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Dose of Dialysis in Acute Renal Failure [PDF]

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2006
One to 25% of critically ill patients who are admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) develop acute renal failure (ARF), depending on the definition used (1). ARF has a significant impact on morbidity and represents an independent risk factor for mortality. The mortality rate for severe ARF exceeded 50% over the past three decades (2–6).
Ricci Z, Bellomo R, Ronco C
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Sociodemographic factors and patient perceptions are associated with attitudes to kidney transplantation among haemodialysis patients [PDF]

, 2008
Background. Treatment decisions made by patients with chronic kidney disease are crucial in the renal transplantation process. These decisions are influenced, amongst other factors, by attitudes towards different treatment options, which are modulated by
Marton, Adrienn, Novák, Márta, Zambo, Monika, Kovacs, Agnes, Réthelyi, János, Németh, Zsófia, Molnár, Miklós Zsolt, Csepanyi, Gabor, Vamos, Eszter Panna, Mucsi, István   +9 more
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Acute kidney injury in non-critical care setting: elaboration and validation of an in-hospital death prognosis score

BMC Nephrology, 2019
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is still characterized by a high mortality rate. While most patients with AKI are admitted in conventional medical units, current available data are still obtained from studies designed for patients admitted in ...
Jamal Bamoulid, Hélène Philippot, Amir Kazory, Maria Yannaraki, Thomas Crepin, Bérengère Vivet, Nadège Devillard, Caroline Roubiou, Catherine Bresson-Vautrin, Jean-Marc Chalopin, Cécile Courivaud, Didier Ducloux   +11 more
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Effectiveness and efficiency of methods of dialysis therapy for end-stage renal disease : a review [PDF]

, 1998
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Donaldson, C, Fitzhugh, K, Montague, G, Ritchie, C, Wallace, Sheila Ann, Daly, C, Cody, Dorothy June, Macleod, Alison, Khan, Izhar, Lawrence, P, Grant, Adrian Maxwell, Vale, Luke David, Campbell, Marion Kay   +12 more
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Extracorporeal hemoadsorption therapy as a potential therapeutic option for rapid removal of Apixaban in high risk-surgical patients: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Apixaban is a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOACs) recently emerged as an effective alternative to conventional vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in the treatment of several thromboembolic disorders.
Vittorio Dalmastri, Andrea Angelini, Vera Minerva, Melissa Ballarini, Francesco Grammatico, Paola Todeschini, Attilia Maria Pizzini, Mauro Silingardi, Gaetano La Manna   +8 more
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Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units. [PDF]

, 2007
Hutchison and colleagues report a 10-year experience of dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK excluding Scotland. Their study is the largest published so far and raises issues of interest to both ICU physicians and ...
Banerjee, D, Arulkumaran, N, Eastwood, JB   +2 more
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History of Dialysis in the UK: c. 1950–1980 [PDF]

, 2009
Dialysis, the first technological substitution for organ function, is significant not only for the numbers of patients who have benefited. It contributed to the emergence of the field of medical ethics and the development of the nurse specialist, and ...
Crowther, SM, Reynolds, LA, Tansey, EM
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Glycated albumin and hemoglobin A1c levels and cause-specific mortality by patients’ conditions among hemodialysis patients with diabetes: a 3-year nationwide cohort study

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2020
Introduction Differences in mortality and cause-specific mortality rates according to glycated albumin (GA) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels among dialysis patients with diabetes based on hypoglycemic agent use and malnutrition status remain unclear ...
Takayuki Hamano, Masanori Abe, Atsushi Wada, Kenmei Takaichi, Shigeru Nakai, Ikuto Masakane, Kosaku Nitta   +6 more
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Determinants of urgent start dialysis in a chronic kidney disease cohort followed by nephrologists

BMC Nephrology, 2023
Background The French Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) registry collect dialysis initiation context for each patient starting dialysis with a flawed definition of urgent start dialysis (USD).
Amin Tachikart, Clément Vachey, Charline Vauchy, Caroline Savet, Didier Ducloux, Cécile Courivaud   +5 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Etelcalcetide in Hemodialysis Patients with Moderate to Severe Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Kidney and Dialysis, 2022
Background. Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effects and tolerability of etelcalcetide in HD patients
Paola Monciino, Lorenza Magagnoli, Eliana Fasulo, Michela Frittoli, Chiara Leotta, Hoang Nhat Pham, Andrea Stucchi, Paola Ciceri, Andrea Galassi, Mario Cozzolino   +9 more
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