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Volume 2, issue 1, December 2015
54 articles in this issue
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Perceptions of prognostic risks in chronic kidney disease: a national survey
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Helen H. L. Chiu
- Navdeep Tangri
- Adeera Levin
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2015
- Article: 53
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Retrospective analysis of the predictive factors of renal function loss after uninephrectomy in patients with chronic kidney disease G3 to G5
Authors
- Dominique Dupuis
- Georges Ouellet
- Louise Roy
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2015
- Article: 52
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Setting up an academic research laboratory in Canada in 2015
Authors
- Emmanuelle Cordat
- Content type: Perspective
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 51
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A basic scientist’s reflections on research funding
Authors
- Katalin Szaszi
- Content type: Perspective
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 50
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Changing and challenging times for Canadian kidney health and disease research
Authors
- C. R. J. Kennedy
- Content type: Perspective
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 49
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A little (up)SET THEORY: a philosophical and psychological pondering of a scientist on the state of our art
Authors
- András Kapus
- Content type: Perspective
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 48
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Life as a new investigator
Authors
- Darren Bridgewater
- Content type: Perspective
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 47
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Establishing a Canadian national clinical trials network for kidney disease: proceedings of a planning workshop
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Claudio Rigatto
- Michael Walsh
- Rita S. Suri
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2015
- Article: 46
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Benefits of a transfer clinic in adolescent and young adult kidney transplant patients
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rory F. McQuillan
- Alene Toulany
- Jeffrey R. Schiff
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2015
- Article: 45
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Repeated treatment with bone marrow cell secretory products maintains long-term renoprotection in experimental chronic kidney disease: a placebo-controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Darren A. Yuen
- David M. Kepecs
- Richard E. Gilbert
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2015
- Article: 44
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CanVasc recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides – Executive summary
Authors (first, second and last of 28)
- Lucy McGeoch
- Marinka Twilt
- for the Canadian Vasculitis research network (CanVasc)
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 09 November 2015
- Article: 43
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Translational research in kidney transplantation and the role of patient engagement
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Janine F. Farragher
- Meghan J. Elliott
- Anne Tsampalieros
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 42
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Renocardiac syndromes: physiopathology and treatment stratagems
Authors
- J. G. Kingma Jr.
- D. Simard
- J. R. Rouleau
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2015
- Article: 41
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among the high risk population in South-Western Ghana; a cross sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Richard KD Ephraim
- Sylvester Biekpe
- Enoch O. Antoh
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2015
- Article: 40
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Erratum: Oral salt and water versus intravenous saline for the prevention of acute kidney injury following contrast-enhanced computed tomography: study protocol for a pilot randomized trial
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Swapnil Hiremath
- Greg A. Knoll
- Ayub Akbari
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 03 September 2015
- Article: 39
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Time to revisit the problem of CIN? The low incidence of acute kidney injury with and without contrast in hospitalized patients: an observational cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Juliya Hemmett
- Lee Er
- Adeera Levin
- Content type: Original Research Article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2015
- Article: 38
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A virtual ward for home hemodialysis patients – a pilot trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Michael J. Raphael
- Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette
- Christopher T. Chan
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2015
- Article: 37
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Ambulatory care after acute kidney injury: an opportunity to improve patient outcomes
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Samuel A. Silver
- Stuart L. Goldstein
- Ron Wald
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2015
- Article: 36
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Assessing the extent to which current clinical research is consistent with patient priorities: a scoping review using a case study in patients on or nearing dialysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Min Jun
- Braden Manns
- Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 October 2015
- Article: 35
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Comorbidity burden at dialysis initiation and mortality: A cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Alwyn T Gomez
- Bryce A Kiberd
- Karthik K Tennankore
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 September 2015
- Article: 34
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Association between serum alkaline phosphatase and primary resistance to erythropoiesis stimulating agents in chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of the HERO trial
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Sunil V. Badve
- Lei Zhang
- on behalf of the HERO Study Collaborative Group
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 August 2015
- Article: 33
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Frailty and physical function in chronic kidney disease: the CanFIT study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Simon R. Walker
- Ranveer Brar
- Navdeep Tangri
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 05 September 2015
- Article: 32
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Recurrence of crystalline nephropathy after kidney transplantation in APRT deficiency and primary hyperoxaluria
Authors
- Guillaume Bollée
- Pierre Cochat
- Michel Daudon
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 15 September 2015
- Article: 31
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Acute kidney injury: preclinical innovations, challenges, and opportunities for translation
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Samuel A. Silver
- Héloise Cardinal
- Jeffrey G. Dickhout
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 September 2015
- Article: 30
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Coronary artery calcification, cardiovascular events, and death: a prospective cohort study of incident patients on hemodialysis
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Trevor J. Wilkieson
- M. Omair Rahman
- Catherine M. Clase
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 August 2015
- Article: 29
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Developing renal allograft surveillance strategies – urinary biomarkers of cellular rejection
Authors
- Patricia Hirt-Minkowski
- Sacha A De Serres
- Julie Ho
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 18 August 2015
- Article: 28
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Chronic kidney disease in congenital heart disease patients: a narrative review of evidence
Authors
- Catherine Morgan
- Mohammed Al-Aklabi
- Gonzalo Garcia Guerra
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 11 August 2015
- Article: 27
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The impact and treatment of obesity in kidney transplant candidates and recipients
Authors
- Gabriel Chan
- Pierre Garneau
- Roy Hajjar
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 August 2015
- Article: 26
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Early outgrowth pro-angiogenic cell number and function do not correlate with left ventricular structure and function in conventional hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- James R. Lineen
- Michael Kuliszewski
- Darren A. Yuen
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2015
- Article: 25
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Increases in intravenous magnesium use among hospitalized patients: an institution cross-sectional experience
Authors
- Bryce A. Kiberd
- Karthik K. Tennankore
- Christopher J. A. Daley
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 June 2015
- Article: 24
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Patients with chronic kidney disease and their intent to use electronic personal health records
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Tyrone G. Harrison
- James Wick
- Brenda R. Hemmelgarn
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2015
- Article: 23
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Patient and stone characteristics associated with surgical intervention in pediatrics
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Esther Jun
- Peter Metcalfe
- R. Todd Alexander
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 June 2015
- Article: 22
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PTHrP-related Hypercalcaemia in Infancy and Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nardeen Kodous
- Guido Filler
- Tamara Angela Van Hooren
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 May 2015
- Article: 21
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Validation of kidney transplantation using administrative data
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ngan N Lam
- Eric McArthur
- Gregory A Knoll
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 May 2015
- Article: 20
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Role of vascular function in predicting arteriovenous fistula outcomes: an observational pilot study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jennifer M MacRae
- Sofia Ahmed
- Todd Anderson
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 May 2015
- Article: 19
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CKD in disadvantaged populations
Authors
- Guillermo Garcia-Garcia
- Vivekanand Jha
- on behalf of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 29 April 2015
- Article: 18
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Inhibiting the progression of arterial calcification with vitamin K in HemoDialysis patients (iPACK-HD) trial: rationale and study design for a randomized trial of vitamin K in patients with end stage kidney disease
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Rachel M Holden
- Sarah L Booth
- Daren K Heyland
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 01 May 2015
- Article: 17
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An education initiative modifies opinions of hemodialysis nurses towards home dialysis
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Matthew Phillips
- Colleen Wile
- Karthik K Tennankore
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 April 2015
- Article: 16
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Strategies to increase living kidney donation: a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Héloïse Cardinal
- Céline Durand
- Marie-Chantal Fortin
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 April 2015
- Article: 15
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Acute kidney injury: an acceptable risk of treatment with renin-angiotensin system blockade in primary care?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Michael Bedford
- Christopher KT Farmer
- Paul E Stevens
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 April 2015
- Article: 14
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Benefits and harms of citrate locking solutions for hemodialysis catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alexa Grudzinski
- Arnav Agarwal
- Gihad Nesrallah
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 02 April 2015
- Article: 13
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Oral salt and water versus intravenous saline for the prevention of acute kidney injury following contrast-enhanced computed tomography: study protocol for a pilot randomized trial
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Hiremath Swapnil
- Greg A Knoll
- Ayub Akbari
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 April 2015
- Article: 12
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A modified Delphi process to identify process of care indicators for the identification, prevention and management of acute kidney injury after major surgery
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Matthew T James
- Neesh Pannu
- Elijah Dixon
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 April 2015
- Article: 11
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Should nephrologists take a larger role in interventional nephrology, and should central line insertion remain a requirement of nephrology residency training? A debate
Authors
- David C Mendelssohn
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 02 April 2015
- Article: 10
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Mass screening for chronic kidney disease in rural and remote Canadian first nations people: methodology and demographic characteristics
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Barry Lavallee
- Caroline Chartrand
- Paul Komenda
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2015
- Article: 9
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Percutaneous native renal biopsy adequacy: a successful interdepartmental quality improvement activity
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Laurette Geldenhuys
- Peter Nicholson
- Michael West
- Content type: Original research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 March 2015
- Article: 8
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Should temporary hemodialysis catheter insertion remain a requirement of nephrology residency training?
Authors
- Arsh K Jain
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 05 March 2015
- Article: 7
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A population-based study of prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in León, Nicaragua
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Jill F Lebov
- Eliette Valladares
- Susan L Hogan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 February 2015
- Article: 6
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Development of a hemodialysis safety checklist using a structured panel process
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Samuel A Silver
- Alison Thomas
- Chaim M Bell
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 February 2015
- Article: 5