BACKGROUND: Despite common use of warfarin, the bleeding risk associated with this
treatment in hemodialysis (HD) patients is unknown. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. …

Importance Using the same level of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) to define chronic
kidney disease (CKD) regardless of patient age may classify many elderly people with a …

Methods For the current review, we updated a previously published systematic review on
this topic, 14 using a similar search strategy and similar criteria for selecting studies for …

Background: The importance of engaging key stakeholders, and patients in particular, in
determining research priorities has been recognized. We sought to identify the top 10 research …

Objective To study age specific associations of modest reductions in estimated glomerular
filtration rate (eGFR) with adverse outcomes. Design Retrospective, population based cohort …

Background Several indirect comparison methods, including network meta-analyses (NMAs),
using individual patient data (IPD) have been developed to synthesize evidence from a …

Background Kidney failure requiring dialysis is associated with poor health outcomes and
health-related quality of life (HRQL). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) capture …

Background Supporting patients to self-manage their chronic kidney disease (CKD) has
been identified as a research priority by patients with CKD and those who care for them. Self-…

Rationale & Objective Collaborative approaches to vascular access selection are being
increasingly encouraged to elicit patients’ preferences and priorities where no unequivocally …

Objectives Persons with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unique support
needs associated with managing a chronic yet often silent condition, complex treatment-related …