Survival Benefit of First Single-Organ Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation Compared With Long-term Dialysis Across Ages in Transplant-Eligible Patients With Kidney Failure
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.34971
Abstract: Key Points Question What is the difference in 10-year restricted mean survival time when receiving a kidney transplant versus remaining on the wait list and continuing dialysis for transplant-eligible patients with kidney failure across different… read more here.
Keywords: eligible patients; dialysis; patients kidney; kidney failure ... See more keywords
Variations in Payment for Dialysis-Implications for Policy and Practice.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.39139
Abstract: The article by League and colleagues1 notes that, in their study, spending for patients with employersponsored health insurance increased by more than $14 000 per month in the year following the initiation of dialysis, and… read more here.
Keywords: medicare advantage; medicare ffs; dialysis; kidney failure ... See more keywords
Use of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation to Determine the Risk of Progression to End-stage Renal Disease in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4083
Abstract: Importance The kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) has been shown to accurately estimate progression to kidney failure in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Use of the KFRE in children with CKD, if accurate, would… read more here.
Keywords: esrd; risk; chronic kidney; kidney failure ... See more keywords
[TEG-guided treatment of a dabigatran overdose in a patient with acute kidney failure].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00101-020-00801-x
Abstract: This article presents the case of a multimorbid male patient with an accidental dabigatran overdose caused by kidney failure in the context of an acute intestinal disorder. After effective initial antagonizing of the dabigatran effect using… read more here.
Keywords: dabigatran overdose; teg; treatment; kidney failure ... See more keywords
A rare cause of AA amyloidosis and end-stage kidney failure: Questions
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DOI: 10.1007/s00467-018-4152-7
Abstract: A 14-year-old girl presented with fatigue, diarrhea, and generalized edema lasting for 10 days. She claimed that the diarrhea is watery without any blood or mucous, in the frequency of every 2–3 h and amount… read more here.
Keywords: mmol; kidney; cause amyloidosis; kidney failure ... See more keywords
Evaluation of polyuria and polydipsia along with other established prognostic factors in posterior urethral valves for progression to kidney failure: experience from a developing country
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DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04837-4
Abstract: Up to 50% of children with posterior urethral valves (PUV) progress to kidney failure. This study aimed to evaluate polyuria and polydipsia and other established variables with later development of kidney failure in children with… read more here.
Keywords: failure; polyuria polydipsia; kidney failure; prognostic factors ... See more keywords
Photobiomodulation therapy increases functional capacity of patients with chronic kidney failure: randomized controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1007/s10103-020-03020-3
Abstract: Photobiomodulation (PBM) has been used in different populations as a strategy to attenuate muscle fatigue and improve exercise performance. Recent findings demonstrated that a single session with specific PBM doses during hemodialysis (HD) increased the… read more here.
Keywords: randomized controlled; capacity; chronic kidney; muscle ... See more keywords
Cost of End-of-Life Inpatient Encounters in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States: A Report from the DISCOVER CKD Retrospective Cohort
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DOI: 10.1007/s12325-021-02010-3
Abstract: Real-world data reporting healthcare resource utilisation and costs associated with end-of-life care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are limited. We examined length of hospitalisation and costs associated with end-of-life inpatient encounters using retrospective… read more here.
Keywords: inpatient encounters; kidney failure; kidney; end life ... See more keywords
National and International Kidney Failure Registries: Characteristics, Commonalities, and Contrasts.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.09.024
Abstract: Registries are essential for health infrastructure planning, benchmarking, continuous quality improvement, hypothesis generation and real world trials. To date, data from these registries have predominantly been analysed in isolated "silos", hampering efforts to analyse "big… read more here.
Keywords: kidney; kidney failure; national international; failure registries ... See more keywords
Calculated versus measured albumin-creatinine ratio to predict kidney failure and death in people with chronic kidney disease.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.02.034
Abstract: Albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR), the preferred method to quantify proteinuria, can be calculated from urine dipstick protein or protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR). The performance of calculated vs. measured ACR in predicting kidney failure and death without kidney… read more here.
Keywords: kidney; dipstick; kidney failure; calculated acr ... See more keywords
An orally delivered microbial cocktail for the removal of nitrogenous metabolic waste in animal models of kidney failure
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DOI: 10.1038/s41551-020-0582-1
Abstract: Patients with kidney failure commonly require dialysis to remove nitrogenous wastes and to reduce burden to the kidney. Here, we show that a bacterial cocktail orally delivered in animals with kidney injury can metabolize blood… read more here.
Keywords: waste; orally delivered; kidney failure; cocktail ... See more keywords