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Diabetes mellitus in dialysis and renal transplantation [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021
Diabetes mellitus is the commonest cause of end-stage kidney failure worldwide and is a proven and significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Renal impairment has a significant impact on the physiology of glucose homeostasis as it reduces tissue sensitivity to insulin and reduces insulin clearance. Renal replacement therapy
Eyal Ben-David, Richard Hull, Debasish Banerjee   +2 more
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Development and External Validation of Machine Learning-Based Models for Predicting Lung Metastasis in Kidney Cancer: A Large Population-Based Study

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2023
The accuracy of indices widely used to evaluate lung metastasis (LM) in patients with kidney cancer (KC) is insufficient. Therefore, we aimed at developing a model to estimate the risk of developing LM in KC based on a large population size and machine ...
Xinglin Yi, Yuhan Zhang, Juan Cai, Yu Hu, Kai Wen, Pan Xie, Na Yin, Xiangdong Zhou, Hu Luo   +8 more
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Will Incremental Hemodialysis Preserve Residual Function and Improve Patient Survival? [PDF]

, 2014
The progressive loss of residual renal function in peritoneal dialysis patients is associated with increased mortality. It has been suggested that incremental dialysis may help preserve residual renal function and improve patient survival. Residual renal
Davenport, A
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When the Earth trembles in the americas: the experience of haiti and chile 2010. [PDF]

, 2010
The response of the nephrological community to the Haiti and Chile earthquakes which occurred in the first months of 2010 is described. In Haiti, renal support was organized by the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force (RDRTF) of the International Society of ...
Borniche, D, Claus, S, Correa-Rotter, R, Crestani, R, Ferir, M C, Gibney, N, Hurtado, A, Luyckx, V A, Portilla, D, Rodriguez, S, Sever, M S, Vanholder, R, Vanmassenhove, J, Wainstein, R   +13 more
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How to meet the demand for good quality renal dialysis as part of universal health coverage in resource-limited settings?

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2016
BackgroundIt is very challenging for resource-limited settings to introduce universal health coverage (UHC), particularly regarding the inclusion of high-cost renal dialysis as part of the UHC benefit package.
Y. Teerawattananon, Alia Luz, S. Pilasant, Suteenoot Tangsathitkulchai, S. Chootipongchaivat, Nattha Tritasavit, Inthira Yamabhai, S. Tantivess   +7 more
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Annual dialysis data report 2018, JSDT Renal Data Registry: dialysis fluid quality, hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis, and diabetes

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2020
The annual survey questionnaires of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Renal Data Registry (JRDR) were sent to 4458 dialysis facilities at the end of 2018; 4402 facilities (98.7%) responded to the facility questionnaire, and 4222 facilities (94.7%)
Kosaku Nitta, Masanori Abe, Ikuto Masakane, Norio Hanafusa, Masatomo Taniguchi, Takeshi Hasegawa, Shigeru Nakai, Atsushi Wada, Takayuki Hamano, Junichi Hoshino, Nobuhiko Joki, Shunsuke Goto, Minako Wakasugi, Keiichi Yamamoto, Hidetomo Nakamoto, on behalf of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Renal Data Registry Committee   +15 more
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Disease severity adversely affects delivery of dialysis in acute renal failure [PDF]

, 2007
Background/Aims: Methods of intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) dose quantification in acute renal failure (ARF) are not well defined. This observational study was designed to evaluate the impact of disease activity on delivered single pool Kt/V-urea in ARF ...
American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference, Clark WR, Daugirdas JT, Daugirdas JT, Evanson JA, Evanson JA, Helmut Schiffl, Himmelfarb J, Ikizler TA, Jaber BL, Kanagasundaram NS, Klouche K, Knaus WA, Leblanc M, Liangos O, Marshall MR, Paganini EP, Paganini EP, Saudan P, Watson PE, Weisbord SD   +20 more
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Cryptococcosis in HIV-negative Patients with Renal Dialysis: A Retrospective Analysis of Pooled Cases

Mycopathologia, 2017
Cryptococcosis is a lethal fungal infection mainly caused by Cryptococcus neoformans/C. gattii species. Currently, our understanding of cryptococcosis episodes in HIV-negative patients during renal dialysis remains scarce and fragmented.
Nan Hong, Min Chen, W. Fang, A. Al‐Hatmi, T. Boekhout, Jianping Xu, Lei Zhang, Jia Liu, W. Pan, W. Liao   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study

Scientific Reports, 2021
A target Kt/V of > 1.4 and use of a high-flux dialyzer are recommended for patients on hemodialysis. However, there is little information on the relationship between the dialyzer surface area and mortality in these patients.
Masanori Abe, Ikuto Masakane, Atsushi Wada, Shigeru Nakai, Kosaku Nitta, Hidetomo Nakamoto   +5 more
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External validation of a risk stratification model to assist shared decision making for patients starting renal replacement therapy [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Shared decision making is nowadays acknowledged as an essential step when deciding on starting renal replacement therapy. Valid risk stratification of prognosis is, besides discussing quality of life, crucial in this regard.
De Meester, Johan, De Moor, Bart, Lemahieu, Wim, Peeters, Patrick, Van Biesen, Wim, Veys, Nic   +5 more
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