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Prevention of Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis [PDF]

Seminars in Dialysis, 2013
AbstractReducing the frequency of peritonitis for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues to be a challenge. This review focuses on recent updates in catheter care and other patient factors that influence infection rates. An experienced nursing staff plays an important role in teaching proper PD technique to new patients, but nursing ...
Segal, Jonathan H., Messana, Joseph M.
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Abdominal POCUS Education for Clinicians: A Systematic Review of Teaching Methods for Point‐of‐Care Abdominal Ultrasonography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 547-561, March/April 2025.
For patients to benefit from abdominal point‐of‐care ultrasound, the ultrasound examinator must be sufficiently trained. In this systematic review, we identified advantages and disadvantages of different training methods and approaches. We conclude that thoughtful integration of the various educational methods is crucial for stakeholders and educators.
Birkir Örn Sveinsson, Olof Kristin Thorsteinsdottir, Alexander G. P. Browne, Benjamin S. B. Rasmussen, Anders Bo Nielsen, Pia Iben Pietersen   +5 more
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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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Home haemodialysis : trends in technology [PDF]

, 2011
Self management and home-based dialysis therapies offer the prospect of improved patient experience and outcomes. To allow more patients to realize these benefits requires changes in technology which focus on maximizing the ease and minimizing the ...
Farrington, Ken, Greenwood, Roger
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Recurrent anorexia because of gastrointestinal beriberi in a home care patient

Journal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
An elderly man with a history of unexplained anorexia and lethargy was diagnosed with gastrointestinal beriberi during home care. Empiric oral thiamine supplementation led to dramatic improvement, underscoring the importance of early recognition and treatment of thiamine deficiency.
Ren Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Enokihara, Yousuke Tsukinaga, Taro Shimizu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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 Evolving Landscape of Immunotoxicity: Charting Mechanisms and Future Strategies for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Adverse Events

Med Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has significantly improved the efficacy of cancer therapy, but their associated immune‐related adverse events (irAEs) can severely compromise treatment safety. This review systematically summarizes the core mechanisms underlying irAEs, which include multi‐organ damage resulting from T‐cell ...
Anqi Lin, Keyin Zheng, Aimin Jiang, Xufeng Huang, Qi Wang, András Hajdu, Zhengrui Li, Jian Zhang, Peng Luo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A thematic synthesis of the experiences of adults living with hemodialysis [PDF]

, 2016
Background and objectives In-center dialysis patients spend significant amounts of time on the dialysis unit; additionally managing ESKD affects many aspects of life outside the dialysis unit.
Jones, Colin, Reid, Claire, Seymour, Julie   +2 more
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Fibroblast‐specific palladin drives kidney fibrosis via MRTF–SRF signaling

The Journal of Pathology, EarlyView.
Abstract Fibrosis is a common end‐stage pathway of progressive chronic kidney diseases. Previously we demonstrated that myocardin‐related transcription factor (MRTF)–serum response factor (SRF) signaling drives the expression of fibrosis‐related molecules through actin cytoskeleton dynamics in renal fibroblasts.
Naoki Yamamoto, Norihiko Sakai, Yuta Yamamura, Daichi Kaikoi, Daiki Hayashi, Takahiro Matsuno, Akihiko Koshino, Keisuke Sako, Keisuke Horikoshi, Takahiro Yuasa, Akira Tamai, Taichiro Minami, Megumi Oshima, Shiori Nakagawa, Shinji Kitajima, Akinori Hara, Miho Shimizu, Jumpei Terakawa, Shin‐ichi Horike, Takiko Daikoku, Atsushi Mizokami, Hiroko Ikeda, Moeno Kadoguchi, Hiroshi Arakawa, Sumio Ohtsuki, David Lagares, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peritoneal dialysis in Mexico [PDF]

Kidney International, 2003
While Mexico has the thirteenth largest economy, a large portion of the population is impoverished. About 90% of the population is Mestizo, the result of the admixture of Mexican Indians and Spaniards, with the Indigenous peoples concentrated in the southeastern region.
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