By Associate Professor Sradha Srinivasa Kotwal

Journal articles

Craswell A; Massey D; Wallis M; Sriram D; Gray N; Kotwal S, 2021, 'Clinical staff perspectives on the implementation of a national care bundle for care of Central venous catheters for haemodialysis', Infection, Disease & Health, 26, pp. S8 - S8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2021.09.029

Barbieri S; Kemp J; Perez-Concha O; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Ritchie A; Jorm L, 2020, 'Benchmarking Deep Learning Architectures for Predicting Readmission to the ICU and Describing Patients-at-Risk', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 1111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58053-z

O'Lone E; Kelly PJ; Masson P; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Cass A; Craig JC; Webster AC, 2020, 'Incidence of Ischaemic Heart Disease in Men and Women With End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study', Heart Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. 1517 - 1526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.03.002

Ranasinghe I; Hossain S; Ali A; Horton D; Adams RJT; Aliprandi-Costa B; Bertilone C; Carneiro G; Gallagher M; Guthridge S; Kaambwa B; Kotwal S; O'Callaghan G; Scott IA; Visvanathan R; Woodman RJ, 2020, 'SAFety, Effectiveness of care and Resource use among Australian Hospitals (SAFER Hospitals): A protocol for a population-wide cohort study of outcomes of hospital care', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035446

Kotwal S; Coggan S; Mcdonald S; Talaulikar G; Cass A; Jan S; Polkinghorne KR; Gray NA; Gallagher M, 2020, 'REDUcing the burden of dialysis Catheter ComplicaTIOns: a National approach (REDUCCTION) - design and baseline results', Kidney360, 1, pp. 746 - 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.34067/KID.0001132020

Lin R; Toussaint ND; Gallagher M; Cass A; Kotwal S, 2020, 'Hospitalized fracture rates amongst patients with chronic kidney disease in Australia using data linkage', Nephrology, 25, pp. 475 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13681

Craswell A; Massey D; Wallis M; Sriram D; Gray NA; Kotwal S, 2020, 'Current practice in dialysis central venous catheter management: Multi-disciplinary renal team perspectives', Nephrology, 25, pp. 406 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13626

Sriravindrarajah A; Kotwal SS; Sen S; McDonald S; Jardine M; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2020, 'Impact of supplemental private health insurance on dialysis and outcomes', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 542 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14375

Campbell CA; Li L; Kotwal S; Georgiou A; Horvath AR; Westbrook J; Endre Z, 2020, 'Under-detection of acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients: a retrospective, multi-site, longitudinal study', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 307 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14264

Gallagher MP; Kotwal SS; Talaulikar GS; Gray NA; Polkinghorne K; McDonald SP; Cass A, 2020, 'Reducing the Burden of Dialysis Catheter Complications: A National Approach (REDUCCTION)', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31, pp. B2 - B2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20203110s1b2c

BASSI A; John O; Shah D K; Kolli S; Angell B; Jan S; Joshi R; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Knight J; Jha V, 2020, 'SAT-299 Change in Health-Related Quality of Life over 18 Months among Individuals on Maintenance Haemodialysis in India', Kidney International Reports, 5, pp. S126 - S126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.318

Bassi A; John O; Joshi R; Kotwal S; Angell B; Jan S; Gallagher M; Knight J; Jha V, 2020, 'SUN-180 SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES AT 18 MONTHS OF A COHORT OF ESKD PATIENTS STARTING HEMODIALYSIS IN INDIA', Kidney International Reports, 5, pp. s273 - s274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.713

Smyth B; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Gray NA; Polkinghorne KR, 2019, 'Arteriovenous access practices in Australian and New Zealand dialysis units', Journal of Vascular Access, 20, pp. 740 - 745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1129729819851061

Smyth B; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Gray NA; Polkinghorne K, 2019, 'Dialysis catheter management practices in Australia and New Zealand', Nephrology, 24, pp. 827 - 834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13507

Bassi A; John O; Gallagher M; Kotwal S; Joshi R; Essue B; Jan S; Ramachandran R; Kher V; Knight J; Jha V, 2019, 'Methodological challenges to collecting clinical and economic outcome data: Lessons from the pilot dialysis outcomes India study', Nephrology, 24, pp. 445 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13257

BASSI A; John O; Joshi R; Kotwal S; Shah K; Angell B; Jan S; Gallagher M; Knight J; Jha V, 2019, 'SAT-039 Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Out of Pocket Expenditure, Quality of Life and Six Months Treatment Outcomes of Haemodialysis Patients in India', Kidney International Reports, 4, pp. S20 - S20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.062

Kotwal S; Gray N; Polkinghorne K; Talaulikar G; Mcdonald S; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2019, 'SAT-047 REASONS FOR DIALYSIS CATHETER INSERTION – REAL TIME DATA FROM THE REDUCCTION PROJECT', Kidney International Reports, 4, pp. S23 - S23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.070

Smyth B; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Jardine M, 2018, 'FP513CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN A LINKED DATA COHORT OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS: IMPACT OF MODALITY AND EVENT DEFINITION', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 33, pp. i211 - i211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfy104.fp513

Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Cass A; Webster A, 2017, 'Effects of health service geographic accessibility in patients with treated end stage kidney disease: Cohort study 2000–2010', Nephrology, 22, pp. 1008 - 1016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12913

Kotwal S; Ranasinghe I; Brieger D; Clayton PA; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2017, 'The influence of chronic kidney disease and age on revascularization rates and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction – a cohort study', European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care, 6, pp. 291 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2048872616640995

Kotwal S; Webster AC; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2016, 'Comorbidity recording and predictive power of comorbidities in the Australia and New Zealand dialysis and transplant registry compared with administrative data: 2000–2010', Nephrology, 21, pp. 930 - 937, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12694

Masson P; Kotwal S; Kelly PJ; Craig JC; Lindley RI; Gallagher M; Cass A; Webster AC, 2016, 'Risk Factors for Stroke in People with End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 42, pp. 428 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445067

Kotwal S; Webster AC; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2016, 'A review of linked health data in Australian nephrology', Nephrology, 21, pp. 457 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12721

Foote C; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Cass A; Brown M; Jardine M, 2016, 'Survival outcomes of supportive care versus dialysis therapies for elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Nephrology, 21, pp. 241 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12586

Kotwal S; Ranasinghe I; Brieger D; Clayton P; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2016, 'Long-term Outcomes of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Presenting to Regional and Remote Hospitals', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. 124 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.07.019

Kotwal S; Webster A; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2015, 'Rural Versus Urban Health Service Utilization and Outcomes for Renal Patients in New South Wales: Protocol for a Data Linkage Study', JMIR Research Protocols, 4, pp. e73, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/resprot.3299

Liyanage T; Ninomiya T; Jha V; Neal B; Patrice HM; Okpechi I; Zhao MH; Lv J; Garg AX; Knight J; Rodgers A; Gallagher M; Kotwal S; Cass A; Perkovic V, 2015, 'Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: A systematic review', Lancet, 385, pp. 1975 - 1982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61601-9

Jha V; John O; Joshi R; Kotwal S; Essue B; Jan S; Gallagher M; Knight J, 2015, 'Dialysis outcomes in India: A pilot study', Nephrology, 20, pp. 329 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12404

Masson P; Kotwal S; Kelly PJ; Craig JC; Lindley RI; Gallagher M; Cass A; Webster AC, 2015, 'FP332RISK FACTORS FOR STROKE IN PEOPLE WITH END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE: A COHORT STUDY OF 10,745 PEOPLE', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 30, pp. iii179 - iii179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfv175.14

Muir CA; Kotwal SS; Hawley CM; Polkinghorne K; Gallagher MP; Snelling P; Jardine MJ, 2014, 'Buttonhole cannulation and clinical outcomes in a home hemodialysis cohort and systematic review', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 9, pp. 110 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.03930413

Kotwal SS; Lan P; Macleod A; Jardine M; Snelling P; Craig J; Cass A; Gallagher M, 2013, 'Comparative efficacy of a team-led treatment protocol for the management of renal anaemia', Nephrology, 18, pp. 649 - 654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12144

Kotwal SS; Ranasinghe I; Gallagher MP; Cass A, 2012, 'Abstract 19278: The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Admitted with Acute Myocardial Infraction in an Australian Setting', Circulation, 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.126.suppl_21.a19278

Kotwal S; Jun M; Sullivan D; Perkovic V; Neal B, 2012, 'Omega 3 fatty acids and cardiovascular outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 5, pp. 808 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.966168

Chadban SJ; Barraclough KA; Campbell SB; Clark CJ; Coates PT; Cohney SJ; Cross NB; Eris JM; Henderson L; Howell MR; Isbel NM; Kanellis J; Kotwal SS; Manley P; Masterson R; Mulley W; Murali K; O'Connell P; Pilmore H; Rogers N; Russ GR; Walker RG; Webster AC; Wiggins KJ; Wong G; Wyburn KR, 2012, 'KHA-CARI guideline: KHA-CARI adaptation of the KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients', Nephrology, 17, pp. 204 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01559.x

Conference Papers

Kotwal SS; Du R; Shah NA, 2025, 'A K-ritical Review: Safety of Potassium Intake in CKD: A Systematic Review and Synthesis Without Meta-Analysis (SWiM)', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, TX, Houston, presented at Kidney Week, TX, Houston, 05 November 2025 - 09 November 2025

Mottl AK; Mastroianni-Kirsztajn G; Noronha IL; Lim SK; Gorriz JL; Kotwal SS; Kim SG; Barratt J; Brahmbhatt Y; Housler GJ; Jiao R; Heerspink HJL, 2025, 'Baseline Characteristics of ASSIST: Phase 2 Crossover Trial of Atrasentan in Adults with IgAN on SGLT2 Inhibitors', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, TX, Houston, presented at Kidney Week, TX, Houston, 05 November 2025 - 09 November 2025

Kotwal SS; Jeyaruban AS; Bose B; Lee VWS; Jardine M; Mallawaarachchi A; Ritchie AG; Wong MG; Makris A; Badve S; Siriwardana A; Yong K; Perkovic V, 2025, 'Glomerular Disease Registry and Biobank: Baseline and Follow-Up Results', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, TX, Houston, presented at Kidney Week, TX, Houston, 05 November 2025 - 09 November 2025

Ketema DB; Buizen L; Wallace H; Ha JTK; Neuen BL; Sasaki T; Jardine M; Kotwal SS; Kosugi T; Ronksley PE; Jun M, 2025, 'Incidence of CKD in Australian Primary Care: Analysis of a National Primary Care Dataset', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, TX, Houston, presented at Kidney Week, TX, Houston, 05 November 2025 - 09 November 2025

Wallace H; Buizen L; Badve S; Ha JTK; Ketema DB; Ronksley PE; Sasaki T; Harris K; Henry A; Woodward M; Kotwal SS; Jun M, 2025, 'Sex-Related Differences in CKD Monitoring and Cardiovascular Risk Management in Australian Primary Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, TX, Houston, presented at Kidney Week, TX, Houston, 05 November 2025 - 09 November 2025

Sasaki T; Buizen L; Harris K; Badve S; Chalmers JP; Gallagher MP; Ha JTK; Jardine M; Ketema DB; Kotwal SS; Neuen BL; Ronksley PE; Wallace H; Yokoo T; Woodward M; Jun M, 2025, 'Variability in eGFR and Adverse Kidney Outcomes in Routine Clinical Practice', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, TX, Houston, presented at Kidney Week, TX, Houston, 05 November 2025 - 09 November 2025

Potter D; Kotwal S; Pilmore A; Davies C; Conway A; Polkinghorne K, 2024, 'A BROAD EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF DIALYSIS PRACTICE CHANGES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 34 - 35

Heerspink HL; Barratt J; Gorriz Teruel JL; Kotwal S; Lim SK; Noronha IL; Beckett V; Camargo M; Jones-Burton C; King A; Mottl AK, 2023, 'ASSIST STUDY DESIGN: A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, CROSSOVER STUDY OF ATRASENTAN IN PATIENTS WITH IGA NEPHROPATHY (IGAN) ON SGLT2I', in NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, ITALY, Milan, pp. I397 - I397, presented at 60th ERA Congress, ITALY, Milan, 15 June 2023 - 18 June 2023

Lazarus B; Polkinghorne KR; Gallagher M; Gray N; Coggan S; Talaulikar G; Kotwal S, 2023, 'BURDEN OF HAEMODIALYSIS CATHETER-RELATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA: A NATIONAL DATA-LINKAGE STUDY', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 21 - 22

Lazarus B; Polkinghorne K; Gallagher MP; Gray NA; Coggan SE; Talaulikar GS; Kotwal SS, 2023, 'Burden of Haemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Australia: A National Data-Linkage Study', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, pp. 535 - 535

Davis G; Kotwal S; Eggleton S; Erlich J, 2023, 'CONSTRICTIVE URAEMIC PERICARDITIS IN ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 61 - 62

Catiwa J; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Cass A; Supershad S; Semple D, 2023, 'HAEMODIALYSIS CATHETER UTILISATION IN NEW ZEALAND: REPORT FROM THE REDUCCTION TRIAL', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 12 - 12

Lazarus B; Kotwal SS; Gallagher MP; Gray NA; Coggan SE; Talaulikar GS; Polkinghorne K, 2023, 'Hemodialysis Catheter Rewiring vs. Removal and Replacement: Post Hoc Analysis of a National Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, pp. 534 - 535

Jain A; Chung A; Rodrigues CE; Kang A; Endre Z; Kotwal S, 2023, 'PRACTICE PATTERNS IN A SPECIALIST HYPERTENSION CLINIC', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 26 - 27

Kolovos P; Davies C; Kholmurodova F; Irish G; Kulkarni H; Dendle C; Pilmore A; Polkinghorne K; Potter D; Roberts M; Thomas S; Kotwal S; Menahem S, 2023, 'RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH 30-DAY MORTALITY FOLLOWING COVID-19 INFECTION IN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PATIENTS ON KIDNEY REPLACEMENT THERAPY', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 32 - 32

Lazarus B; Kotwal S; Gallagher M; Gray N; Coggan S; Talaulikar G; Polkinghorne KR, 2023, 'SHOULD FAILING HAEMODIALYSIS CATHETERS BE REWIRED OR REMOVED AND REPLACED: INSIGHTS FROM THE NATIONAL REDUCCTION TRIAL', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 13 - 13

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