Peter Mount

Tunnelled central venous catheters for incident haemodialysis patients - a Victorian survey exploring reasons for use.

Adam G Steinberg, Peter F Mount, Maree Branagan, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2023  |  Intern Med J

BACKGROUND: Tunnelled central venous catheters (T-CVC) are used globally as vascular access for patients on haemodialysis but are ..

Mutation of regulatory phosphorylation sites in PFKFB2 does not affect the anti-fibrotic effect of metformin in the kidney

Geoff Harley, Marina Katerelos, Kurt Gleich, Mardiana Lee, Peter F Mount, David A Power

Journal article  |  2023  |  PLOS ONE

The anti-fibrotic effect of metformin has been widely demonstrated. Fibrosis in the kidney after injury is associated with reduced..

Renal Recovery for Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Low eGFR in the ADVOCATE Trial of Avacopan

FB Cortazar, JL Niles, DRW Jayne, PA Merkel, A Bruchfeld, H Yue, TJ Schall, P Bekker, CA Peh, A Chakera, B Cooper, J Kurtkoti, D Langguth, V Levidiotis, G Luxton, P Mount, D Mudge, E Noble, R Phoon, D Ranganathan, et al.

Journal article  |  2023  |  Kidney International Reports

Introduction: In the 330-patient ADVOCATE trial of avacopan for the treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-as..

Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of Participants in the BEST- Fluids Trial: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution Versus Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation

Michael G Collins, Magid A Fahim, Elaine M Pascoe, Carmel M Hawley, David W Johnson, Julie Varghese, Laura E Hickey, Philip A Clayton, John S Gill, Kathryn B Dansie, Rachael C McConnochie, Liza A Vergara, Charani Kiriwandeniya, Donna Reidlinger, Peter F Mount, Laurence Weinberg, Colin J McArthur, P Toby Coates, Zoltan H Endre, David Goodman, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  TRANSPLANTATION DIRECT

UNLABELLED: Delayed graft function (DGF) is a major complication of deceased donor kidney transplantation. Saline (0.9% sodium chl..

COVID-19 beliefs and vaccination uptake in dialysis patients: lessons from an anonymous patient survey

Hannah Wallace, Peter F Mount

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of data on how to best optimise uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in dialysis patients. AIM: To understan..

Blocking AMPK signalling to acetyl-CoA carboxylase increases cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury and suppresses the benefit of metformin

Geoff Harley, Marina Katerelos, Kurt Gleich, David P de Souza, Vinod K Narayana, Bruce E Kemp, David A Power, Peter F Mount

Journal article  |  2022  |  BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY

BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is accompanied by dysregulation of cellular energy metabolism and accumulation of intracellu..

Lower versus higher starting tacrolimus dosing in kidney transplant recipients

Justin CM Chua, Peter F Mount, Darren Lee

Journal article  |  2022  |  CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION

Achieving therapeutic tacrolimus levels is an essential component of balancing immunosuppression in kidney transplantation. At our..

Bone microarchitecture and estimated failure load are deteriorated whether patients with chronic kidney disease have normal bone mineral density, osteopenia or osteoporosis

Ali Ghasem-Zadeh, Minh Bui, Ego Seeman, Steven K Boyd, Sandra Iuliano, Rizwan Jaipurwala, Peter F Mount, Nigel D Toussaint, Cherie Chiang

Journal article  |  2021  |  BONE

INTRODUCTION: Measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) is recommended in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, mos..

Dialysis and driving: an anonymous survey of patients receiving dialysis for end-stage kidney disease

Alison Graver, Morris Odell, Leonid Churilov, David A Power, Peter F Mount, Matthew RP Davies, Suet-Wan Choy, Kathy Paizis, Natasha Cook

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Driving is a complex task requiring multiple cognitive domains and the musculoskeletal system. Cognitive dysfunction i..

Transition from a renal paediatric clinic to an adult clinic: Perspectives of adolescents and young adults, parents and health professionals

Kimberley Crawford, Jac Kee Low, Amelia K Le Page, William Mulley, Rosemary Masterson, Joshua Kausman, Natasha Cook, Peter Mount, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH CARE

The management of chronic kidney disease is complex. With disease management being the responsibility of parents in the paediatric..