, BLAHUT, Steven, WEIR, M. Ryan, COPENHAVER, Beth, BARTLETT, Stephen T

“…Living-donor kidney transplant recipients generally do not receive antibody induction. Induction avoidance may not be appropriate, particularly for…”
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Late calcineurin inhibitor withdrawal as a strategy to prevent graft loss in patients with suboptimal kidney transplant function by Weir, Matthew R, Blahut, Steven, Drachenburg, Cinthia, Young, Cindi, Papademitriou, John, Klassen, David K, Cangro, Charles B, Bartlett, Stephen T, Fink, Jeffrey C

“…Chronic allograft nephropathy is a major cause of progressive renal failure in renal transplant recipients. Its etiology is multifactorial and may include both…”
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Social imagery, tobacco independence, and the "Truth" campaign by Evans, W Douglas, Price, Simani, Blahut, Steven, Hersey, James, Niederdeppe, Jeffrey, Ray, Sarah

“…Objectives: This study investigated relationships among exposure to the "Truth" campaign, differences in social imagery about not smoking and related measures,…”
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The theory of "truth": how counterindustry campaigns affect smoking behavior among teens by Hershey, James C, Niederdeppe, Jeff, Evans, W Douglas, Nonnemaker, James, Blahut, Steven, Holden, Debra, Messeri, Peter, Haviland, M Lyndon

“…This study used structural equation modeling to test a theory-based model of the pathways by which exposure to the "truth" counterindustry media campaign…”
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