Over the past decade a trend of increasing estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at the
initiation of dialysis for treatment of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has been noted in the …

Dialysis initiation rates among older adults, aged 75 years or greater, are increasing at a
faster rate than for younger age groups. Older adults with advanced CKD (eGFR < 30 ml/min/…

Management of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) emphasizes a current level of
function as calculated from the modification of diet in renal disease glomerulofiltration rate …

Globally, the number of patients undergoing maintenance dialysis is increasing, yet throughout
the world there is significant variability in the practice of initiating dialysis. Factors such as …

ABSTRACT. Current treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney failure
with calcium and active vitamin D is potentially limited by hypercalcemia and …

… Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Rosansky, Eggers,
Glassock, and Clark. Statistical analysis: Rosansky, Eggers, Jackson, and Clark. Obtained funding…

Background. Patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism often require therapy that provides
long-term control of parathyroid hormone concentrations without increasing calcium and …

Background Recent studies have reported a trend toward earlier initiation of dialysis (ie, at
higher levels of glomerular filtration rate) and an association between early initiation and …

• We compared the changes in serum creatinine levels over time after a mean follow-up of
9.8 years in essential hypertensive (EH, n=56) and control (n=59) male veteran subjects. All …

… Recently, Rosansky and McIntyre questioned the idea of considering frequent hemodialysis
as a means to counter the problems related to early dialysis initiation 7, 34. As preservation …