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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Associations of sclerostin with carotid artery atherosclerosis and all-cause ...
Background Previous clinical studies found inconsistent relationship between circulating sclerostin levels and treatment outcome in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis... -
Perspectives on clinical use of bioimpedance in hemodialysis: focus group int...
Background Inadequate volume control may be a main contributor to poor survival and high mortality in hemodialysis patients. Bioimpedance measurement has the potential to... -
Very early withdrawal from treatment in patients starting peritoneal dialysis
Abstract Introduction: Very early withdrawal from treatment in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an increasingly important, but poorly understood, issue. Here, we... -
Hemodialysis patient characteristics associated with better experience as mea...
Background Patient experience in hemodialysis (HD) is measured twice yearly in all in-center HD patients in the United States using the In-Center Hemodialysis Consumer... -
Burden of chronic kidney disease on the African continent: a systematic revie...
Background: Accurate contemporary data on the burden of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on the African continent are lacking. We determined the prevalence of CKD in adult...
