Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.
New Method Assesses Dialysis Facilities’ Transplant Referrals
Standardized transplantation referral ratio shows most variation is due to within-facility characteristics
Emotions Faced by Living Kidney Donors Can Impact Daily Life
Support, clear communication from health care team essential for improving donor comfort level
Increase in Employment Among Patients Starting Dialysis
Employment low overall at 23 to 24 percent but increased 4.7 percent from 1996-2001 to 2008-2013
Acute Kidney Injury Ups Risk for Post-Discharge Hypoglycemia
AKI associated with 27 percent increased risk of hypoglycemia among patients with diabetes
Kidney Injury Common After Non-Kidney Transplants in Children
High risk of AKI in first year after non-kidney solid organ transplant; in turn, increases CKD risk
December 2017 Briefing – Nephrology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for December 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Risk of ESRD in T1DM Patients Has Fallen Markedly in Finland
Relative risk of end-stage renal disease was 0.13 in those diagnosed in 1995-2011 versus 1965-1979
Recent Decrease in Excess Risk of All-Cause Mortality in ESRD
Decrease in excess risk of all-cause mortality from 1995 to 2013 for those with end-stage renal disease
Recent Change in Spectrum of HIV-Linked Kidney Disease
Improvement of therapy for HIV infection has changed incidence, type, severity of kidney diseases
Findings Could Help Reduce Risk of Calciphylaxis in Renal Disease
Only lupus anticoagulant, combined thrombophilias are risk factors in patients with stage-5 CKD
