Episodes

  • Complexity and Health Care Utilization in Infant ESKD

    Complexity and Health Care Utilization in Infant ESKD
    Oct 30 2025
    Dialysis in infants with ESKD is often associated with multiple comorbidities and the need for more intensified dialysis regimens. This study found that infant ESKD is associated with significant health care utilization.
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    3 mins
  • Outcomes of Initiating Peritoneal Dialysis Versus Hemodialysis in Severe, Symptomatic Kidney Failure

    Outcomes of Initiating Peritoneal Dialysis Versus Hemodialysis in Severe, Symptomatic Kidney Failure
    Aug 28 2025
    This podcast discuss findings from a prospective cohort of patients with severe and symptomatic ESKD requiring an urgent start of HD or PD owing to uremic syndrome, where both modalities offered similar outcomes.
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    4 mins
  • Socioeconomic Disparities in Preemptive Kidney Transplant Rates in Children

    Socioeconomic Disparities in Preemptive Kidney Transplant Rates in Children
    Jul 31 2025
    This episode discusses a retrospective single-center study examined the effects of socioeconomic status on preemptive kidney transplantation in children.
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    6 mins
  • Patient-Centered Intervention in Advance Care Planning Across Dialysis Organizations: HIGHWay: Honor Individual Goals and Hopes

    Patient-Centered Intervention in Advance Care Planning Across Dialysis Organizations: HIGHWay: Honor Individual Goals and Hopes
    Jun 26 2025
    The Shared Decision-Making-Renal Supportive Care intervention elicited dialysis patient preferences for end-of-life care. The HIGHWay project updated this intervention to scale it for broader implementation of advance care planning.
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    8 mins
  • Dialysis-Imposed Patterns of Nocturnal Sleep Duration: A Multi-Center Prospective Study in Patients Using a Wearable Activity Tracker

    Dialysis-Imposed Patterns of Nocturnal Sleep Duration: A Multi-Center Prospective Study in Patients Using a Wearable Activity Tracker
    May 29 2025
    This episode discusses a study that measured objective nocturnal sleep duration of patients on hemodialysis and characterized natural and dialysis-imposed patterns of sleep duration using a commercially available wearable activity tracker.
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    7 mins
  • Peritoneal Dialysis Patient Transfers to Hemodialysis: Causes and Associated Risks

    Peritoneal Dialysis Patient Transfers to Hemodialysis: Causes and Associated Risks
    Mar 27 2025
    Data from nearly 16,000 French peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients were analyzed in this large observational study, to understand factors influencing transfers to hemodialysis for different reasons.
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    6 mins
  • Psychosocial Determinants for Self-Reported Health Status in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cohort Analysis of the CONVINCE Randomized Trial

    Psychosocial Determinants for Self-Reported Health Status in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cohort Analysis of the CONVINCE Randomized Trial
    Jan 30 2025
    This episode focuses on a study that looks at how confidence in managing daily challenges (self-efficacy) and having support from others (social support), affect the overall well-being of people on hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration.
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    13 mins
  • A Single-Center Retrospective Study to Identify Causes of Sex Differences in the Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Process

    A Single-Center Retrospective Study to Identify Causes of Sex Differences in the Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Process
    Dec 26 2024
    This study examined the living kidney donor evaluation process to determine the point sex imbalance arises. There were 1,861 self-referrals, resulting in 146 approvals and 125 donations . Female overrepresentation stems from a higher self-referral rate.
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    6 mins