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Emotional management and biological markers of dietetic regimen in chronic kidney disease patients [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of the study was to investigate the association between psychological characteristics and biological markers of adherence in chronic kidney disease patients receiving conservative therapy, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (PD), or kidney ...
Aceto, Paola, Berloco, Desiderata, Bruzzese, Vincenzo, Canulla, Francesco, Cesari, Valerio, Fazzari, Erika, Fortini, Antonio, Lai, Carlo, Lai, Silvia, Luciani, Massimiliano, Luciano, Stella   +10 more
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Wars, disasters and kidneys [PDF]

, 2014
This paper summarizes the impact that wars had on the history of nephrology, both worldwide and in the Ghent Medical Faculty notably on the definition, research and clinical aspects of acute kidney injury.
Lameire, Norbert
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Clinical solutions: not always what they seem? [PDF]

, 2015
Brenner and colleagues, in their article published in Critical Care, showed elevated levels of the reactive carbonyl species (RCS) methylglyoxal (MG) in the circulation of patients with septic shock.
Burke-Gaffney, A, Creagh-Brown, BC
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Intermittent sodium zirconium cyclosilicate for the prevention of hyperkalemia in chronic kidney disease

BMC Nephrology
Background Hyperkalemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that often requires urgent dialysis and increases healthcare costs. Daily sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC) is a safe and effective treatment for the control of serum ...
Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Kai-Ming Chow, Cheuk-Chun Szeto   +4 more
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Early change in lean tissue mass after peritoneal dialysis: prevalence, risk factors, and clinical implications

BMC Nephrology
Background Muscle wasting has been linked to negative clinical outcomes in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). However, it remains unclear how early changes in muscle mass after the initiation of PD affects the clinical outcome.
Lixing Xu, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Kai-Ming Chow, Cheuk-Chun Szeto   +5 more
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The association of iron status on clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective study over 10 years

Renal Failure
Iron deficiency and overload are common in kidney disease. Although the relation between iron status and clinical outcome is well reported in hemodialysis, there are few publications in peritoneal dialysis (PD).
Vanessa Wing-Lam Tao, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Kai-Ming Chow, Cheuk-Chun Szeto   +5 more
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Randomized trial comparing proactive, high-dose versus reactive, low-dose intravenous iron supplementation in hemodialysis (PIVOTAL) : Study design and baseline data [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Intravenous (IV) iron supplementation is a standard maintenance treatment for hemodialysis (HD) patients, but the optimum dosing regimen is unknown.
Anker, Stefan D., Bhandari, Sunil, Farrington, Kenneth, Ford, Ian, Kalra, Philip A., Macdougall, Iain C., McMurray, John J.V., Murray, Heather, Steenkamp, Retha, Tomson, Charles R.V., Wheeler, David C., White, Claire, Winearls, Christopher G.   +12 more
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A case of ureteral myeloid sarcoma post-renal transplantation

BMC Nephrology, 2018
Background Significant attention has been directed toward the high incidence of malignant tumours that occur post-transplantation. However, there are few reports of myeloid sarcomas (MSs) following renal transplantation.
Liang Ying, Lei Tian, Yuanyuan Xie, Qin Wang, Xiajing Che, Jiayi Yan, Lijing Shen, Honghui Huang, Fangyuan Chen, Ming Zhang, Zhaohui Ni, Shan Mou   +11 more
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Prognosis of Peritoneal Dialysis Compared to Hemodialysis in Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease [PDF]

, 2018
End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is the terminal stage of Chronic Kidney Disease, where the function of the failing kidney must be substituted with Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT).
Kumaheri, M. A. (Meutia)
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Urinary podocyte stress marker as a prognostic indicator for diabetic kidney disease

BMC Nephrology
Background Diabetic kidney diseases (DKD) is a the most common cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) around the world. Previous studies suggest that urinary podocyte stress biomarker, e.g.
Lingfeng Zeng, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Kai-Ming Chow, Cheuk-Chun Szeto   +5 more
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