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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Council for the Elderly: proceedings of a Conference: Planning Health and Social Care Services for the Elderly: Implications of the Projected Increase in our Elderly Population (1999-2011): Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, 24th November 1995.

, 1995
The National Council for the Elderly was established in January 1990 in succession to the National Council for the Aged which began in June. 1981. The terms of reference of the Council are: To advise the Minister for Health of all aspects of ageing ...
National Council for the Elderly
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O olhar dos conselheiros de saúde da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo sobre serviços de saúde para idosos: 'Quem cuidará de nós em 2030?'

Saúde em Debate
O estudo foi desenvolvido por meio de um recorte da pesquisa: 'Quem cuidará de nós em 2030?'. Sob a ótica dos conselheiros de saúde buscou-se compreender a percepção sobre os serviços oferecidos hoje e os que seriam necessários em 2030 para os idosos. Ao
Ana Paula Leal Loureiro da Silva, Otávio Toledo Nóbrega, Beltrina Côrte   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-stay institutions for the elderly: physical-structural and organizational aspects

Escola Anna Nery, 2017
Objective: To characterize long-stay institutions for the elderly in respect to physical-structural and organizational aspects. Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative research was carried out in four long-stay institutions for the ...
Manuela Bastos Alves, Maria do Rosário de Menezes, Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburg, Valdenir Almeida da Silva, Juliana Bezerra do Amaral   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients’ experiences with fluctuations in persistent physical symptoms: a qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To explore patients’ experiences with fluctuations in persistent physical symptoms (PPS) and to understand which factors—from their viewpoint—play a role in these fluctuations.Design Qualitative study using semistructured interviews and ...
Johannes C van der Wouden, Hieke Barends, Ella Walstock, Femke Botman, Anja de Kruif, Nikki Claassen, Tim olde Hartman, Joost Dekker, Henriette van der Horst   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brazilian Consensus On Frailty In Older People: Concepts, Epidemiology And Evaluation Instruments [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
The aim of the present study was to describe the conceptual and operational definitions of the frailty syndrome recommended by the Brazilian Consensus on Frailty in Older People.
Roberto Alves Lourenço, Virgílio Garcia Moreira, Renato Gorga Bandeira de Mello, Itamar de Souza Santos, Sumika Mori Lin, Ana Lúcia Fiebrantz Pinto, Lygia Paccini Lustosa, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Juliana Alcântara Ribeiro, Clarice Câmara Correia, Henrique Novaes Mansur, Euler Ribeiro, Roberta Rigo Dalla Corte, Eduardo Ferriolli, Carlos André Uehara, Ana Maeda, Tamara Petroni, Terezinha Silva Lima, Sergio Falcão Durão, Ivan Aprahamian, Carla Maria Avesani, Wilson Jacob Filho   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source