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Patency Rates of the Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Al-Jaishi, Ahmed A., MSc, Oliver, Matthew J., MD, Thomas, Sonia M., MSc(c), Lok, Charmaine E., MD, MSc, Zhang, Joyce C., MD(c), Garg, Amit X., MD, PhD, Kosa, Sarah D., MSc(c), Quinn, Robert R., MD, Moist, Louise M., MD, MSc

“…Background Advantages of the arteriovenous fistula (AVF), including long patency and few complications, were ascertained more than 2 decades ago and may not…”
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Comparison of Patient Survival Between Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Among Patients Eligible for Both Modalities by Wong, Ben, Ravani, Pietro, Oliver, Matthew J., Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna, Venturato, Lorraine, Garg, Amit X., Quinn, Robert R.

“…Although peritoneal dialysis (PD) costs less to the health care system compared to in-center hemodialysis (HD), it is an underused therapy. Neither modality…”
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Estimating Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio from Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio: Development of Equations using Same-Day Measurements by Weaver, Robert G, James, Matthew T, Ravani, Pietro, Weaver, Colin G W, Lamb, Edmund J, Tonelli, Marcello, Manns, Braden J, Quinn, Robert R, Jun, Min, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R

“…Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) and protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR) are used to measure urine protein. Recent guidelines endorse ACR use, and…”
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Nephrologist follow-up improves all-cause mortality of severe acute kidney injury survivors by Harel, Ziv, Wald, Ron, Bargman, Joanne M, Mamdani, Muhammad, Etchells, Edward, Garg, Amit X, Ray, Joel G, Luo, Jin, Li, Ping, Quinn, Robert R, Forster, Alan, Perl, Jeff, Bell, Chaim M

“…Survivors of severe acute kidney injury remain at high risk of death well after apparent recovery from the initial insult. Here we determine whether early…”
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Patient Education and Peritoneal Dialysis Modality Selection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Devoe, Daniel J., MSc, Wong, Ben, MD, MSc, James, Matthew T., MD, PhD, Ravani, Pietro, MD, PhD, Oliver, Matthew J., MD, MHS, Barnieh, Lianne, PhD, Roberts, Derek J., MD, PhD, Pauly, Robert, MD, MSc, Manns, Braden J., MD, MSc, Kappel, Joanne, MD, Quinn, Robert R., MD, PhD

“…Background Educational interventions are increasingly used to promote peritoneal dialysis (PD), the most common form of home therapy for end-stage renal…”
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Canadian Society of Nephrology 2014 clinical practice guideline for timing the initiation of chronic dialysis by Nesrallah, Gihad E, Mustafa, Reem A, Clark, William F, Bass, Adam, Barnieh, Lianne, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Klarenbach, Scott, Quinn, Robert R, Hiremath, Swapnil, Ravani, Pietro, Sood, Manish M, Moist, Louise M

“…Prior guidelines were based on observational studies that were prone to confounding by indica- tion (i.e., patients who had earlier initiation of dial- ysis…”
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A Qualitative Content Analysis of Comments on Press Articles on Deemed Consent for Organ Donation in Canada by Fox, Danielle E, Donald, Maoliosa, Chong, Christy, Quinn, Robert R, Ronksley, Paul E, Elliott, Meghan J, Lam, Ngan N

“…In 2019, two Canadian provinces became the first jurisdictions in North America to pass deemed consent legislation to increase deceased organ donation and…”
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Selection Bias Explains Apparent Differential Mortality between Dialysis Modalities by QUINN, Robert R, HUX, Janet E, OLIVER, Matthew J, AUSTIN, Peter C, TONELLI, Marcello, LAUPADS, Andreas

“…The relative risk of death for patients treated with peritoneal dialysis compared with those treated with hemodialysis appears to change with duration of…”
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Peritoneal Dialysis and the Process of Modality Selection by Blake, Peter G, Quinn, Robert R, Oliver, Matthew J

“…The process of modality selection and how it works is a critical determinant of peritoneal dialysis (PD) utilization. This very complex process has not been…”
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Risk of Chronic Dialysis and Death Following Acute Kidney Injury by Wald, Ron, MDCM, Quinn, Robert R., MD, Adhikari, Neill K., MDCM, Burns, Karen E., MD, Friedrich, Jan O., MD, Garg, Amit X., MD, Harel, Ziv, MD, Hladunewich, Michelle A., MD, Luo, Jin, MD, Mamdani, Muhammad, PharmD, Perl, Jeffrey, MD, Ray, Joel G., MD

“…Abstract Background Acute kidney injury frequently arises within an acute care hospitalization. Outcomes among acute kidney injury survivors following hospital…”
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Preemptive Correction of Arteriovenous Access Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Ravani, Pietro, MD, PhD, Quinn, Robert R., MD, PhD, Oliver, Matthew J., MD, Karsanji, Divya J., MSc, James, Matthew T., MD, PhD, MacRae, Jennifer M., MD, MSc, Palmer, Suetonia C., MD, PhD, Strippoli, Giovanni F.M., MD, PhD

“…Background Preemptive correction of a stenosis in an arteriovenous (AV) access (fistula or graft) that is adequately providing hemodialysis (functional AV…”
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Warfarin Initiation, Atrial Fibrillation, and Kidney Function: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Warfarin in Older Adults With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation by Jun, Min, MScMed(ClinEpi), PhD, James, Matthew T., MD, PhD, Ma, Zhihai, MSc, Zhang, Jianguo, MSc, Tonelli, Marcello, MD, SM, McAlister, Finlay A., MD, MSc, Manns, Braden J., MD, MSc, Ravani, Pietro, MD, PhD, Quinn, Robert R., MD, PhD, Wiebe, Natasha, MMath, PStat, Perkovic, Vlado, MBBS, PhD, Wilton, Stephen B., MD, MSc, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C., MD, ScD, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., MD, PhD

“…Background The effectiveness and safety of warfarin use among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and reduced kidney function are uncertain. Study Design…”
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Selecting Peritoneal Dialysis in the Older Dialysis Population by Oliver, Matthew J, Quinn, Robert R

“…Selecting peritoneal dialysis (PD) in older individuals is a complex, multi-step process. At each step, older individuals may not have the opportunity to…”
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Progression of Kidney Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients With a Failing Graft: A Matched Cohort Study by Lam, Ngan N., Quinn, Robert R., Clarke, Alix, Al-Wahsh, Huda, Knoll, Greg A., Tibbles, Lee Anne, Kamar, Fareed, Jeong, Rachel, Kiberd, James, Ravani, Pietro

“…Background: Few studies have assessed outcomes in transplant recipients with failing grafts as most studies have focused on outcomes after graft loss…”
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Nephrology consultation and mortality in people with stage 4 chronic kidney disease: a population-based study by Liu, Ping, PhD, Quinn, Robert R., MD PhD, Tam-Tham, Helen, PhD, Weaver, Robert, MSc, Ronksley, Paul E., PhD, Quan, Hude, PhD, Manns, Braden, MD PhD, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., MD PhD, Tonelli, Marcello, MD SM, Ravani, Pietro, MD PhD, Karim, Mohammad Ehsanul, PhD, Bello, Aminu, MD PhD, Strippoli, Giovanni F.M., MD PhD

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend nephrology referral for people with advanced non–dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease, based mostly on survival…”
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Patient and Physician Predictors of Peritoneal Dialysis Technique Failure: A Population Based, Retrospective Cohort Study by CHIDAMBARAM, Mala, BARGMAN, Joanne M, QUINN, Robert R, AUSTIN, Peter C, HUX, Janet E, LAUPACIS, Andreas

“…The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been declining over the past decade in Canada, and high technique failure rates have been implicated. Studies have…”
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Patient and provider experience and perspectives of a risk-based approach to multidisciplinary chronic kidney disease care: a mixed methods study by Smekal, Michelle D, Tam-Tham, Helen, Finlay, Juli, Donald, Maoliosa, Thomas, Chandra, Weaver, Robert G, Quinn, Robert R, Tam, Kin, Manns, Braden J, Tonelli, Marcello, Bello, Aminu, Tangri, Navdeep, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R

“…The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) predicts risk of progression to kidney failure and is used to guide clinical decisions for patients with chronic kidney…”
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Location, Location, Location: Usual Source of Care, Kidney Disease Outcomes, and the Social Determinants of Health by Quinn, Robert R., Ravani, Pietro, Lam, Ngan N.

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Global variations in funding and use of hemodialysis accesses: an international report using the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas by Ghimire, Anukul, Shah, Samveg, Chauhan, Utkarsh, Ibrahim, Kwaifa Salihu, Jindal, Kailash, Kazancioglu, Rumeyza, Luyckx, Valerie A, MacRae, Jennifer M, Olanrewaju, Timothy O, Quinn, Robert R, Ravani, Pietro, Shah, Nikhil, Thompson, Stephanie, Tungsanga, Somkanya, Vachharanjani, Tushar, Arruebo, Silvia, Caskey, Fergus J, Damster, Sandrine, Donner, Jo-Ann, Jha, Vivekanand, Levin, Adeera, Malik, Charu, Nangaku, Masaomi, Saad, Syed, Tonelli, Marcello, Ye, Feng, Okpechi, Ikechi G, Bello, Aminu K, Johnson, David W

“…There is a lack of contemporary data describing global variations in vascular access for hemodialysis (HD). We used the third iteration of the International…”
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Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Population-Based Study by Kiberd, James, Quinn, Robert R, Ravani, Pietro, Lentine, Krista L, Clarke, Alix, Jeong, Rachel, Faruque, Labib, Lam, Ngan N

“…Kidney transplant recipients are commonly prescribed proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), but due to concern for polypharmacy, chronic use should be limited. The…”
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