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Trends in anemia care in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...
Background The objective of the study was to examine overall anemia management trends in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from 2006 to 2015, and to... -
Low agreement between modified-Schwartz and CKD-EPI eGFR in young adults: a r...
Background While there is a great deal of research updating methods for estimating renal function, many of these methods are being developed in either adults with CKD or younger... -
Dementia is a risk factor for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascularevents...
Background Dementia is common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis (HD) and is associated with worse outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the risk of... -
Safety of low-molecular-weight heparin compared to unfractionated heparin in ...
Background Low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) have been extensively studied and became the treatment of choice for several indications including pulmonary embolism. While... -
A comparison of early versus late initiation of renal replacement therapy for...
Background To investigate the impact of timing the initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) on clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI),... -
Anemia and mortality in patients with nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney di...
Background A combination of safety concerns and labeling changes impacted use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in renal anemia. Data regarding contemporary... -
Unfavorable effects of history of volume overload and late referral to a neph...
Background Patients with late referral and positive history of volume overload may have a poor prognosis after initiating dialysis due to insufficient and/or inadequate... -
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Abstract Background This study attempts to establish a Bayesian networks (BNs) based model for inferring the risk of AKI in gastrointestinal cancer (GI) patients, and to compare... -
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in relation to the risk of all-cause mortality...
Aim To systematically evaluate the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the risk of all-cause mortality or cardiovascular events in patients with... -
Abiraterone acetate for chemotherapy-naive metastatic castration-resistant pr...
Background To evaluate the efficacy and safety of abiraterone acetate (AA) plus prednisone compared with prednisone alone in Asian patients with chemotherapy-naive metastatic... -
Association of kidney disease measures with risk of renal function worsening ...
Background Albuminuria has been classically considered a marker of kidney damage progression in diabetic patients and it is routinely assessed to monitor kidney function.... -
Correlation of sociodemographic profiles with psychological problems among ho...
Purpose: In this prospective study, we aimed to examine the sociodemographic factors and clinical factors associated with psychological disorders in chronic kidney disease (CKD)... -
Association of sclerostin with cardiovascular events and mortality in dialysi...
Abstract Introduction: Sclerostin has been reported to be a novel biomarker associated with the bone-vascular axis. In this study, we determined the relationships between serum... -
Incidence and diagnosis of Acute kidney injury in hospitalized adult patients...
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) places a heavy burden on the healthcare system in China and is usually misdiagnosed. However, there are limited studies that have described... -
Fluid status evaluation by inferior vena cava diameter and bioimpedance spect...
Background Evaluation of patient’s dry weight remains challenging in chronic hemodialysis (HD) especially in children. Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) measurement was reported useful... -
Nephrolithiasis and risk of hypertension: a meta-analysis of observational st...
Background Observational studies have demonstrated an association between nephrolithiasis and hypertension. The aim of this meta-analysis was to summarize all available... -
Development and validation of a predictive model for the progression of diabe...
Introduction: A good prediction model plays an important role in determining the progression to diabetic kidney disease. We aimed to create a model to predict progression to... -
Comparison of peritoneal dialysis with hemodialysis on survival of diabetic p...
Aim: Renal replacement therapy was primary treatment for end stage kidney (ESRD) patients. Numbers of studies comparing peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) yielded... -
Perceptions of hospitalized patients and their surrogate decision makers on d...
Background Dialysis is often initiated in the hospital during episodes of acute kidney injury and critical illness. Little is known about how patients or their surrogate... -
Hypocomplementemia is associated with more severe renal disease and worse ren...
Abstract Background The complement system has been recently proposed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). This study evaluated the...
