Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.
Trial Results Unclear for Benefit of Longer Hemodialysis Sessions
Intervention uptake not sufficient to assess impact of longer hemodialysis sessions on patient outcomes
Canagliflozin Seems Effective for Patients With T2DM, Kidney Disease
Reductions seen in risk for kidney failure, cardiovascular disease with canagliflozin versus placebo
Pruritus Prevalent and Disruptive in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Patients with pruritus have higher prevalence of patient-reported depression, restless sleep
Racial Disparities Seen in Kidney Transplant for Highly Sensitized
Whites have advantage in transplant probability in calculated plasma reactive antibody categories 80 percent or higher
March 2019 Briefing – Nephrology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Patient CKD App Ratings Do Not Correlate With Those of Nephrologists
No correlation seen for consumer ratings on the app stores with patient ratings of app quality
New Approach Performs Well for Measuring CKD Quality of Life
Novel composite score is also reliable single-score summary of Kidney Disease Quality of Life-36
HBV, HCV Control Aids Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Patients with viral suppression have outcomes similar to those of noninfected patients
Patient CKD App Ratings Do Correlate With Those of Nephrologists
No correlation seen for consumer ratings on the app stores with patient ratings of app quality
Cancer Risk Modestly Elevated With Chronic Kidney Disease
Lower eGFR linked to elevated cancer risk relative to eGFR of 90 to 104 mL/min
