Beth Marie Piraino MD

PubMed

• Standardized Peritonitis Reporting: A Quality Improvement Initiative of the Optimizing Prevention of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis in the United States (O...
  Muthana Al Sahlawi, Brian Bieber, Shweta Bansal, Geoffrey Block, Tahsin Masud
  American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2024-05-01
• 1 citations
  Gastric Acid Suppression Therapy and Its Association with Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (P...
  Shira Goldman, Junhui Zhao, Brian Bieber, Ronald L Pisoni, Laura Horowitz
  Kidney360. 2024-03-01
• 2 citations
  A different PET test: The relationship between pet ownership and peritonitis risk in the Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS).
  Neil Boudville, Keith McCullough, Brian Bieber, Ronald Pisoni, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch
  Peritoneal Dialysis International. 2023-05-01

Journal Articles

• Dietary Sodium Intake in Type 2 Diabetes  
  Ferreira Provenzano L, Stark S, Steenkiste A, Piraino B, Sevick MA, Clinical Diabetes, 1/1/2014
• "Loss of Kidney Function With Aging Is a Patient Safety Hazard"  
  Vassalotti, J and Piraino B, Am J of Kidney Dis, 1/1/2013
• Catheter-related peritonitis  
  Piraino B, Bernardini J, Perit Dial Intern, 1/1/2013
• Biophysiologic Outcomes of the Enhancing Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes (ENHANCE) Trial  
  Sevick MA, Korytkowski M, Stone RA, Piraino B, Ren D, Sereika S, Wang Y, Steenkiste A, Burke LE, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 1/1/2012
• Biophysiologic outcomes of the enhancing adherence in type 2 diabetes (ENHANCE) trial  
  Sevick MA, Kortkowski M, Stone RA, Piraino B, Ran D, Sereika S, Wang Y, Steenkiste A, Burke LE, J Acad Nutrition Dietetics, 1/1/2012
• Examination of survival after transfer from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis  
  Piraino B, Wyman AE, Sheth H, Adv Peritoneal Dial, 1/1/2012
• Today's Approaches to Prevent Peritonitis  
  Piraino B, Contrib Nephrol, 1/1/2012
• A decade after the KDOQI CKD guidelines: impact of the National Kidney Foundation  
  Vassalotti JA, Piraino B. Szczech LA, Am J Kidney Dis, 1/1/2012
• Personal Digital Assistant-Based Self-Monitoring Adherence Rates in 2 Dialysis Dietary Intervention Pilot Studies: BalanceWise-HD and BalanceWIse-PD  
  Stark S, Snetselaar L, Piraino B, Stone RA, Kim S, Hall B, Burke LE, Sevick MA, J Ren Nutr, 1/21/2011
• The economic value of screening heamodialysis patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the USA  
  Lee BY, Song Y, McGlone SM, Bailey RR, Feura JM, Tai JH, Lewis GJ, Wiringa AE, Smith KJ, Muder RR, Harrison LH, Piraino B, Clin Microbiol Infect, 1/17/2011
• Nutrional intake in adult hemodialysis patients  
  Stark S, Snetselaar L, Hall B, Stone RA, Kim S, Piraino B, Sevick MA, Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 1/1/2011
• Criminal Background Checks Upon Acceptance to Medical School: The Right Policy at the Right Time  
  Piraino B, Stull M, Pettigrew C Jr, Mahoney J, Acad Med, 1/1/2011
• Preventing Peritonitis in PD Patients  
  Piraino B, Dialysis & Transplantation, 1/1/2011
• When should the peritoneal catheter be removed for dialysis-related infections?  
  Piraino B. Provenzano LF, Bernardini J, Semin Dial, 1/1/2011
• ISPD position statement on reducing the risks of peritoneal dialysis related infections  
  Piraino B. Bernardini J, Brown E, Figueiredo A, Johnson DW, Lye WC, Price V, Ramalakshmi S, Szeto CC, Perit Dial Int, 1/1/2011
• Approaches to preventing peritonitis based on organism-specificrates  
  Piraino B, Perit Dial Int, 1/1/2011
• Sources of Variation in Estimates of Lean-Body Mass by Creatinine Kinetics and by Methods Based on Body Water or Body Mass Index in Patients on Continuous Peritoneal D...  
  Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Piraino B, Raj D, VanderJagt DJ, Bernardini J, Servilla KS, Sun Y, Glew RH, Oreopoulos DG, J Ren Nutrition, 1/20/2010
• Incidence of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis at a single US university center  
  Bansal S, Sheth H, Siddiqui N, Bender FH, Johnston JR, Piraino B, Adv in Perit Dial, 1/1/2010
• Mupirocin for preventing exit-site infection and peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis Was it effective?  
  Piraino B, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 1/1/2010
• Peritonitis-Does Peritoneal Dialysis Modality Make a Difference?  
  Piraino B, Sheth H, Blood Purif, 1/1/2010
• The Importance of Peritoneal Catheter Exit Site Care  
  Piraino B, Nat Rev Nephrol, 1/1/2010
• The importance of peritoneal catheter exit-site care  
  Piraino B, Nat Rev Nephrol, 1/1/2010
• Randomized controlled trial of SPIRIT: An effective approach to prepare African-American Dialysis Patients and Families for end of life  
  Song M.K., Ward S.E., Happ M.B., Piraino B, Donovan H.S, Shields A-M., Connolly M.C., Res Nurs Health, 1/1/2009
• Clinical Outcome in Peritoneal Dialysis with Regards to Quality Improvement  
  Qamar M, Sheth H, Bender F, Piraino B, Adv Perit Dial, 1/1/2009
• Does Experience with PD Matter?  
  Piraino B, Minev E, Bernardini J, Bender FH, Perit Dial Intern, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters

• Contributions to Nephrology 
  Chapter: Cardiovascular Complications in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. In Peritoneal Dialysis-From Basic Concepts to Clinical Excellence. 
  Page 102 - 109Piraino BEditors: Ronco C, Crepaldi C, Cruz D.Karger, Basel2009
• Contributions to Nephrology 
  Chapter: Insights on Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Infections. In Peritoneal Dialysis-From Basic Concepts to Clinical Excellence. 
  Page 161 - 168Piraino BEditors: Ronco C, Crepaldi C, Cruz D.Karger, Basel2009
• Dialysis and Transplantation 
  Chapter: Management of Infections. 
  Piraino B and Gokal RWB Saunders and Co., Orlando2000
• The Textbook of Peritoneal Dialysis 
  Chapter: Peritonitis. 
  Fried L, Piraino BEditors: Gokal R and Nolph KD.Kluwer Academic Publishers, DordrechtEdition 2nd,2000
• Diseases of the Kidney 
  Chapter: Peritoneal Dialysis. 
  Golper TA, Burkart JM, Piraino BEditors: RW Schrier, CW Gottschalk.Little, Brown and Co., BostonEdition 7th,2000
• Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis 
  Chapter: Peritoneal Dialysis Access/placement/connectors. 
  Piraino BEditors: Jacobs C, Kjellstrand CM, Koch KM, Winchester JF.Kluwer Academic Pub, DordrechtEdition 4th,1996
• Diseases of the Kidney 
  Chapter: Peritoneal Dialysis 
  Golper TA, Burkart JM, Piraino BEditors: RW Schrier, CW Gottschalk.Little, Brown and Co., BostonEdition 6th,1996
• Clinical Dialysis 
  Chapter: Infections in Peritoneal Dialysis. 
  Piraino BEditors: Nissenson A, Fine RN, Gentile DE.Appleton and Lange, Inc., NorwalkEdition 3rd,1995
• Primer on Kidney Diseases 
  Chapter: Peritoneal Dialysis. 
  Page 266 - 271Piraino BEditors: Greenberg A.Academic Press, Inc., San Diego1994
• Otolaryngology 
  Chapter: Fluid, electrolyte and nutritional therapy in otolaryngology. 
  Greenberg A, Pitts T, Piraino BEditors: English G..Harper and Row, Philadelphia1986
• The Diuretic Manual 
  Chapter: Contribution of diuretics to the management of hypertension. 
  Piraino BEditors: Puschett JB, Greenberg A.Elsevier Science Publishing Company, New York1985
• Diagnosis and Management 
  Chapter: Disorders of acid base balance. 
  Puschett JB, Piraino BEditors: Puschett JB, Greenberg A.Churchill Livingstone, Inc.1985
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Abstracts/Posters

• Research Directions in Peritoneal Dialysis Infections.
  Piraino B, Blood Purif; Joint DKUHD/NIDDK and RPA Research and Education Foundation Meeting, 1/1/1995

Lectures

• "Nephrology Division Renal Grand Rounds", Visiting Professor 
  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - 1/12/2014
• "Interstitial Renal Disease" 
  1/17/2013
• "CKD IV Seminar" 
  Erie, PA - 1/1/2013
• "President's Address" 
  1/1/2013
• "CKD for Internists" 
  1/1/2013
• "Global CKD" 
  Stonewall Jackson Resort - 1/1/2013
• "Moderator for Session on Peritoneal Dialysis" 
  Philadelphia - 1/1/2013
• "International Vincenza Course on Peritoneal Dialysis" 
  1/1/2012
• "Exit site and tunnel infections" 
  Malaysia - 1/1/2012
• "Developing a Culture of Home Dialysis" (Key Note Speaker) 
  St Andrews, NB, Canada - 1/27/2011
• "Infection Prevention" 
  St Andrews, NB, Canada - 1/27/2011
• "Prevention of Peritonitis" 
  Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC - 1/26/2011
• "Keynote Address: What are the Key Research Questions in Peritonitis?" 
  Chicago, IL - 1/19/2011
• "Developing a Culture of Home Dialysis" 
  1/15/2011
• "First Interactive Autumn Peritoneal Dialysis School" 
  Warsaw, Poland - 1/9/2011
• "Invited speaker (Zellerman Lecture)" 
  New Haven, CT - 1/1/2011
• "Peritoneal Dialysis: Adequacy Issues" 
  San Francisco - 1/1/2011
• "Infectious and Non-Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case-Based Approach" 
  San Francisco - 1/1/2011
• "Dialysis Ccourse" 
  Philadelphia - 1/1/2011
• "PD and Nutrition" 
  Chadwick Center, Wexford, PA - 1/29/2010
• Moderator, "Session Education challenges for PD programs" 
  Mexico City - 1/25/2010
• "Guidelines for PD" 
  Mexico City - 1/23/2010
• "Does PD modality choice make a difference to peritonitis occurrence?" 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/21/2010
• Session on Understanding the Peritoneal Barrier: 'Protecting the Barrier against Infections' 
  1/21/2010
• Session on Improving Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis: 'Decreasing the Incidence of Peritonitis.' 
  1/19/2010
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Other

• Focus on patient choice: DCI-Oakland, PA. 
  Piraino B, Nephrol News Issues
  1/1/2007