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Journal articles
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
,2014, 'Effect of hemodiafiltration or hemofiltration compared with hemodialysis on mortality and cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 63, pp. 968 - 978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.01.435
,, 2014, 'How do clinical and psychological variables relate to quality of life in end-stage renal disease? Validating a proximal-distal model.', Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 23, pp. 677 - 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0499-1
2014, 'KHA-CARI guideline: KHA-CARI adaptation of the KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury', Nephrology, 19, pp. 261 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12220
,2014, 'The relationship between hypophosphataemia and outcomes during low-intensity and high-intensity continuous renal replacement therapy', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 16, pp. 34 - 41
,2014, 'Timing of renal replacement therapy and patient outcomes in the randomized evaluation of normal versus augmented level of replacement therapy study', Critical Care Medicine, 42, pp. 1756 - 1765, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000343
,2013, 'Erratum: Anticoagulant therapies for the prevention of intravascular catheters malfunction in patients undergoing haemodialysis: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials (Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2013) 28:11 (2875-2888) DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft406)', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 28, pp. 3127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gft501
,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
,2013, 'Choice of renal replacement therapy modality and dialysis dependence after acute kidney injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Intensive Care Medicine, 39, pp. 987 - 997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-013-2864-5
,2013, 'Effect of a Vascular Access Surveillance Program on Service Provision and Access Thrombosis', Seminars in Dialysis, 26, pp. 361 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sdi.12005
,2013, 'Early acid-base and blood pressure effects of continuous renal replacement therapy intensity in patients with metabolic acidosis', Intensive Care Medicine, 39, pp. 429 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2800-0
,2013, 'Outcomes of extended-hours hemodialysis performed predominantly at home', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 61, pp. 247 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.08.032
,2013, 'Anticoagulant therapies for the prevention of intravascular catheters malfunction in patients undergoing haemodialysis: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 28, pp. 2875 - 2888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gft406
,2013, 'Fistula use after concurrent arteriovenous fistula formation and Tenckhoff catheter insertion', Nephrology, 18, pp. 22 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01658.x
,2013, 'Prevention of contrast-induced AKI: A review of published trials and the design of the prevention of serious adverse events following angiography (PRESERVE) trial', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 8, pp. 1618 - 1631, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.11161012
,2012, 'Persistent Rhodococcus equi infection in a renal transplant patient: Case report and review of the literature', Transplant Infectious Disease, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tid.12008
,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
,2012, 'Survival of elderly dialysis patients is predicted by both patient and practice characteristics', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 27, pp. 3581 - 3587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfs096
,2012, 'The effect of folic acid based homocysteine lowering on cardiovascular events in people with kidney disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ (Online), 344, pp. e3533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e3533
,2012, 'An observational study fluid balance and patient outcomes in the randomized evaluation of normal vs. augmented level of replacement therapy trial', Critical Care Medicine, 40, pp. 1753 - 1760, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e318246b9c6
,2012, 'Inter-Hospital Transfer (IHT) for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI): A Geospatial Analysis of Transfer Patterns', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 21, pp. S253 - S254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.622
,2012, 'Mortality Outcomes Following Inter-hospital Transfer (IHT) for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 21, pp. S256 - S256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.627
,2011, 'Preparation for surgery: Optimal time for blood collection following haemodialysis', Renal Society of Australasia Journal, 7, pp. 116 - 120
,2011, 'C-reactive protein and prediction of 1-year mortality in prevalent hemodialysis patients', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 6, pp. 2452 - 2461, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.00710111
,2011, 'Barriers to timely arteriovenous fistula creation: A study of providers and patients', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 57, pp. 873 - 882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.12.020
,2011, 'Public reporting of hospital outcomes:A challenging road ahead', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 658 - 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03156.x
,2011, 'Measuring Kidney-Disease-Related Loss in the samples of pre-dialysis and dialysis patients: Validating the Kidney Disease Loss Scale, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 5, pp. 1249 - 1254, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.08361109
,2011, 'Studying psychosocial adaptation to end-stage renal disease: The proximal-distal model of health-related outcomes as a base model', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 70, pp. 455 - 464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.11.005
,2010, 'Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP): Randomized trial to assess the effects of lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol among 9,438 patients with chronic kidney disease', American Heart Journal, 160, pp. 785 - 794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.08.012
,2010, 'Aspirin is beneficial in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease: A post-hoc subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 56, pp. 956 - 965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.068
,2010, 'Applying evidence into routine clinical care at a unit level: The exemplar of renal anaemia management: Clinical Research for Nephrologists', Nephrology, 15, pp. 429 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01300.x
,2010, 'Intensities of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 5, pp. 956 - 963, http://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.09111209
,2010, 'The authors reply', New England Journal of Medicine, 362, pp. 467 - 468
,2010, 'Long-term cancer risk of immunosuppressive regimens after kidney transplantation', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 21, pp. 852 - 858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2009101043
,2009, 'Systematic review: Sodium bicarbonate treatment regimens for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy', Annals of Internal Medicine, 151, pp. 631 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-9-200911030-00008
,2009, 'Intensity of continuous renal-replacement therapy in critically ill patients', New England Journal of Medicine, 361, pp. 1627 - 1638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0902413
,2009, 'Improving the use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in an Australian teaching hospital', Quality and Safety in Health Care, 18, pp. 408 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2007.024778
,2009, 'Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in dialysis patients', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004683.pub3
,2009, 'Interventions for lowering plasma homocysteine levels in kidney transplant recipients', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007910
,2009, 'Cyclosporine withdrawal improves long-term graft survival in renal transplantation', Transplantation, 87, pp. 1877 - 1883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0b013e3181a76823
,2009, 'Editorial: KDIGO Hepatitis C Guideline: Implications for regional guideline development and implementation', Nephrology, 14, pp. 281 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01111.x
,2009, 'Proteinuria and Stroke: A Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 53, pp. 417 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.08.032
,2009, 'Screening and study enrolment in the randomized evaluation of normal vs. augmented level (RENAL) replacement therapy trial', Blood Purification, 27, pp. 199 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000195091
,2009, 'Effect of lowering blood pressure on cardiovascular events and mortality in patients on dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials', The Lancet, 373, pp. 1009 - 1015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60212-9
,2009, 'The RENAL (Randomised Evaluation of Normal vs. Augmented Level of Replacement Therapy) study: statistical analysis plan.', Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 11, pp. 58 - 66
,2008, 'The relationship between proteinuria and coronary risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis', PLoS Medicine, 5, pp. 1486 - 1495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050207
,2008, 'TWENTY YEAR CANCER OUTCOMES OF A RANDOMISED TRIAL OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: RESULTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MULTICENTRE TRIAL OF CYCLOSPORINE WITHDRAWAL', Transplantation, 86, pp. 102 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000332497.13679.a7
,2008, 'Surgical practice to reduce dialysis access insufficiency', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 78, pp. 377 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04481.x
,2008, 'Change page: Use graduated compression stockings postoperatively to prevent deep vein thrombosis', BMJ, 336, pp. 943 - 944, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39513.642789.AD
,2008, 'Lower blood pressure and risk of recurrent stroke in patients with chronic kidney disease: PROGRESS trial', Kidney International, 73, pp. 963 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2008.5
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