Self-reported depression symptoms in haemodialysis patients: Bi-factor structures of two common measures and their association with clinical factors [PDF]
Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Objective: To validate the factor structure of two common self-report depression tools in a large sample of haemodialysis (HD) patients and to examine their demographic and clinical correlates, including
Akman+36 more
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Gitelman Syndrome: a Сlinical and Molecular Overview
Gitelman syndrome (OMIM #263800) is an autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder due to loss of function mutations of SLC12A3 gene, encoding the thiazide-inhibitable, electroneutral Na+-Cl– cotransporter (NCC) of the distal convoluted tubule.
Maria Luisa Querques+3 more
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Cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a highly common complication and the first cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on haemodialysis (HD).
M. Cozzolino+5 more
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Criteria for and Appropriateness of Renal Transplantation in Elderly Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease : A Literature Review and Position Statement on Behalf of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association Descartes Working Group and European Renal Best Practice [PDF]
During the last 20 years, waiting lists for renal transplantation (RT) have grown significantly older. However, elderly patients (ie ≥65 years of age) are still more rarely referred or accepted to waiting lists and, if enlisted, have less chances of ...
Badowski+88 more
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Current dialyzer classification in Japan and mortality risk in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Dialyzers are classified into five types based on their β2-microglobulin clearance rate and albumin sieving coefficient: Ia, Ib, IIa, and IIb. In addition, a new classification system introduced a type S dialyzer.
Masanori Abe+5 more
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Access to Care for VA Dialysis Patients During Superstorm Sandy. [PDF]
Introduction: This study examines the use of dialysis services by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients following the Superstorm Sandy-related, months-long closure of the New York campus of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) New York Harbor VA ...
Der-Martirosian, Claudia+4 more
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An empiric estimate of the value of life: updating the renal dialysis cost-effectiveness standard.
OBJECTIVES Proposals to make decisions about coverage of new technology by comparing the technology's incremental cost-effectiveness with the traditional benchmark of dialysis imply that the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of dialysis is seen a ...
Chris P. Lee, G. Chertow, S. Zenios
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History of Dialysis in the UK: c.1950-1980 [PDF]
Annotated and edited transcript of a Witness Seminar held on 26 February 2008. Introduction by Professor John Pickstone.First published by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2009.©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust, London, 2009.
Crowther, SM, Reynolds, LA, Tansey, EM
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Prevalence and determinants of anxiety and depression in end stage renal disease (ESRD). A comparison between ESRD patients with and without coexisting diabetes mellitus [PDF]
Objective: To compare anxiety and/or depressive symptoms between patients with end-stage renal disease with and without comorbid diabetes and identify factors associated with symptoms of distress in this population.
Griva, K.+6 more
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The cost of renal dialysis in a UK setting--a multicentre study.
BACKGROUND The UK National Health Service (NHS) will fund renal services using Payment by Results (PbR), from 2009. Central to the success of PbR will be the creation of tariffs that reflect the true cost of medical services.
K. Baboolal+5 more
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