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Initiating haemodialysis twice-weekly as part of an incremental programme may protect residual kidney function [PDF]
© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved.Background: Initiating twice-weekly haemodialysis (2×HD) in patients who retain significant residual kidney function (RKF) may have benefits.
Busby, Amanda D+7 more
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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+11 more
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2015 Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy: Guidelines for Renal Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
Renal anemia is a complication of chronic kidney disease. Guidelines for safe and effective treatment in patients with renal anemia are needed. The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (JSDT) published guidelines for the treatment of renal anemia in ...
Hiroyasu Yamamoto+18 more
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Meta-analysis of statins in chronic kidney disease: who benefits? [PDF]
Background: Attempts to reduce the burden of vascular disease in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) by control of lipids have not been as successful as predicted.
Isles, C., Messow, C.M.
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Chronic renal failure (CRF) is the most prevalent, worldwide public health problem of the elderly population. The main cause of CRF is a damaged kidney. There are five stages of CRF based on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and stage 5 (GFR < 15 ml ...
Sabitha Vadakedath, Venkataramana Kandi
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Disease severity adversely affects delivery of dialysis in acute renal failure [PDF]
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+20 more
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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+6 more
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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+8 more
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Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the effect of chronic renal failure on oral health in renal dialysis patients. To assess and improvise awareness of staff regarding oral health care of the patients in hemodialysis unit.
N. Gautam+5 more
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Peritoneal dialysis in older adults: evaluation of clinical, nutritional, metabolic outcomes, and quality of life [PDF]
The number of older adults requiring dialysis is increasing worldwide, whereas the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in this population is lower respect to younger patients, despite the theoretical advantages of PD respect to hemodialysis.
Aceto, Paola+10 more
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