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Risk Factors for Peritonitis in a Pediatric Dialysis Program in Guatemala, 2011–2014
Advances in Nephrology, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 Background. Peritonitis is the most common complication of peritoneal dialysis but there is limited data regarding peritonitis related risk factors in developing countries. Objective. Describe the PD program at Foundation for Children with Kidney Disease (FUNDANIER), in Guatemala, and identify peritonitis related risk factors in these patients. Methods.
Jeda Chinchilla +5 more
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Disease Markers, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 The high incidence of cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease (CKD) warrants an accurate evaluation of risk aimed at reducing the burden of disease and its consequences. The use of biomarkers to identify patients at high risk has been in use in the general population for several decades and has received mixed reactions in the medical community.
Luis D’Marco +3 more
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World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, Page 129-148, March 2025.Abstract Patients with kidney failure need dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the best therapeutic option, yet global rates of LDKT have minimally increased, and there are disparities in access. The need for a systems approach to improvement has been highlighted.
Anna Horton +7 more
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Advances in Nephrology, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 This study aims at assessing the evolution in healthcare costs for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients through the analysis of administrative databases of Piedmont region, Italy. This is a retrospective, observational study, for which patients undergoing at least one dialysis for CKD in the period of June 1, 2010–May 31, 2011 were selected.
Daniela Paola Roggeri +3 more
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Ultrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, Volume 64, Issue 6, Page 768-775, December 2024.Abstract Objective Lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is a chronic condition with a spectrum of outcomes. It is usually suspected prenatally based on ultrasound features (USFs). Given the unknown postnatal trajectory and the potential for significant morbidity and mortality, many families choose termination of pregnancy (TOP), often based on USFs ...
J. Richter +10 more
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Bisphenol A in Chronic Kidney Disease
International Journal of Nephrology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Phenols are uremic toxins of intestinal origin formed by bacteria during protein metabolism. Of these molecules, p‐cresol is the most studied and has been associated with renal function impairment and vascular damage. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a molecule with structural similarity with phenols found in plastic food and beverage containers as well as in some
Emilio González-Parra +6 more
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Cancer mortality after kidney transplantation: A multicenter cohort study in Italy
International Journal of Cancer, Volume 154, Issue 5, Page 842-851, 1 March 2024.What's new? Kidney transplant recipients have increased risk of developing certain cancers, but their cancer mortality is not well documented. Here, the authors conducted a cohort study of 7373 individuals who had received a transplanted kidney. Cancer was the most common cause of death, accounting for 32% of all deaths.
Martina Taborelli +73 more
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Tenofovir Nephrotoxicity: 2011 Update
AIDS Research and Treatment, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011 Tenofovir is an acyclic nucleotide analogue reverse‐transcriptase inhibitor structurally similar to the nephrotoxic drugs adefovir and cidofovir. Tenofovir is widely used to treat HIV infection and approved for treatment of hepatitis B virus. Despite initial cell culture and clinical trials results supporting the renal safety of tenofovir, its clinical
Beatriz Fernandez-Fernandez +13 more
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Changes in the Perceived Epidemiology of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
International Journal of Hypertension, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011 Primary aldosteronism has been considered a rare disease in the past years, affecting 1% of the hypertensive population. Subsequently, growing evidence of its higher prevalence is present in literature, although the estimates of disease range from 5 up to 20%, as in type 2 diabetes and resistant hypertension.
Riccardo Maria Fagugli +2 more
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Abstract Book: 25th Congress of the European Hematology Association Virtual Edition, 2020
, 2020 HemaSphere, Volume 4, Issue S1, Page 1-1168, June 2020.
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