Published in Am J Kidney Dis on July 01, 2002
Warfarin use associates with increased risk for stroke in hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 3.40
Anticoagulant and antiplatelet usage associates with mortality among hemodialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.95
Development and validation of a predictive mortality risk score from a European hemodialysis cohort. Kidney Int (2015) 1.65
iChoose Kidney: A Clinical Decision Aid for Kidney Transplantation Versus Dialysis Treatment. Transplantation (2016) 1.49
Key comorbid conditions that are predictive of survival among hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.32
The effect of dialysis chains on mortality among patients receiving hemodialysis. Health Serv Res (2010) 1.18
Charlson comorbidity score is a strong predictor of mortality in hemodialysis patients. Int Urol Nephrol (2011) 1.10
Outcome of acute kidney injury with different treatment options: long-term follow-up. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 1.06
Peritoneal dialysis--current status and future challenges. Nat Rev Nephrol (2013) 0.91
Predicting mortality of incident dialysis patients in Taiwan--a longitudinal population-based study. PLoS One (2013) 0.89
The new comorbidity index for predicting survival in elderly dialysis patients: a long-term population-based study. PLoS One (2013) 0.88
A self-report comorbidity questionnaire for haemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrol (2014) 0.82
A comorbidity index for mortality prediction in Chinese patients with ESRD receiving hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 0.81
High cost and low survival rate in high comorbidity incident elderly hemodialysis patients. PLoS One (2013) 0.81
Updated comorbidity assessments and outcomes in prevalent hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Int (2010) 0.80
Impact of a modified data capture period on Liu comorbidity index scores in Medicare enrollees initiating chronic dialysis. BMC Nephrol (2013) 0.79
End-stage renal disease: a new comorbidity index for estimating mortality risk in ESRD. Nat Rev Nephrol (2010) 0.78
Predicting mortality in patients with diabetes starting dialysis. PLoS One (2014) 0.78
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent use among non-dialysis-dependent CKD patients before and after the trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events With Aranesp Therapy (TREAT) using a large US health plan database. Am J Kidney Dis (2014) 0.76
Recalibration and validation of the Charlson comorbidity index in Korean incident hemodialysis patients. PLoS One (2015) 0.76
Morbidity and mortality predictivity of nutritional assessment tools in the postoperative care unit. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
Family history of chronic renal failure is associated with malnutrition in Korean hemodialysis patients. Nutr Res Pract (2009) 0.75
Acute Kidney Outreach to Reduce Deterioration and Death (AKORDD) trial: the protocol for a large pilot study. BMJ Open (2016) 0.75
Validating a Patient-Reported Comorbidity Measure with Respect to Quality of Life in End-Stage Renal Disease. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Prognostic impact of peritonitis in hemodialysis patients: A national-wide longitudinal study in Taiwan. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2003) 16.17
QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. Ann Intern Med (2011) 15.02
Preoperative biliary drainage for cancer of the head of the pancreas. N Engl J Med (2010) 10.21
Effects of selective decontamination of digestive tract on mortality and acquisition of resistant bacteria in intensive care: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2003) 7.91
The diagnostic odds ratio: a single indicator of test performance. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 7.54
Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med (2004) 6.87
In vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic screening. N Engl J Med (2007) 5.26
Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.84
Exploring sources of heterogeneity in systematic reviews of diagnostic tests. Stat Med (2002) 3.61
Rectal cancer: local staging and assessment of lymph node involvement with endoluminal US, CT, and MR imaging--a meta-analysis. Radiology (2004) 3.55
Recommendations for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: an international consensus conference report. Lancet Oncol (2011) 3.36
Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies. CMAJ (2006) 3.34
A comparison between cystatin C, plasma creatinine and the Cockcroft and Gault formula for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 2.95
High plasma phosphate as a risk factor for decline in renal function and mortality in pre-dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 2.91
Cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality among patients starting dialysis. JAMA (2009) 2.85
Newborn hearing screening vs later hearing screening and developmental outcomes in children with permanent childhood hearing impairment. JAMA (2010) 2.80
Residual renal function at the start of dialysis and clinical outcomes. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 2.69
Vitamin D status and clinical outcomes in incident dialysis patients: results from the NECOSAD study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 2.64
Estimation of residual glomerular filtration rate in dialysis patients from the plasma cystatin C level. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 2.53
Diagnostic test accuracy may vary with prevalence: implications for evidence-based diagnosis. J Clin Epidemiol (2008) 2.50
Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with conventional tidal volumes for patients without acute lung injury: a preventive randomized controlled trial. Crit Care (2010) 2.50
The effect of contraindications and patient preference on dialysis modality selection in ESRD patients in The Netherlands. Am J Kidney Dis (2004) 2.40
A regression model with unexplained residuals was preferred in the analysis of the fetal origins of adult diseases hypothesis. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 2.39
Vascular access calcification predicts mortality in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int (2008) 2.36
Imaging strategies for detection of urgent conditions in patients with acute abdominal pain: diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ (2009) 2.35
Screening strategies for chronic kidney disease in the general population: follow-up of cross sectional health survey. BMJ (2006) 2.29
Time-dependent reasons for peritoneal dialysis technique failure and mortality. Perit Dial Int (2010) 2.17
Microalbuminuria and lower glomerular filtration rate at young adult age in subjects born very premature and after intrauterine growth retardation. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 2.16
Predictors of the rate of decline of residual renal function in incident dialysis patients. Kidney Int (2002) 2.12
Methotrexate versus cyclosporine in moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis. N Engl J Med (2003) 2.12
Serum and urine cystatin C are poor biomarkers for acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy. Intensive Care Med (2010) 2.01
Case-control and two-gate designs in diagnostic accuracy studies. Clin Chem (2005) 1.98
Computed tomographic findings characteristic for encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: a case-control study. Perit Dial Int (2009) 1.96
When do we need competing risks methods for survival analysis in nephrology? Nephrol Dial Transplant (2013) 1.95
Assessing the value of diagnostic tests: a framework for designing and evaluating trials. BMJ (2012) 1.93
Progression of aortic calcification is associated with disorders of mineral metabolism and mortality in chronic dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2010) 1.90
CCR5 deletion protects against inflammation-associated mortality in dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.88
A randomized controlled trial of orbital radiotherapy versus sham irradiation in patients with mild Graves' ophthalmopathy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2004) 1.87
Effect of starting with hemodialysis compared with peritoneal dialysis in patients new on dialysis treatment: a randomized controlled trial. Kidney Int (2003) 1.87
Tuning research competences for Bologna three cycles in medicine: report of a MEDINE2 European consensus survey. Perspect Med Educ (2013) 1.87
Analysis of the prevalence and causes of ultrafiltration failure during long-term peritoneal dialysis: a cross-sectional study. Perit Dial Int (2004) 1.86
A change in the Dutch Directive on Medical Research Involving Human Subjects strongly increases the number of eligible intensive care patients: an observational study. Intensive Care Med (2006) 1.85
Social support predicts survival in dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2006) 1.84
Colorectal liver metastases: CT, MR imaging, and PET for diagnosis--meta-analysis. Radiology (2005) 1.84
Early diagnostic markers for encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: a case-control study. Perit Dial Int (2010) 1.82
The effect of joint exposures: examining the presence of interaction. Kidney Int (2009) 1.78
Mineral metabolism and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality risk: peritoneal dialysis patients compared with haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2006) 1.76
Dietary protein requirements and dialysate protein losses in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients. Perit Dial Int (2007) 1.71
Effectiveness of human menopausal gonadotropin versus recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in assisted reproductive cycles: a meta-analysis. Fertil Steril (2003) 1.71
Therapeutic delay and survival after surgery for cancer of the pancreatic head with or without preoperative biliary drainage. Ann Surg (2010) 1.70
The relative importance of residual renal function compared with peritoneal clearance for patient survival and quality of life: an analysis of the Netherlands Cooperative Study on the Adequacy of Dialysis (NECOSAD )-2. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 1.66
Effect of intrauterine growth restriction on kidney function at young adult age: the Nord Trøndelag Health (HUNT 2) Study. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 1.64
Efficacy and safety of a 7.5% icodextrin peritoneal dialysis solution in patients treated with automated peritoneal dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2002) 1.62
Relative contribution of residual renal function and different measures of adequacy to survival in hemodialysis patients: an analysis of the Netherlands Cooperative Study on the Adequacy of Dialysis (NECOSAD)-2. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 1.62
Renal function and size at young adult age after intrauterine growth restriction and very premature birth. Am J Kidney Dis (2007) 1.61
Baseline levels and trimestral variation of triiodothyronine and thyroxine and their association with mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.61
The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) Guideline for Bone Metabolism and Disease in CKD: association with mortality in dialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 1.60
Differences between univariate and bivariate models for summarizing diagnostic accuracy may not be large. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 1.58
Ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and determining resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis. J Comput Assist Tomogr (2005) 1.56
Trends in the incidence of renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease in Europe, 1990-1999. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 1.56