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Home nocturnal hemodialysis [PDF]
To the Editor: Home nocturnal hemodialysis (HND) has been an established form of treatment on a worldwide basis since its introduction in 19641,2,3,4. In its early days, many thought that it was superior to transplantation and was more cost effective than in center dialysis. Alas, the passage of time has not confirmed any of these earlier hopes.
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Advance Care Planning Interventions for Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Background Advance care planning enables adults to express their goals and preferences for future care. Advance care planning has been widely recognised in oncology and palliative care for decades, but its use in kidney care is variable. Objective To examine interventions that promote advance care planning among adults with chronic kidney ...
Juthamas Tiansaard +3 more
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Background Exercise training in hemodialysis patients improves fitness, physical function, quality of life and markers of cardiovascular disease such as arterial stiffness.
Fassett Robert G +4 more
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Abstract Background The role of calf circumference (CC) in predicting sarcopenia and mortality of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) remains debated. This study assessed CC's predictive value, optimal threshold, and mortality association in older patients undergoing MHD. Methods An observational cohort study was conducted on older adult
Yan Shen +7 more
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Adherence Behavior in Subjects on Hemodialysis Is Not a Clear Predictor of Posttransplantation Adherence [PDF]
© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the International Society of Nephrology. This is an openaccess article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Introduction: Nonadherence is common in both ...
Achille +25 more
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Framework diagram of CDvan informed by MCS (Eucast, European committee for antimicrobial susceptibility testing; CLSI, clinical and laboratory standard institute). ABSTRACT Vancomycin (VAN) remains the first‐line treatment for methicillin‐resistant, multidrug‐resistant gram‐positive bacterial infections, even among cancer patients.
Xiangqing Song +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background: Acute kidney injury frequently complicates the end stages of liver diseases, worsening the condition of patients waiting for liver transplants. Continuous renal replacement therapy during liver transplant is still a limited experience, with large variability in the indication criteria.
Cristiana Laici +5 more
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Assessing Variability in End-of-Life Intensity of Care After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects over 300,000 Americans per year.1 Many factors affect the outcomes and overall OHCA survival in a community; some of these include an individual’s characteristics such as age, co-morbid conditions ...
Carr, MD, MA, MS, Brendan G. +3 more
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ABSTRACT Aim The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has profoundly affected older populations globally. However, limited data are available on the long‐term survival and evolving care needs of older patients with COVID‐19 in Japan. We evaluated 1‐year survival rates and long‐term care needs in this vulnerable population.
Kiyoshi Takemoto +5 more
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