selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- A Patient with Hemodialysis Access Problems.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 13:1410-1412. 2018
- Does peritoneal dialysis have a role in urgent-start end-stage kidney disease?. Seminars in Dialysis. 31:325-331. 2018
- Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation to Prevent Arteriovenous Fistula and Graft Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 72:50-61. 2018
- Report of the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis (SONG-HD) Consensus Workshop on Establishing a Core Outcome Measure for Hemodialysis Vascular Access.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 71:690-700. 2018
- International Differences in the Location and Use of Arteriovenous Accesses Created for Hemodialysis: Results From the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 71:469-478. 2018
- Definitions and End Points for Interventional Studies for Arteriovenous Dialysis Access.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 13:501-512. 2018
- Predicting tissue plasminogen activator use and success in in-center hemodialysis patients.. Journal of Vascular Access. 19:146-152. 2018
- Validity of administrative database code algorithms to identify vascular access placement, surgical revisions, and secondary patency.. Journal of Vascular Access. 1129729818762008. 2018
- Vascular Access Practice Patterns in Canada: A National Survey.. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 5:2054358118759675. 2018
- Management of a Patient with Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 12:1873-1877. 2017
- Endovascular Proximal Forearm Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis Access: Results of the Prospective, Multicenter Novel Endovascular Access Trial (NEAT).. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 70:486-497. 2017
- The Association of Daily Activity Levels and Estimated Kidney Function in Men and Women With Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease.. Kidney Int Rep. 2:874-880. 2017
- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient on Hemodialysis.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 12:1176-1180. 2017
- Complications of the Arteriovenous Fistula: A Systematic Review.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 28:1839-1850. 2017
- Establishing patient-specific criteria for selecting the optimal upper extremity vascular access procedure.. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 65:1089-1103.e1. 2017
- Total volume and composition of fluid intake and mortality in older women: a cohort study.. BMJ Open. 7:e011720. 2017
- Hemodialysis Infection Prevention Protocols Ontario-Shower Technique (HIPPO-ST): A Pilot Randomized Trial.. Kidney Int Rep. 2:228-238. 2017
- Incident Dialysis Access in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease: What Needs to Be Improved.. Seminars in Nephrology. 37:151-158. 2017
- Can We Predict the Unpredictable after Vascular Access Creation?. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 11:1729-1731. 2016
- Hospitalization Rates for Patients on Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis Compared with In-Center Hemodialysis.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 11:1606-1614. 2016
- New Insights into Dialysis Vascular Access: What Is the Optimal Vascular Access Type and Timing of Access Creation in CKD and Dialysis Patients?. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 11:1487-1494. 2016
- Hemodialysis patients' satisfaction and perspectives on complications associated with vascular access related interventions: are we listening?. Journal of Vascular Access. 17:313-319. 2016
- American Society of Nephrology Quiz and Questionnaire 2015: ESRD/RRT.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 11:1313-1320. 2016
- Evaluating Approaches for the Diagnosis of Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 11:847-854. 2016
- How Can the Complications of Central Vein Catheters Be Reduced?: From Barrier Protection to Showering: Extraluminal Prophylaxis and Management of Catheter Infections.. Seminars in Dialysis. 29:194-196. 2016
- Rate of Decline of Residual Kidney Function Before and After the Start of Peritoneal Dialysis.. Peritoneal Dialysis International. 36:334-339. 2016
- Urgent peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis catheter dialysis.. Journal of Vascular Access. 17 Suppl 1:S56-S59. 2016
- Geographic and facility variation in initial use of non-tunneled catheters for incident maintenance hemodialysis patients.. BMC Nephrology. 17:20. 2016
- Early specialist care for diabetes: who benefits most? A propensity score-matched cohort study.. Diabetic Medicine. 33:111-118. 2016
- The Canadian experience using the expanded criteria donor classification for allocating deceased donor kidneys for transplantation.. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 3:15. 2016
- Optimizing Central Venous Catheter Primary Prevention Trials in Hemodialysis Patients.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 66:939-941. 2015
- Preoperative vascular access evaluation for haemodialysis patients.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007013. 2015
- The stuck catheter: a hazardous twist to the meaning of permanent catheters.. Journal of Vascular Access. 16:289-293. 2015
- Gout after living kidney donation: a matched cohort study.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 65:925-932. 2015
- Bone mineral density predicts fractures in chronic kidney disease.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 30:913-919. 2015
- Measuring patient satisfaction with vascular access: vascular access questionnaire development and reliability testing.. Journal of Vascular Access. 16:200-205. 2015
- Vascular access creation before hemodialysis initiation and use: a population-based cohort study.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 10:418-427. 2015
- Influence of drugs on arteriovenous vascular access dysfunction.. Journal of Vascular Access. 16 Suppl 9:S61-S65. 2015
- Promises for the future: minimally invasive fistula creation.. Journal of Vascular Access. 16 Suppl 9:S40-S41. 2015
- Vascular access choice in incident hemodialysis patients: a decision analysis.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 26:183-191. 2015
- The three-year incidence of fracture in chronic kidney disease.. Kidney International. 86:810-818. 2014
- Frequent hemodialysis fistula infectious complications.. Nephron Extra. 4:159-167. 2014
- Osteoprotegerin and fractures in men and women with chronic kidney disease.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 32:428-433. 2014
- Risk of serious gastrointestinal bleeding in living kidney donors.. Clinical Transplantation. 28:530-539. 2014
- Strategies for planning the optimal dialysis access for an individual patient.. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension. 23:314-320. 2014
- Patency rates of the arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 63:464-478. 2014
- The association between geographic proximity to a dialysis facility and use of dialysis catheters.. BMC Nephrology. 15:40. 2014
- Elderly patients with CKD--dilemmas in dialysis therapy and vascular access.. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 10:116-122. 2014
- Catheter-related infection and septicemia: impact of seasonality and modifiable practices from the DOPPS.. Seminars in Dialysis. 27:72-77. 2014
- Living kidney donor estimated glomerular filtration rate and recipient graft survival.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 29:188-195. 2014
- Risk factors associated with hemodialysis central venous catheter malfunction; a retrospective analysis of a randomized controlled trial.. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 1:15. 2014
- Using tunneled femoral vein catheters for "urgent start" dialysis patients: a preliminary report.. Journal of Vascular Access. 15 Suppl 7:S101-S108. 2014
- Pros and cons of catheter lock solutions.. Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension. 22:669-674. 2013
- Risk of kidney stones with surgical intervention in living kidney donors.. American Journal of Transplantation. 13:2935-2944. 2013
- Effect of calcium-based versus non-calcium-based phosphate binders on mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.. The Lancet. 382:1268-1277. 2013
- Warfarin use in hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation: decisions based on uncertainty.. BMC Nephrology. 14:174. 2013
- The economics of hemodialysis catheter-related infection prophylaxis.. Seminars in Dialysis. 26:482-493. 2013
- Understanding surgical preference and practice in hemodialysis vascular access creation.. Seminars in Dialysis. 26:520-526. 2013
- Vascular access morbidity and mortality: trends of the last decade.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 8:1213-1219. 2013
- Cumulative patency of contemporary fistulas versus grafts (2000-2010).. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 8:810-818. 2013
- Vascular access surveillance: case study of a false paradigm.. Seminars in Dialysis. 26:281-286. 2013
- Education in vascular access.. Seminars in Dialysis. 26:148-153. 2013
- Bone mineral density by DXA and HR pQCT can discriminate fracture status in men and women with stages 3 to 5 chronic kidney disease.. Osteoporosis International. 23:2805-2813. 2012
- Optimal choice of dialysis access for chronic kidney disease patients: developing a life plan for dialysis access.. Seminars in Nephrology. 32:530-537. 2012
- Optimal hemodialysis vascular access in the elderly patient.. Seminars in Dialysis. 25:640-648. 2012
- Accessing the access.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 7:1548-1550. 2012
- Predicting successful arteriovenous fistula creation.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 60:498. 2012
- Confronting diagnostic dilemmas in ESRD-"the doctor is in the house".. Seminars in Dialysis. 25:369. 2012
- Cost-effectiveness of lanthanum carbonate in the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients: a Canadian payer perspective.. Clinical Therapeutics. 34:1531-1543. 2012
- Fracture risk in living kidney donors: a matched cohort study.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 59:770-776. 2012
- Tests of neuromuscular function are associated with fractures in patients with chronic kidney disease.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 27:2384-2388. 2012
- Effect of fish oil supplementation on graft patency and cardiovascular events among patients with new synthetic arteriovenous hemodialysis grafts: a randomized controlled trial.. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 307:1809-1816. 2012
- A randomized controlled trial comparing mupirocin and polysporin triple ointments in peritoneal dialysis patients: the MP3 Study.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 7:297-303. 2012
- Modifiable risk factors for early mortality on hemodialysis.. International Journal of Nephrology. 2012:435736. 2012
- Vascular access surveillance: an ongoing controversy.. Kidney International. 81:132-142. 2012
- Standardized definitions for hemodialysis vascular access.. Seminars in Dialysis. 24:515-524. 2011
- Dialysis Catheters and Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator REPLY. New England Journal of Medicine. 364:1779-1780. 2011
- A validation study of the Canadian Organ Replacement Register.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 6:813-818. 2011
- Seeing eye to eye: the key to reducing catheter use.. Journal of Vascular Access. 12:120-126. 2011
- Long-term follow-up of the Hemodialysis Infection Prevention with Polysporin Ointment (HIPPO) Study: a quality improvement report.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 57:432-441. 2011
- Medicare reimbursement policies and hemodialysis vascular access outcomes: a need for change.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 22:426-430. 2011
- Prevention and management of catheter-related infection in hemodialysis patients.. Kidney International. 79:587-598. 2011
- Prevention of dialysis catheter malfunction with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.. New England Journal of Medicine. 364:303-312. 2011
- Dialysis fistula or graft: the role for randomized clinical trials.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 5:2348-2354. 2010
- Maintenance treatment of renal anaemia in haemodialysis patients with methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta versus darbepoetin alfa administered monthly: a randomized comparative trial.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 25:4009-4017. 2010
- Traditional and non-traditional strategies to optimize catheter function: go with more flow.. Kidney International. 78:1218-1231. 2010
- Dialysis modality choices among chronic kidney disease patients: identifying the gaps to support patients on home-based therapies.. International Urology and Nephrology. 42:759-764. 2010
- Fracture Risk Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease, Prospective Testing Under Real World Environments (FRACTURE): a prospective study.. BMC Nephrology. 11:17. 2010
- Who should be referred for a fistula? A survey of nephrologists.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 25:2644-2651. 2010
- Antibiotic lock: in vitro stability of gentamicin and sodium citrate stored in dialysis catheters at 37 degrees C.. Hemodialysis International. 14:322-326. 2010
- Patterns of cardioprotective medication prescription in incident hemodialysis patients.. International Urology and Nephrology. 41:1021-1027. 2009
- The effects of calcium-based versus non-calcium-based phosphate binders on mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 24:3168-3174. 2009
- Antiplatelet therapy and vascular-access patency.. New England Journal of Medicine. 360:2240-2242. 2009
- The honeypot: Sticky or sweet?. Peritoneal Dialysis International. 29:267-269. 2009
- Increased hemodialysis catheter use in Canada and associated mortality risk: data from the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry 2001-2004.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 3:1726-1732. 2008
- More than reducing early fistula thrombosis is required: lessons from the Dialysis Access Consortium clopidogrel fistula study.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 52:834-838. 2008
- Central venous catheters: optimizing the suboptimal.. Nephrology news & issues. 22:38-46. 2008
- Effects of parenteral iron on inflammation and the myocardium in hemodialysis patients.. Hemodialysis International. 12:362-368. 2008
- The Vascular Access Questionnaire: assessing patient-reported views of vascular access.. Journal of Vascular Access. 9:122-128. 2008
- A randomized controlled trial comparing mupirocin versus Polysporin Triple for the prevention of catheter-related infections in peritoneal dialysis patients (the MP3 study).. Peritoneal Dialysis International. 28:67-72. 2008
- C.E.R.A. maintains stable control of hemoglobin in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis when administered once every two weeks.. American Journal of Nephrology. 28:280-289. 2008
- Catheter patency and function after catheter sheath disruption: a pilot study.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2:1201-1206. 2007
- Challenges for randomized controlled trials in nephrology: illustrations in vascular access science and care.. Journal of Nephrology. 20:632-645. 2007
- Fistula first initiative: advantages and pitfalls.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2:1043-1053. 2007
- Ultrahigh-pressure versus high-pressure angioplasty for treatment of venous anastomotic stenosis in hemodialysis grafts: is there a difference in patency?. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 18:709-714. 2007
- Patency of endovascular treatment for central venous stenosis: is there a difference between dialysis fistulas and grafts?. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 18:353-359. 2007
- Trisodium citrate 4%--an alternative to heparin capping of haemodialysis catheters.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 22:477-483. 2007
- Design of the fish oil inhibition of stenosis in hemodialysis grafts (FISH) study.. Clinical Trials. 4:357-367. 2007
- Risk equation determining unsuccessful cannulation events and failure to maturation in arteriovenous fistulas (REDUCE FTM I).. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 17:3204-3212. 2006
- Central venous catheter outcomes in nocturnal hemodialysis.. Kidney International. 70:1348-1354. 2006
- A patient-focused approach to thrombolytic use in the management of catheter malfunction.. Seminars in Dialysis. 19:381-390. 2006
- Relationship between blood flow in central venous catheters and hemodialysis adequacy.. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 1:965-971. 2006
- Avoiding trouble down the line: the management and prevention of hemodialysis catheter-related infections.. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy. 13:225-244. 2006
- Arteriovenous fistula outcomes in the era of the elderly dialysis population.. Kidney International. 67:2462-2469. 2005
- Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease.. Nephron Nephron - Clinical Practice Nephron - Experimental Nephrology Nephron - Physiology Experimental Nephrology. 101:c47-c52. 2005
- The growing volume of diabetes-related dialysis: a population based study.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 19:3098-3103. 2004
- Impact of renal insufficiency on short- and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery.. American Heart Journal. 148:430-438. 2004
- Dysfunctional autogenous hemodialysis fistulas: outcomes after angioplasty--are there clinical predictors of patency?. Radiology. 232:508-515. 2004
- Late creation of vascular access for hemodialysis and increased risk of sepsis.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 15:1936-1942. 2004
- Reducing vascular access morbidity: a comparative trial of two vascular access monitoring strategies.. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 18:1174-1180. 2003
- Overcoming barriers to arteriovenous fistula creation and use.. Seminars in Dialysis. 16:189-196. 2003
- Hemodialysis infection prevention with polysporin ointment.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 14:169-179. 2003
- Continued transplant immunosuppression may prolong survival after return to peritoneal dialysis: results of a decision analysis.. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 40:178-183. 2002
- Epidemiology and demographic aspects of treated end-stage renal disease in the elderly.. Seminars in Dialysis. 15:79-83. 2002
- The accuracy and interobserver agreement in detecting the 'gallop sounds' by cardiac auscultation.. Chest. 114:1283-1288. 1998
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conference paper
- COMPARISON OF POST-CREATION PROCEDURES AND RELATED COSTS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SURGICAL VERSUS A NEW ENDOVASCULAR APPROACH TO CREATING AN ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA: A USRDS COMPARISON. Value in Health. A489-A489. 2017
- Bone Mineral Density Predicts Fractures in Predialysis Chronic Kidney Disease.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. S209-S209. 2014
- FISTULA PROCEDURE RATES (FPR) AND PRESCRIBED DIALYSIS BLOOD FLOWRATE (BFR): FINDINGS FROM THE DIALYSIS OUTCOMES AND PRACTICE PATTERNS STUDY (DOPPS). Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 226-226. 2013
- Fracture Risk in Living Kidney Donors. American Journal of Transplantation. 504-504. 2012
- ACCURACY OF BLOOD CULTURE RESULTS FROM THE HEMODIALYSIS CIRCULATION AS COMPARED TO THE GOLD STANDARD FOR DIAGNOSING CATHETER-RELATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. A67-A67. 2012
- CHALLENGES IN OBTAINING PERIPHERAL BLOOD CULTURES ON HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS DURING HEMODIALYSIS. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. A67-A67. 2012
- DAILY ACTIVITY ENERGY EXPENDITURE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ESTIMATED ENERGY REQUIREMENTS IN MEN AND WOMEN WITH STAGE 3-5 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. A89-A89. 2012
- PILOT STUDY FOR THE VALIDATION OF THE MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE FORMULA IN A CANADIAN ASIAN POPULATION. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. A27-A27. 2012
- FROM THE DIALYSIS OUTCOMES AND PRACTICE PATTERNS STUDY (DOPPS): THE IMPACT OF SEASONS ON CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER RELATED SEPTICEMIA. International Journal of Artificial Organs Life Support Systems. 643-643. 2011
- THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF LANTHANUM CARBONATE IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS FROM A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE. Value in Health. A77-A77. 2011
- FIVE-YEAR FOLLOW UP TO THE HEMODIALYSIS INFECTION PREVENTION WITH POLYSPORIN OINTMENT (HIPPO) STUDY. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. A43-A43. 2010
- Reasons for hemodialysis catheter use & its complications: Patient and coordinator perspectives. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. A85-A85. 2007
- The growing volume of diabetes-related dialysis: a population based study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 3098-3103. 2004
- The growing volume of diabetes-related dialysis in Ontario, Canada.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 504A-504A. 2003
- The long-term efficacy of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rTPA) in the treatment of clotted hemodialysis catheter. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 242A-242A. 2003
- Timing of hemodialysis access creation and risk of sepsis.. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 236A-236A. 2003