Transition of care from pre-dialysis prelude to renal replacement therapy: the blueprints of emerging research in advanced chronic kidney disease

K Kalantar-Zadeh, CP Kovesdy, E Streja… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In patients with advanced (estimated glomerular filtration rate< 25 mL/min/1.73 m2) non-
dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) the optimal transition of care to renal …

Medical nutrition therapy using plant-focused low-protein meal plans for management of chronic kidney disease in diabetes

K Kalantar-Zadeh, CM Rhee, S Joshi… - Current opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
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Nephrology and Hypertension Medical nutrition therapy using plant-focused low-protein …

Constipation and incident CKD

K Sumida, MZ Molnar, PK Potukuchi… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Constipation is one of the most prevalent conditions in primary care settings and increases
the risk of cardiovascular disease, potentially through processes mediated by altered gut …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning to identify dialysis patients at high death risk

O Akbilgic, Y Obi, PK Potukuchi, I Karabayir… - Kidney international …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Given the high mortality rate within the first year of dialysis initiation, an accurate
estimation of postdialysis mortality could help patients and clinicians in decision making …

Association between vascular access creation and deceleration of estimated glomerular filtration rate decline in late-stage chronic kidney disease patients …

K Sumida, MZ Molnar, PK Potukuchi… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Sucroferric oxyhydroxide is a non-calcium, iron-based phosphate binder
indicated for the treatment of hyperphosphataemia in adult dialysis patients. This post hoc …

Prognostic significance of pre-end-stage renal disease serum alkaline phosphatase for post-end-stage renal disease mortality in late-stage chronic kidney disease …

K Sumida, MZ Molnar, PK Potukuchi… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Higher serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels have been associated with
excess mortality in patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) …

Laxative use in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease transitioning to dialysis

K Sumida, AA Dashputre, PK Potukuchi… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Constipation is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD),
particularly among those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), partly due to their dietary …

Laxative use and risk of dyskalemia in patients with advanced CKD transitioning to dialysis

K Sumida, AA Dashputre, PK Potukuchi… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Patients with advanced CKD experience increased intestinal potassium
excretion. This compensatory mechanism may be enhanced by laxative use; however, little …

Pre-ESRD depression and post-ESRD mortality in patients with advanced CKD transitioning to dialysis

MZ Molnar, E Streja, K Sumida, M Soohoo… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Results Patients were 72±11 years old (mean±SD) and included 95% men, 66% patients
with diabetes, and 23% blacks. The crude mortality rate was similar in patients with …

Disease trajectories before ESRD: implications for clinical management

K Sumida, CP Kovesdy - Seminars in Nephrology, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the biggest challenges nephrologists face is to predict complex clinical pathways of
kidney disease progression that do not follow a steady linear decline. This unpredictability …