Steven D Weisbord

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Comparison of symptom management strategies for pain, erectile dysfunction, and depression in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis: a cluster randomized effectiveness trial
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Medical Specialty Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 8:90-9. 2013
  2. ncbi The effect of coronary angiography on residual renal function in patients on peritoneal dialysis
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Medical Specialty Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Clin Cardiol 29:494-7. 2006
  3. ncbi Renal provider recognition of symptoms in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2:960-7. 2007
  4. ncbi Symptoms and their correlates in chronic kidney disease
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 14:319-27. 2007
  5. ncbi Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy with volume expansion
    Steven D Weisbord
    VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 111F U, 7E Room 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:273-80. 2008
  6. ncbi Associations of race and ethnicity with anemia management among patients initiating renal replacement therapy
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 111F U, 7E Room 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 99:1218-26. 2007
  7. ncbi Acute kidney injury: intravenous fluid to prevent contrast-induced AKI
    Steven D Weisbord
    Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Nat Rev Nephrol 5:256-7. 2009
  8. ncbi The incidence of clinically significant contrast-induced nephropathy following non-emergent coronary angiography
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section and Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, USA
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 71:879-85. 2008
  9. ncbi Factors associated with the use of preventive care for contrast-induced acute kidney injury
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:289-98. 2009
  10. ncbi Cultural comparison of symptoms in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Hemodial Int 12:434-40. 2008

Detail Information

Publications48

  1. ncbi Comparison of symptom management strategies for pain, erectile dysfunction, and depression in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis: a cluster randomized effectiveness trial
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Medical Specialty Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 8:90-9. 2013
    ..Pain, erectile dysfunction (ED), and depression are common yet frequently untreated in chronic hemodialysis patients. This study compared two management strategies for these symptoms in this patient population...
  2. ncbi The effect of coronary angiography on residual renal function in patients on peritoneal dialysis
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Medical Specialty Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Clin Cardiol 29:494-7. 2006
    ..The risk of intravascular radiocontrast to residual renal function (RRF) in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains largely unknown...
  3. ncbi Renal provider recognition of symptoms in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2:960-7. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to assess renal provider recognition of symptoms and their severity in hemodialysis patients...
  4. ncbi Symptoms and their correlates in chronic kidney disease
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 14:319-27. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy with volume expansion
    Steven D Weisbord
    VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 111F U, 7E Room 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:273-80. 2008
    ..A series of studies have demonstrated that volume expansion, particularly with intravenous fluids, is an effective intervention to reduce the risk for contrast-induced nephropathy...
  6. ncbi Associations of race and ethnicity with anemia management among patients initiating renal replacement therapy
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 111F U, 7E Room 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 99:1218-26. 2007
    ..The factors contributing to this remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of race and ethnicity with anemia care prior to the initiation of renal replacement therapy...
  7. ncbi Acute kidney injury: intravenous fluid to prevent contrast-induced AKI
    Steven D Weisbord
    Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Nat Rev Nephrol 5:256-7. 2009
    ..The authors of a recent meta-analysis endeavored to provide a definitive assessment of the relative efficacy of these two intravenous fluids...
  8. ncbi The incidence of clinically significant contrast-induced nephropathy following non-emergent coronary angiography
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section and Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, USA
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 71:879-85. 2008
    ..The primary aim of this study was to assess the incidence of clinically significant contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) among patients undergoing non-emergent coronary angiography...
  9. ncbi Factors associated with the use of preventive care for contrast-induced acute kidney injury
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:289-98. 2009
    ..The factors that affect the implementation of preventive care for contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI) are unknown...
  10. ncbi Cultural comparison of symptoms in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Hemodial Int 12:434-40. 2008
    ..These findings suggest that cultural background may affect adaptation to chronic hemodialysis therapy...
  11. ncbi Incidence and outcomes of contrast-induced AKI following computed tomography
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 111F U, 7E Room 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:1274-81. 2008
    ..The incidence and outcomes of CIAKI in patients undergoing nonemergent, contrast-enhanced computed tomography in the inpatient and outpatient setting were assessed...
  12. ncbi Prevention, incidence, and outcomes of contrast-induced acute kidney injury
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mail Stop 111F U, 7E Room 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Arch Intern Med 168:1325-32. 2008
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  13. ncbi Associations of race with depression and symptoms in patients on maintenance haemodialysis
    Steven D Weisbord
    VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 111F U, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:203-8. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to compare these domains between African American and White patients on chronic haemodialysis...
  14. ncbi Associations of increases in serum creatinine with mortality and length of hospital stay after coronary angiography
    Steven D Weisbord
    VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Mailstop 111F U, 7E Room 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    J Am Soc Nephrol 17:2871-7. 2006
    ..This observation will help guide the post-procedure care of patients who undergo coronary angiography and has important implications for future studies that investigate RCN...
  15. ncbi Methodology of a randomized clinical trial of symptom management strategies in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis: the SMILE study
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Medical Specialty Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, United States
    Contemp Clin Trials 31:491-7. 2010
    ..The primary endpoints are changes in scores on pain, erectile dysfunction, and depression surveys. This report describes the rationale and methodology of this clinical trial...
  16. ncbi Iodinated contrast media and the role of renal replacement therapy
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, PA, USA
    Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 18:199-206. 2011
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  17. ncbi Prevalence, severity, and importance of physical and emotional symptoms in chronic hemodialysis patients
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion and Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Renal Section 7E, Room 120, Mailstop 111F U, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    J Am Soc Nephrol 16:2487-94. 2005
    ..Incorporating a standard assessment of symptoms into the care provided to maintenance hemodialysis patients may provide a means to improve quality of life in this patient population...
  18. ncbi Radiocontrast-induced acute renal failure
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
    J Intensive Care Med 20:63-75. 2005
    ..Studies evaluating N-acetylcysteine have been conflicting, with meta-analyses suggesting a small beneficial effect. Studies of other pharmacologic agents have not demonstrated clinical benefit...
  19. ncbi Prevalence and demographic and clinical associations of health literacy in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
    Jamie A Green
    Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 6:1354-60. 2011
    ..We sought to characterize the prevalence of and associations of demographic and clinical characteristics with limited health literacy in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis...
  20. ncbi Renal provider perceptions and practice patterns regarding the management of pain, sexual dysfunction, and depression in hemodialysis patients
    Jamie A Green
    University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Palliat Med 15:163-7. 2012
    ..We sought to characterize renal provider perceptions and practice patterns regarding the treatment of these symptoms...
  21. ncbi Symptom burden, depression, and quality of life in chronic and end-stage kidney disease
    Khaled Abdel-Kader
    Renal Section and Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 4:1057-64. 2009
    ..The authors sought to compare symptoms, depression, and quality of life in patients with ESRD and those with CKD...
  22. ncbi Development of a symptom assessment instrument for chronic hemodialysis patients: the Dialysis Symptom Index
    Steven D Weisbord
    Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Medical Center, A919 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 27:226-40. 2004
    ..Overall kappa statistic was 0.48+/-0.22. These steps allowed the systematic development of a 30-item symptom assessment index for hemodialysis patients. Additional reliability and validity testing is needed prior to its widespread use...
  23. ncbi Impact of fatigue on outcomes in the hemodialysis (HEMO) study
    Manisha Jhamb
    Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA
    Am J Nephrol 33:515-23. 2011
    ..Fatigue is a common debilitating symptom in chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis. However, little is known about its pathogenesis and association with survival...
  24. ncbi Provider knowledge of contrast-induced acute kidney injury
    Deepak Jasuja
    Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Am J Med Sci 338:280-6. 2009
    ..We sought to assess provider knowledge of the risk factors and preventive interventions for CIAKI...
  25. ncbi Sexual function in women receiving maintenance dialysis
    Srikanth Seethala
    Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
    Hemodial Int 14:55-60. 2010
    ..However, few women discuss this issue with their providers or receive treatment...
  26. ncbi Health-related quality of life in the era of erythropoietin
    Steven D Weisbord
    Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion and Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U S A
    Hemodial Int 12:6-15. 2008
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  27. ncbi Clinical correlates and treatment of bone/joint pain and difficulty with sexual arousal in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
    Myra Carreon
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Hemodial Int 12:268-74. 2008
    ..However, these symptoms are prevalent and under-treated, which should spur efforts to assess the impact of improving provider assessment and treatment of these symptoms on patient outcomes, including health-related quality of life...
  28. ncbi Design of clinical trials in AKI: a report from an NIDDK workshop. Trials of patients with sepsis and in selected hospital settings
    Bruce A Molitoris
    Department of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 7:856-60. 2012
    ..The groups considered trial design issues and discussed advantages and disadvantages of several short- and long-term primary endpoints in these patients...
  29. ncbi Health-related quality of life in nephrology research and clinical practice
    Mark L Unruh
    Renal Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Semin Dial 18:82-90. 2005
    ..Moreover, the effective assessment and interpretation of HRQOL will be aided by continued publication of norms, outcomes of randomized controlled trials, and continued experience of investigators and clinicians...
  30. ncbi Strategies for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
    Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 19:539-49. 2010
    ..The purpose of this review is to describe the principal risk factors for contrast-induced acute kidney injury and to summarize recent data describing the efficacy of various preventive interventions for this condition...
  31. ncbi Health-related quality of life outcomes in chronic kidney disease
    Ritu K Soni
    Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 19:153-9. 2010
    ..This article reviews the recent evidence on HRQOL, its correlates and proposed intervention strategies to improve HRQOL in CKD...
  32. ncbi Provider use of preventive strategies for radiocontrast nephropathy in high-risk patients
    Steven D Weisbord
    Department of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Nephron Clin Pract 96:c56-62. 2004
    ..We sought to determine whether providers employ these strategies in high-risk patients to limit the development of RCN...
  33. ncbi Fatigue in patients receiving maintenance dialysis: a review of definitions, measures, and contributing factors
    Manisha Jhamb
    Western Pennsylvania Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Kidney Dis 52:353-65. 2008
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  34. ncbi Quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis: survival is not enough!
    Paul L Kimmel
    Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, GWU Medical Center, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA
    J Nephrol 21:S54-8. 2008
    ..Treatment of depression, pain and sleep disorders holds particular promise in this regard...
  35. ncbi Symptom burden, quality of life, advance care planning and the potential value of palliative care in severely ill haemodialysis patients
    Steven D Weisbord
    Department of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 18:1345-52. 2003
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  36. ncbi KDOQI US Commentary on the 2012 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury
    Paul M Palevsky
    Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA Renal Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA Electronic address
    Am J Kidney Dis 61:649-72. 2013
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  37. ncbi Acute renal failure in the intensive care unit
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA
    Semin Respir Crit Care Med 27:262-73. 2006
    ..This review focuses on the epidemiology and diagnostic approach to ARF in the ICU and summarizes our current understanding of therapeutic approaches including RRT...
  38. ncbi Undertreatment of symptoms in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
    René N Claxton
    Division of Palliative Care and Ethics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 39:211-8. 2010
    ..Hemodialysis patients suffer a large symptom burden, and little is known about how effectively symptoms are treated...
  39. ncbi Consensus guidelines for oral dosing of primarily renally cleared medications in older adults
    Joseph T Hanlon
    Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 57:335-40. 2009
    ..To establish consensus oral dosing guidelines for primarily renally cleared medications prescribed for older adults...
  40. ncbi Iodinated contrast media and the kidney
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section and Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Rev Cardiovasc Med 9:S14-23. 2008
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  41. ncbi Comparison of bare-metal and drug-eluting stents in patients with chronic kidney disease (from the NHLBI Dynamic Registry)
    Sandy M Green
    Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA
    Am J Cardiol 108:1658-64. 2011
    ..In conclusion, presence of CKD predicted poor outcomes after PCI with high rates of mortality regardless of stent type. The effect of DES in decreasing repeat revascularization appeared to be attenuated in these patients...
  42. ncbi Sleep quality, mood, alertness and their variability in CKD and ESRD
    Maria Eleni Roumelioti
    Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Nephron Clin Pract 114:c277-87. 2010
    ..In this report, we assessed these symptoms among patients with advanced CKD (stages 4-5) and those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and compared them to healthy controls without known kidney disease...
  43. ncbi Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: short- and long-term implications
    Steven D Weisbord
    Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    Semin Nephrol 31:300-9. 2011
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  44. ncbi Design of clinical trials in acute kidney injury: report from an NIDDK workshop on trial methodology
    Paul M Palevsky
    Renal Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 7:844-50. 2012
    ..Companion articles outline the discussions of workgroups for model trials related to prevention or treatment of established AKI in different clinical settings, such as in patients with sepsis...
  45. ncbi Light chain-associated Fanconi syndrome with nephrotic-range proteinuria
    Nabeel Aslam
    Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Am J Kidney Dis 47:A57, e43-5. 2006
  46. ncbi Functional renal artery obstruction following percutaneous kidney biopsy
    Steven D Weisbord
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 20:1274-5. 2005
  47. ncbi Psychosocial factors in patients with chronic kidney disease
    Steven D Weisbord
    Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 14:316-8. 2007
  48. ncbi Renal palliative care
    Lewis M Cohen
    Renal Palliative Care Initiative, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
    J Palliat Med 9:977-92. 2006
    ..There is an opportunity to integrate many of the advances of palliative medicine into the comprehensive treatment of these patients...