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Accepting or declining dialysis: considerations taken into account by elderly patients with end-stage renal disease [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Elderly patients with end-stage renal disease have to make a difficult decision whether or not to start dialysis. This study explores the considerations taken into account by these patients in decision-making regarding renal replacement ...
de Jong, P.E., Dijkstra, G.J., Franssen, C.F., Gansevoort, R.T., Izaks, G.J., Jager, K.J., Kuiper, D., Reijneveld, S.A., Visser, A.   +8 more
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A Case of Novel Coronavirus Disease 19 in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient Presenting with Gastroenteritis and Developing Severe Pulmonary Disease. [PDF]

, 2020
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious, rapidly spreading viral disease with an alarming case fatality rate up to 5%.
Amin, Alpesh N, Chang, Yongen, Cheng, Timmy T, Choi, Grace, Ferrey, Antoney J, Gohil, Shruti, Hanna, Ramy M, Hsieh, Lanny, Huang, Susan S, Ivaturi, Kaushik, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, Lau, Wei Ling, Lee, Richard A, Nguyen, Lawrence, Park, Elisa, Reddy, Uttam, Rhee, Connie M, Tantisattamo, Ekamol, Tonthat, Sam, Wang, Brian   +19 more
core   +1 more source

A novel biomimetic liposome drug delivery system mediated by macrophage targeting for precision treatment of encephalitis

BMEMat, EarlyView.
An advanced macrophage‐mediated biomimetic liposome (AC‐LP@RAW) that can penetrate the BBB and precisely target inflammatory sites in the deep brain was established in this study based on the unique immune homing property of macrophages, and showed a significantly improved delivery of curcumin to the brain.
Mengru Wu, Baoqin Song, Zhihao Chen, Wenzhong Li, Wanjun Liang, Xiu Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intervening to eliminate the centre-effect variation in home dialysis use: a synopsis of Inter-CEPt, an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study

Health and Social Care Delivery Research
Background There is a substantial variation in the use of home dialysis between kidney services, which disproportionally affects people from ethnic minorities and socioeconomically deprived areas.
Simon Davies, Kerry Allen, Hilary Bekker, David Coyle, Lisa Dikomitis, Sarah Damery, James Fotheringham, Harry Hill, Mark Lambie, Jessica Potts, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Iestyn Williams   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uptake of home dialysis in younger adults: case studies that illustrate the multifaceted influence of home circumstances on dialysis decisions

Clinical Case Reports, 2017
Key Clinical Message Younger adults considering home dialysis need support to ensure home circumstances are suitable and affordable. Home circumstances relate closely to the financial burden reported by younger home dialysis users.
Louise Collingridge, Keri‐Lu Equinox, Serena Frasca, Rosemary Simmonds, Melinda Tomlins, Josephine Chow   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrasmall Fe‐curcumin immunomodulators reinvigorate CAR‐T cells to potentiate solid tumor immunotherapy by mitigating cell exhaustion and senescence

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This work discovered a novel research that ultrasmall Fe‐curcumin immunomodulators could reinvigorate CAR‐T cells to potentiate solid tumor immunotherapy by mitigating cell exhaustion and senescence. Abstract CAR‐T cell immunotherapy has achieved exciting success in hematologic malignancies, but the therapeutic efficacy is relatively limited in solid ...
Jiazhi Duan, Yuchan Xue, Miao Zhang, Zihao Zhang, Shiyu Peng, Minghao Sui, Han Ding, Yingying Nie, Yuemin Feng, Le Wang, Tianru Zhang, Mingchuan Yu, He Xia, Hong Liu, Qiang Zhu, Songbo Zhao   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

What are the factors that determine treatment choices in patients with kidney failure: a retrospective cohort study using data linkage of routinely collected data in Wales

BMJ Open
Objectives To identify the factors that determine treatment choices following pre-dialysis education.Design Retrospective cohort study using data linkage with univariate and multivariate analyses using linked data.Setting Secondary care National Health ...
Jane Noyes, Leah McLaughlin, Gareth Roberts, Gail Williams, James Chess   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Potential Burden of Home Dialysis on Patients and Caregivers: A Narrative Review

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2019
Purpose of review: Home dialysis modalities offer several benefits for patients with end-stage kidney disease when compared with facility-based thrice-weekly hemodialysis.
Sabriella Jacquet, Emilie Trinh
doaj   +1 more source

Structural and Functional Properties of Ingredient Composition in Kenkey Preparation: A Review

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
This review synthesizes three decades of research on kenkey, a fermented maize staple of West Africa. Examining the structural, functional, and nutritional properties that emerge from traditional fermentation and thermal processing, and identifying priorities for future research toward quality standardization and commercial development. ABSTRACT Kenkey,
Afia Sakyiwaa Amponsah
wiley   +1 more source

Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart, Bayan Abubakr, Beltina Gjeloshi, Dieter Pfoser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source