Value Placed on Comfort vs Life Prolongation Among Patients Treated With Maintenance Dialysis
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0265
Abstract: Key Points Question Are patients’ values around comfort vs life prolongation associated with their engagement in advance care planning and end-of-life care? Finding Of the 933 patients receiving maintenance dialysis in this survey study, 452… read more here.
Keywords: life prolongation; comfort life; life; care ... See more keywords
Progression of Vascular Calcification and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10909
Abstract: Key Points Question What are the speed and prevalence of vascular calcification (VC) progression, and how is VC progression associated with the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and death among patients in China receiving maintenance… read more here.
Keywords: receiving maintenance; progression; maintenance dialysis; calcification ... See more keywords
Response to tozinameran (BNT162b2) booster in twice-vaccinated kidney transplant and maintenance dialysis patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s40620-021-01235-3
Abstract: On 22-Sep-2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization for the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (tozinameran) to allow the use of a single booster dose, to be administered at least 6 months… read more here.
Keywords: dialysis patients; dialysis; maintenance dialysis; booster ... See more keywords
Dialysis Case Volume Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in Maintenance Dialysis Patients
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.10.015
Abstract: Introduction Accumulating evidence suggests that a large hospital volume (HV) is associated with favorable outcomes in various diseases or surgical procedures. The aim of this study is to clarify the correlation of HV and dialysis… read more here.
Keywords: mortality; maintenance dialysis; volume associated; dialysis patients ... See more keywords
COVID-19 in Patients on Maintenance Dialysis in the Paris Region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.07.016
Abstract: Abstract Introduction COVID-19 represents a serious threat to patients on maintenance dialysis. The clinical setting, mortality rate and prognostic factors in these patients have not been well established. Methods We included all dialyzed patients with… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; covid; maintenance dialysis; paris region ... See more keywords
Current methods for developing predictive energy equations in maintenance dialysis are imprecise
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2057581
Abstract: Abstract Purpose For individuals receiving maintenance dialysis, estimating accurate resting energy expenditure (REE) is essential for achieving energy balance, and preventing protein-energy wasting. Dialysis-specific, predictive energy equations (PEEs) offer a practical way to calculate REE.… read more here.
Keywords: energy; energy equations; dialysis; predictive energy ... See more keywords
The vulnerability of maintenance dialysis patients with COVID-19: mortality and risk factors from a developing country
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2075914
Abstract: Abstract Patients on maintenance dialysis therapy are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 and its complications. This study aimed to assess the incidence, epidemiological characteristics, and mortality rate of COVID-19 among maintenance dialysis patients. This retrospective observational… read more here.
Keywords: dialysis patients; dialysis; mortality; risk ... See more keywords
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: the disruptor that maintenance dialysis never anticipated.
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DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000777
Abstract: PURPOSE OF REVIEW The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has upended maintenance dialysis in the United States. I review changes in prevalence, incidence, mortality, and other clinical outcomes among patients undergoing dialysis since March 2020,… read more here.
Keywords: dialysis; maintenance dialysis; coronavirus disease; united states ... See more keywords
Immersion pulmonary edema in a patient on maintenance dialysis: A case report
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DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12865
Abstract: Immersion pulmonary edema (IPE) is a rare condition observed in divers. We report a case of a 66‐year‐old man on maintenance dialysis who developed acute dyspnea and blood‐tinged sputum after scuba diving. Vital signs on… read more here.
Keywords: maintenance dialysis; pulmonary edema; pressure;
Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis in a Patient on Maintenance Dialysis
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DOI: 10.1159/000479497
Abstract: The present paper describes a case of hemorrhagic cholecystitis in a patient on maintenance dialysis. The patient presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed swelling of the gallbladder, high- and isodensity contents… read more here.
Keywords: cholecystitis; patient maintenance; maintenance dialysis; hemorrhagic cholecystitis ... See more keywords
Meta-analysis of cancer risk among end stage renal disease undergoing maintenance dialysis
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DOI: 10.1515/biol-2022-0553
Abstract: Abstract Currently, there is no consensus on whether maintenance dialysis increases cancer risk in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Therefore, this study was to systematically evaluate the risk of cancer among ESRD patients undergoing… read more here.
Keywords: dialysis; cancer risk; maintenance dialysis; cancer ... See more keywords