Using the knowledge-to-action framework to guide the timing of dialysis initiation

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 321-327

  Sood, Manish M ^a   Manns, Braden ^b   Nesrallah, Gihad ^c  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

knowledge translation; knowledge to action cycle; practice variation; timing of dialysis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898432419     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mnh.0000445746.85502.42     Document Type: Review

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