1999
The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation
Ayanian J, Cleary P, Weissman J, Epstein A. The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1661-1669. PMID: 10572155, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199911253412206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal transplantationBlack patientsPatient preferencesRenal diseaseWhite patientsRacial differencesRate of referralPerceptions of careSubstantial racial differencesEligible patientsRenal failureTransplantation centersDialysis therapyMaintenance treatmentWaiting listPatientsTransplantationDialysis facilitiesHealth statusMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsStratified random sampleWhite womenWhite men
1995
Prognostic Stratification in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis
Chertow G, Christiansen C, Cleary P, Munro C, Lazarus J. Prognostic Stratification in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis. JAMA Internal Medicine 1995, 155: 1505-1511. PMID: 7605152, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1995.00430140075007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureHospital mortalityRenal failureIll patientsMechanical ventilationAcute Renal Failure Requiring DialysisIntensive care unit technologyMultivariate logistic regression analysisCritically Ill PatientsHospital mortality rateHigh-risk patientsOrgan system failureIntensive care unitLogistic regression analysisOminous conditionUnderlying malignancyHospital dischargeConsecutive patientsCare unitComorbid conditionsLaboratory variablesEarly mortalityPrognostic stratificationMedical recordsProspective validation
1989
The Ownership of Health Facilities and Clinical Decisionmaking
Schlesinger M, Cleary P, Blumenthal D. The Ownership of Health Facilities and Clinical Decisionmaking. Medical Care 1989, 27: 244-258. PMID: 2648087, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198903000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseCharacteristics of patientsHealth Care Financing AdministrationLocal health care systemHealth care facilitiesHealth care systemSignificant independent effectKidney transplantRenal failureRenal diseasePeritoneal dialysisHealth facilitiesCare facilitiesHome dialysisPatientsClinical decisionmakingCare systemIndependent effectsFacility ownershipMedical decisionmakingDialysisProfit facilitiesTreatmentFurther researchTransplant