New technologies challenge current dialysis treatment paradigms as devices become
smaller, more portable, and increasingly used outside the dialysis clinic. It is unclear how …

Background Timely referral of patients with CKD has been associated with cost and mortality
benefits, but referrals are often done too late in the course of the disease. Clinical decision …

Abstract Purpose of Review For the more than 636,000 adults with end-stage renal disease
(ESRD) in the USA, kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment compared to dialysis …

Background The burden of chronic conditions is growing in Australia with people in remote
areas experiencing high rates of disease, especially kidney disease. Health care in remote …

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are asked to choose a renal
replacement therapy or conservative management. Education and knowledge transfer play …

Background Primary care providers face challenges in recognizing and controlling
hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Clinical decision support (CDS) …

Background. Clinical practice, policy and research, and the ethical bases upon which they
are founded, should be systematically and transparently informed by both patient and …

The methodological framework of decision analysis is applied to a given physician's
decision making process with respect to a given, identified patient. The paper demonstrates …

Abstract Background African Americans have persistently poor access to living donor kidney
transplants (LDKT). We conducted a small randomized trial to provide preliminary evidence …

The classic paternalist medicine in nephrology has been modified to a shared decision-
making model that clearly offers a benefit in patients with kidney disease. One of the …