Optimal vascular access planning begins when the patient is in the predialysis stages of
CKD. The choice of optimal vascular access for an individual patient and determining timing …

Hispanics are the largest racial/ethnic minority group in the United States, and they
experience a substantial burden of kidney disease. Although the prevalence of chronic …

Before the 2014 implementation of a new kidney allocation system by the United Network for
Organ Sharing, white patients were more likely than black or Hispanic patients to receive a …

Importance Superior outcomes have been established with the use of an arteriovenous
fistula (AVF) at first hemodialysis. However, considering the influence of comorbidities …

Results The median duration of follow-up was 22.3 months. Compared with non-Hispanic
whites, a lower mortality risk was seen in Hispanics in all age groups. Consequently, when …

Background: Arteriovenous (AV) access confers survival benefits over central venous
catheters (CVC) in hemodialysis patients. Although chronic kidney disease …

Medicare's End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program is a mandatory pay-for-
performance program for US dialysis facilities, in which facilities are penalized up to 2 …

Members of racial and ethnic minority groups make up nearly 50% of US patients with end-
stage kidney disease and face a disproportionate burden of socioeconomic challenges (ie …

INTRODUCTION—All patients with kidney disease (whether acute or chronic) should
undergo an assessment of kidney function by estimating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) …

Racial, ethnic, and sex-based healthcare disparities have been documented for the past
several decades. Nonetheless, disparities remain firmly entrenched in our care delivery …