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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedClark-Cutaia MN, Jarrin OF, Thomas-Hawkins C
The perfect storm: stakeholder perspectives on factors contributing to hospital admissions for patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.
This study examined reasons why end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis experience frequent complications and hospitalizations. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 21 patients living with ESRD, 10 caregivers, and three focus groups with health care professionals. There were four main themes that came out of the discussions: graft site/catheter/access issues, low resistance, breathing problems, and “The perfect storm”. The goal of these interviews were to promote more research to improve transitional care and care delivery for hemodialysis patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS022406.
Citation: Clark-Cutaia MN, Jarrin OF, Thomas-Hawkins C .
The perfect storm: stakeholder perspectives on factors contributing to hospital admissions for patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.
Nephrol Nurs J 2020 Jan-Feb;47(1):11-20..
Keywords: Kidney Disease and Health, Dialysis, Adverse Events, Hospitalization, Patient Safety
Yuo TH, Wallace JR, Fish L
Editor's choice - comparison of outcomes after open surgical and endovascular lower extremity revascularisation among end stage renal disease patients on dialysis.
This study compared outcomes of different revascularization surgeries among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). There is a high risk of complications for this surgery. Outcomes of endovascular revascularization (ER) and open surgical revascularisation (OSR) were compared. Outcomes measured included mortality and major amputation. There is a lower mortality risk for ER versus OSR. OSR has better 30-day limb salvage although there are similar long-term outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS019486.
Citation: Yuo TH, Wallace JR, Fish L .
Editor's choice - comparison of outcomes after open surgical and endovascular lower extremity revascularisation among end stage renal disease patients on dialysis.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2019 Feb;57(2):248-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.09.008..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Cardiovascular Conditions, Comparative Effectiveness, Dialysis, Evidence-Based Practice, Kidney Disease and Health, Mortality, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Risk, Surgery
Plantinga LC, King LM, Masud T
Burden and correlates of readmissions related to pulmonary edema in US hemodialysis patients: a cohort study.
Pulmonary edema is prevalent and may be a common cause of hospital readmissions in hemodialysis patients. In this retrospective cohort study, the investigators aimed to estimate the national burden of, and identify correlates of, readmissions related to pulmonary edema among hemodialysis patients. The investigators concluded that readmissions related to pulmonary edema were common in hemodialysis patients. They suggest that interventions aimed at preventing such readmissions could have a substantial impact on readmissions overall, particularly targeted at incident hemodialysis patients with a prior history of heart failure and patients initially admitted for pulmonary edema.
AHRQ-funded; HS025018.
Citation: Plantinga LC, King LM, Masud T .
Burden and correlates of readmissions related to pulmonary edema in US hemodialysis patients: a cohort study.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018 Jul;33(7):1215-23. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfx335..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Dialysis, Heart Disease and Health, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitalization, Kidney Disease and Health
Brown JR, Rezaee ME, Nichols EL
Incidence and in-hospital mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) and dialysis-requiring AKI (AKI-D) after cardiac catheterization in the National Inpatient Sample.
This study examined cardiac catheterization or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) hospital discharges from the nationally representative National Inpatient Sample to determine annual population incidence rates for AKI and AKI-D in the United States from 2001 to 2011. It found that the incidence of AKI among cardiac catheterization and PCI patients has increased sharply in the United States; however, mortality has significantly declined.
AHRQ-funded; HS018443.
Citation: Brown JR, Rezaee ME, Nichols EL .
Incidence and in-hospital mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) and dialysis-requiring AKI (AKI-D) after cardiac catheterization in the National Inpatient Sample.
J Am Heart Assoc 2016 Mar 15;5(3):e002739. doi: 10.1161/jaha.115.002739.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Adverse Events, Mortality, Patient Safety, Surgery, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Kidney Disease and Health, Dialysis, Hospitals