FIND

researchers

DISCOVER

relevant articles

PROMOTE

your research

now for free

Charmaine Lok

Research Profile

Procedures

Disorders

Devices

Indwelling Catheters

Concepts & Ideas

Physiology

Vascular Patency

Geographic Areas

Ontario

Chemicals & Drugs

Co-author Network

Publications

TOP 3
William D Paulson; Louise Moist; Charmaine E Lok
Vascular access surveillance: case study of a false paradigm.
Louise Moist; Barb Wilson; Wang Xi; Ahmed Al-Jaishi; Vern Campbell; Janet Graham; Timmy C Lee; Charmaine E Lok; Tushar J Vachharajani
Education in vascular access.
Charmaine E Lok; Ingemar Davidson
Optimal choice of dialysis access for chronic kidney disease patients: developing a life plan for dialysis access.

Register for free to view:

Visualized networks:

See your personal network in
sophisticated graphical views

GeoTargeted Searches:

Locate experts around the world
and connect with global collaborators

Research Profiles:

See the research activity
of experts around the globe

Geonetwork of Charmaine Lok (preview)

Cities where this author has publications
Cities where co-authors of this author have publications

Flash Player Required

All Publications

2013: William D Paulson; Louise Moist; Charmaine E Lok
Vascular access surveillance: case study of a false paradigm.
Seminars in dialysis 2013;26(3):281-6.
2013: Louise Moist; Barb Wilson; Wang Xi; Ahmed Al-Jaishi; Vern Campbell; Janet Graham; Timmy C Lee; Charmaine E Lok; Tushar J Vachharajani
Education in vascular access.
Seminars in dialysis 2013;26(2):148-53.
2012: Charmaine E Lok; Ingemar Davidson
Optimal choice of dialysis access for chronic kidney disease patients: developing a life plan for dialysis access.
Seminars in nephrology 2012;32(6):530-7.
2012: Louise Moist; Kevan R Polkinghorne; Atta ur Rehman; Miguel Vazquez; Wang Xi; Ahmed AlJaishi; Charmaine E Lok; Timmy C Lee
Optimal hemodialysis vascular access in the elderly patient.
Seminars in dialysis 2012;25(6):640-8.
2012: Deborah Zimmerman; Charmaine E Lok
Accessing the access.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2012;7(10):1548-50.
2012: Charmaine E Lok; Michael Allon; Louise Moist
Predicting successful arteriovenous fistula creation.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2012;60(3):498; author reply 498-9.
2012: Christopher T Chan; Charmaine E Lok
Confronting diagnostic dilemmas in ESRD-"the doctor is in the house".
Seminars in dialysis 2012;25(4):369.
2012: Stefan Vegter; Michael S Keith; Charmaine E Lok; Steven D Soroka; Keith Tolley; A Ross Morton
Cost-effectiveness of lanthanum carbonate in the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients: a Canadian payer perspective.
Clinical therapeutics 2012;34(7):1531-43.
2012: Amit X Garg; Anthony Hodsman; Anjie Huang; William D Leslie; Charmaine E Lok; Mauricio Monroy-Cuadros; Kyla Naylor; Jennie Pouget; G V Ramesh Prasad; Sonia M Thomas; Darin Treleavan; Ann Young; Jonathan D Adachi; Neil Boudville; Suzanne M Cadarette
Fracture risk in living kidney donors: a matched cohort study.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2012;59(6):770-6.
2012: Sarah L West; Sophie A Jamal; Charmaine E Lok
Tests of neuromuscular function are associated with fractures in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2012;27(6):2384-8.
2012: Charmaine E Lok; Louise Moist; Matthew Oliver; Kenneth Stanley; Marcello Tonelli; Miguel A Vazquez; Michael Allon; Sandra Donnelly; Marc Dorval; Brenda R Hemmelgarn
Effect of fish oil supplementation on graft patency and cardiovascular events among patients with new synthetic arteriovenous hemodialysis grafts: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2012;307(17):1809-16.
2012: Rory F McQuillan; Sharon Nessim; Janet M Roscoe; Paul Tam; Ernest Chiu; Charmaine E Lok; Sarbjit V Jassal
A randomized controlled trial comparing mupirocin and polysporin triple ointments in peritoneal dialysis patients: the MP3 Study.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2012;7(2):297-303.
2012: Rory McQuillan; Lilyanna Trpeski; Stanley Fenton; Charmaine E Lok
Modifiable risk factors for early mortality on hemodialysis.
International journal of nephrology 2012;2012():435736.
2011: Timmy Lee; Charmaine E Lok; Ivan Maya; Louise Moist; Michele H Mokrzycki; Miguel Vazquez
Standardized definitions for hemodialysis vascular access.
Seminars in dialysis 2011;24(5):515-24.
2011: Maryum Chaudhry; Cynthia Bhola; Mohammad Joarder; Deborah Zimmerman; Patty Quinan; David Mendelssohn; Charmaine E Lok
Seeing eye to eye: the key to reducing catheter use.
The journal of vascular access 2011;12(2):120-6.
2011: Louise M Moist; Heather A Richards; Dana Miskulin; Charmaine E Lok; Karen Yeates; Amit X Garg; Lilyanna Trpeski; Ann Chapman; Joseph Amuah; Brenda R Hemmelgarn
A validation study of the Canadian Organ Replacement Register.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2011;6(4):813-8.
2011: Michael Allon; Lesley Dinwiddie; Eduardo Lacson; Derrick L Latos; Charmaine E Lok; Theodore Steinman; Daniel E Weiner
Medicare reimbursement policies and hemodialysis vascular access outcomes: a need for change.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2011;22(3):426-30.
2011: Marisa Battistella; Cynthia Bhola; Charmaine E Lok
Long-term follow-up of the Hemodialysis Infection Prevention with Polysporin Ointment (HIPPO) Study: a quality improvement report.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2011;57(3):432-41.
2011: Charmaine E Lok; Michele H Mokrzycki
Prevention and management of catheter-related infection in hemodialysis patients.
Kidney international 2011;79(6):587-98.
2011: Brenda R Hemmelgarn; Louise Moist; Charmaine E Lok; Marcello Tonelli; Braden J Manns; Rachel M Holden; Martine LeBlanc; Peter Faris; Paul Barre; Jianguo Zhang; Nairne Scott-Douglas
Prevention of dialysis catheter malfunction with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.
The New England journal of medicine 2011;364(4):303-12.
2010: Michael Allon; Charmaine E Lok
Dialysis fistula or graft: the role for randomized clinical trials.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2010;5(12):2348-54.
2010: Michele H Mokrzycki; Charmaine E Lok
Traditional and non-traditional strategies to optimize catheter function: go with more flow.
Kidney international 2010;78(12):1218-31.
2010: Fernando Carrera; Charmaine E Lok; Angel de Francisco; Francesco Locatelli; Johannes F E Mann; Bernard CANAUD; Peter G Kerr; Iain C Macdougall; Anatole Besarab; Giuseppe Villa; Isabelle Kazes; Bruno van Vlem; Shivinder Jolly; Ulrich Beyer; Frank C Dougherty
Maintenance treatment of renal anaemia in haemodialysis patients with methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta versus darbepoetin alfa administered monthly: a randomized comparative trial.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2010;25(12):4009-17.
2010: Ai-Hua Zhang; Joanne M Bargman; Charmaine E Lok; Eveline Porter; Maria Mendez; Dimitrios G Oreopoulos; Christopher T Chan
Dialysis modality choices among chronic kidney disease patients: identifying the gaps to support patients on home-based therapies.
International urology and nephrology 2010;42(3):759-64.
2010: Wang Xi; Jennifer MacNab; Charmaine E Lok; Timmy C Lee; Ivan D Maya; Michele H Mokrzycki; Louise M Moist
Who should be referred for a fistula? A survey of nephrologists.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2010;25(8):2644-51.
2010: Dennis Cote; Charmaine E Lok; Marisa Battistella; Lavern M Vercaigne
Stability of trisodium citrate and gentamicin solution for catheter locks after storage in plastic syringes at room temperature.
The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy 2010;63(4):304-11.
2010: Marisa Battistella; Lavern M Vercaigne; Dennis Cote; Charmaine E Lok
Antibiotic lock: in vitro stability of gentamicin and sodium citrate stored in dialysis catheters at 37 degrees C.
Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2010;14(3):322-6.
2010: Sarah L West; Charmaine E Lok; Sophie A Jamal
Fracture Risk Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease, Prospective Testing Under Real World Environments (FRACTURE): a prospective study.
BMC nephrology 2010;11():17.
2009: Manish Sood; Marisa Battistella; Charmaine E Lok
Patterns of cardioprotective medication prescription in incident hemodialysis patients.
International urology and nephrology 2009;41(4):1021-7.
2009: Sophie A Jamal; David Fitchett; Charmaine E Lok; David C Mendelssohn; Ross T Tsuyuki
The effects of calcium-based versus non-calcium-based phosphate binders on mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2009;24(10):3168-74.
2009: Charmaine E Lok
Antiplatelet therapy and vascular-access patency.
The New England journal of medicine 2009;360(21):2240-2.
2009: Sarbjit V Jassal; Charmaine E Lok
The honeypot: Sticky or sweet?
Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 2009;29(3):267-9.
2009: Christopher T Chan; Charmaine E Lok
Why not home dialysis?
Advances in chronic kidney disease 2009;16(3):158-9.
2008: Charmaine E Lok; Louise Moist
More than reducing early fistula thrombosis is required: lessons from the Dialysis Access Consortium clopidogrel fistula study.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2008;52(5):834-8.
2008: Louise Moist; Lilyanna Trpeski; Yingbo Na; Charmaine E Lok
Increased hemodialysis catheter use in Canada and associated mortality risk: data from the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry 2001-2004.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2008;3(6):1726-32.
2008: Cynthia Bhola; Charmaine E Lok
Central venous catheters: optimizing the suboptimal.
Nephrology news & issues 2008;22(11):38-44, 46.
2008: Manish Sood; Gavin Y Oudit; Hanif Mohammadi; Hong Huang; Charmaine E Lok
Effects of parenteral iron on inflammation and the myocardium in hemodialysis patients.
Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis 2008;12(3):362-8.
2008: Robert R Quinn; D L Lamping; Charmaine E Lok; R A Meyer; J A Hiller; J Lee; E P Richardson; A Kiss; Matthew J Oliver
The Vascular Access Questionnaire: assessing patient-reported views of vascular access.
The journal of vascular access 2008;9(2):122-8.
2008: Sarbjit V Jassal; Charmaine E Lok
A randomized controlled trial comparing mupirocin versus Polysporin Triple for the prevention of catheter-related infections in peritoneal dialysis patients (the MP3 study).
Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 2008;28(1):67-72.
2008: Bruce Spinowitz; Daniel W Coyne; Charmaine E Lok; Mario Fraticelli; Maher Azer; Sanjay Dalal; Giuseppe Villa; Steven Rosansky; Helena Adamis; Ulrich Beyer
C.E.R.A. maintains stable control of hemoglobin in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis when administered once every two weeks.
American journal of nephrology 2008;28(2):280-9.
2007: Charmaine E Lok; Louise Moist
Challenges for randomized controlled trials in nephrology: illustrations in vascular access science and care.
Journal of nephrology 2007;20(6):632-45.
2007: Matthew J Oliver; David C Mendelssohn; Robert R Quinn; Elizabeth P Richardson; Dheeraj K Rajan; Robyn A Pugash; Joyce A Hiller; Alex J Kiss; Charmaine E Lok
Catheter patency and function after catheter sheath disruption: a pilot study.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2007;2(6):1201-6.
2007: Charmaine E Lok
Fistula first initiative: advantages and pitfalls.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2007;2(5):1043-53.
2007: Dheeraj K Rajan; Tal Platzker; Charmaine E Lok; J Robert Beecroft; Kong T Tan; Kenneth W Sniderman; Martin E Simons
Ultrahigh-pressure versus high-pressure angioplasty for treatment of venous anastomotic stenosis in hemodialysis grafts: is there a difference in patency?
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2007;18(6):709-14.
2007: Dheeraj K Rajan; S Murthy Chennepragada; Charmaine E Lok; J Robert Beecroft; Kong T Tan; Eran Hayeems; John R Kachura; Kenneth W Sniderman; Martin E Simons
Patency of endovascular treatment for central venous stenosis: is there a difference between dialysis fistulas and grafts?
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2007;18(3):353-9.
2007: Charmaine E Lok; Debra Appleton; Cynthia Bhola; Brian Khoo; Robert M A Richardson
Trisodium citrate 4%--an alternative to heparin capping of haemodialysis catheters.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2007;22(2):477-83.
2007: Charmaine E Lok; Michael Allon; Sandra Donnelly; Marc Dorval; Brenda R Hemmelgarn; Louise Moist; Matthew J Oliver; Marcello Tonelli; Kenneth Stanley
Design of the fish oil inhibition of stenosis in hemodialysis grafts (FISH) study.
Clinical trials (London, England) 2007;4(4):357-67.
2006: Charmaine E Lok; Michael Allon; Louise Moist; Matthew J Oliver; Hemal Shah; Deborah Zimmerman
Risk equation determining unsuccessful cannulation events and failure to maturation in arteriovenous fistulas (REDUCE FTM I).
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2006;17(11):3204-12.
2006: Jeffrey Perl; Charmaine E Lok; Christopher T Chan
Central venous catheter outcomes in nocturnal hemodialysis.
Kidney international 2006;70(7):1348-54.
2006: Louise Moist; Brenda R Hemmelgarn; Charmaine E Lok
Relationship between blood flow in central venous catheters and hemodialysis adequacy.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 2006;1(5):965-71.
2006: Charmaine E Lok; Alison Thomas; Lavern M Vercaigne
A patient-focused approach to thrombolytic use in the management of catheter malfunction.
Seminars in dialysis 2006;19(5):381-90.
2006: Charmaine E Lok
Avoiding trouble down the line: the management and prevention of hemodialysis catheter-related infections.
Advances in chronic kidney disease 2006;13(3):225-44.
2005: Charmaine E Lok; Matthew J Oliver; Jiandong Su; Cynthia Bhola; Neil Hannigan; Sarbjit V Jassal
Arteriovenous fistula outcomes in the era of the elderly dialysis population.
Kidney international 2005;67(6):2462-9.
2005: K Kundhal; Charmaine E Lok
Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease.
Nephron. Clinical practice 2005;101(2):c47-52.
2004: Charmaine E Lok; Matthew J Oliver; Deanna M Rothwell; Janet E Hux
The growing volume of diabetes-related dialysis: a population based study.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2004;19(12):3098-103.
2004: Charmaine E Lok; Peter C Austin; Hua Wang; Jack V Tu
Impact of renal insufficiency on short- and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery.
American heart journal 2004;148(3):430-8.
2004: Dheeraj K Rajan; Sarah Bunston; Sanjay Misra; Ruxandra Pinto; Charmaine E Lok
Dysfunctional autogenous hemodialysis fistulas: outcomes after angioplasty--are there clinical predictors of patency?
Radiology 2004;232(2):508-15.
2004: Matthew J Oliver; Deanna M Rothwell; Kinwah Fung; Janet E Hux; Charmaine E Lok
Late creation of vascular access for hemodialysis and increased risk of sepsis.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2004;15(7):1936-42.
2003: Charmaine E Lok; Cynthia Bhola; Ruth Croxford; Robert M A Richardson
Reducing vascular access morbidity: a comparative trial of two vascular access monitoring strategies.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2003;18(6):1174-80.
2003: Charmaine E Lok; Matthew J Oliver
Overcoming barriers to arteriovenous fistula creation and use.
Seminars in dialysis 2003;16(3):189-96.
2003: Charmaine E Lok; Kenneth E Stanley; Janet E Hux; Robert Richardson; Sheldon W Tobe; John M Conly
Hemodialysis infection prevention with polysporin ointment.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 2003;14(1):169-79.
2002: Sarbjit V Jassal; Charmaine E Lok; Aziz Walele; Joanne M Bargman
Continued transplant immunosuppression may prolong survival after return to peritoneal dialysis: results of a decision analysis.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2002;40(1):178-83.
2002: Murali Krishnan; Charmaine E Lok; Sarbjit V Jassal
Epidemiology and demographic aspects of treated end-stage renal disease in the elderly.
Seminars in dialysis 2002;15(2):79-83.
1998: Charmaine E Lok; Christopher D Morgan; N Ranganathan
The accuracy and interobserver agreement in detecting the 'gallop sounds' by cardiac auscultation.
Chest 1998;114(5):1283-8.