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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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Frailty predicts all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older adults in Austria: 8-year mortality follow-up of the Austrian Health Interview Survey (ATHIS 2014)

BMC Geriatrics
Background The frailty index (FI) is an established predictor of all-cause mortality among older adults, but less is known with regard to cause-specific mortality, and whether the predictive power of the FI varies between men and women and by socio ...
Erwin Stolz, Anna Schultz, Sandra Schüssler, Hannes Mayerl, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Wolfgang Freidl   +5 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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Osteoporosis risk and its association with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among the elderly: a 16-year nationwide cohort study

BMC Geriatrics
Background Aged osteoporosis poses a significant threat to the well-being and longevity of older individuals, yet evidence regarding the relationship between osteoporosis risk and mortality among the elderly population in Asia remains unknown.
Xing-Bing Pan, Qing-Ya Ma, Teng Gao, Tai Zhang, Jian Xun, Xiang-Tao Ma, Yan-Yu Liu   +6 more
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Wannasit Wathanavasin, Ahmed Daoud, Ahmed I. Kamal, Balázs Szamosfalvi, Tibor Fülöp   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Excess mortality and the COVID-19 pandemic: causes of death and social inequalities

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background During the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, population’s mortality has been affected not only by the risk of infection itself, but also through deferred care for other causes and changes in lifestyle.
Jieun Oh, Jieun Min, Cinoo Kang, Ejin Kim, Jung Pyo Lee, Ho Kim, Whanhee Lee   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in all-cause mortality, premature mortality and cause-specific mortality among persons with diabetes in Ontario, Canada

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2023
Introduction Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of mortality compared with the general population. Large population-based studies that quantify variations in mortality risk for patients with diabetes among subgroups in the population are lacking ...
Laura C Rosella, Kathy Kornas, Limei Zhou, Ednah Negatu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cause Specific Mortality in Japan: Contour Maps Approach [PDF]

, 1986
An important part of the activity of IIASA's Population Program is related to the development of data visualization techniques. The paper is devoted to the analysis of cause specific mortality data for Japan using the shaded contour map approach which ...
Gambill, B.A., Nanjo, Z., Shigematsu, T., Vaupel, J.W., Yashin, A.I.   +4 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

InterVA-4 as a public health tool for measuring HIV/AIDS mortality: a validation study from five African countries. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Reliable population-based data on HIV infection and AIDS mortality in sub-Saharan Africa are scanty, even though that is the region where most of the world's AIDS deaths occur.
Byass, Peter, Calvert, Clara, Crampin, Amelia, Gregson, Simon, Herbst, Kobus, Lutalo, Tom, Michael, Denna, Miiro-Nakiyingi, Jessica, Robertson, Laura, Takaruza, Albert, Todd, Jim, Zaba, Basia   +11 more
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