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Home Dialysis Among Elderly Patients: Outcomes and Future Directions
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2019 Elderly patients who receive home dialysis (peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis) may have reduced survival compared to younger patients. Therefore, it is important to ascertain the goals of home dialysis in the elderly rather than simply fixate on ...
Bourne L. Auguste, Christopher T. Chan
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BMC Nephrology, 2012 Background This study examines the patients' need for information and guidance in the selection of dialysis modality, and in establishing and practicing home dialysis.
Rygh Ellen +3 more
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Cost Controversies of a “Home Dialysis First” Policy
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2019 Purpose of review: Kidney Failure is highly prevalent and uses a disproportionate amount of health care funding. In Canada (excluding Quebec), 37 647 people were living with kidney failure in 2016.
Drew Hager +2 more
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Educating end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis modality selection: a clinical advice from the European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) advisory board [PDF]
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Bammens, Bert +7 more
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro +4 more
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Access to Care for VA Dialysis Patients During Superstorm Sandy. [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: This study examines the use of dialysis services by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients following the Superstorm Sandy-related, months-long closure of the New York campus of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) New York Harbor VA ...
Der-Martirosian, Claudia +4 more
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An Education Initiative Modifies Opinions of Hemodialysis Nurses towards Home Dialysis
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2015 Background: It has been shown that in-center hemodialysis (HD) nurses prefer in-center HD for patients with certain characteristics; however it is not known if their opinions can be changed. Objective: To determine if an education initiative modified the
Matthew Phillips +9 more
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BMC Nephrology, 2019 Background More than 6200 End Stage Renal Disease patients in the Netherlands are dependent on dialysis, either performed at home or in a dialysis centre.
A. van Eck van der Sluijs +5 more
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Transition between peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis in Belgium and France in the RDPLF
Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile, 2020 A renewed interest in home hemodialysis has emerged in recent years, favored by the availability of new dialysis machines and encouraging publication about daily hemodialysis.
Christian Verger, Emmanuel Fabre
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Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is associated with increased waitlist mortality in liver transplantation (LT) candidates. Children with HPS are granted Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD)/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease (PELD) exception points for waitlist prioritization in the United States based on criterion developed for adults.
Muhammad H. Raza +8 more
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