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Jennifer M. MacRae
Researcher at University of Calgary
Publications - 113
Citations - 3833
Jennifer M. MacRae is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hemodialysis & Dialysis. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 102 publications receiving 3236 citations. Previous affiliations of Jennifer M. MacRae include Foothills Medical Centre & University of British Columbia.
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Associations between Hemodialysis Access Type and Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Pietro Ravani,Suetonia C. Palmer,Matthew J. Oliver,Robert R. Quinn,Jennifer M. MacRae,Davina J. Tai,Neesh Pannu,Chandra Thomas,Brenda R. Hemmelgarn,Jonathan C. Craig,Jonathan C. Craig,Jonathan C. Craig,Braden J. Manns,Marcello Tonelli,Giovanni F.M. Strippoli,Matthew T. James +15 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, persons using catheters for hemodialysis seem to have the highest risks for death, infections, and cardiovascular events compared with other vascular access types, and patients with usable fistulas have the lowest risk.
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Overview of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network.
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn,Fiona Clement,Braden J. Manns,Scott Klarenbach,Matthew T. James,Pietro Ravani,Neesh Pannu,Sofia B. Ahmed,Jennifer M. MacRae,Nairne Scott-Douglas,Kailash Jindal,Robert R. Quinn,Bruce F. Culleton,Natasha Wiebe,Richard Krause,Laurel Thorlacius,Marcello Tonelli +16 more
TL;DR: The unique ability to combine laboratory and administrative data for a large geographically defined population provides a rich data source not only for research purposes but for policy development and for the delivery of health care.
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Central vein stenosis: A common problem in patients on hemodialysis
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that CVS occurs in almost half of the patients with access problems undergoing venography, and it is shown that, despite minimizing subclavian catheter insertion, CVS remains a relatively common occurrence.
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Arteriovenous fistula-associated high-output cardiac failure: a review of mechanisms
TL;DR: A case in which a hemodialysis patient with a high-flow arteriovenous fistula has cardiac failure that improves with fistula closure is presented, and the hemodynamic effects of a fistula are reviewed.
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Suboptimal initiation of dialysis with and without early referral to a nephrologist
David C. Mendelssohn,Bryan M. Curtis,Karen Yeates,Serge Langlois,Jennifer M. MacRae,Lisa M. Semeniuk,Fernando Camacho,Philip A. McFarlane +7 more
TL;DR: There is a need to identify factors that lead to suboptimal initiation of dialysis despite early referral, and the benefits of early referral are lost if dialysis is initiated suboptimally.