Tag: DIAL
Suboptimal Dialysis Initiation Common in Patients With Advanced CKD
Higher comorbidity index, greater number of nephrologist visits within past six months linked to higher risk for suboptimal dialysis initiation
Standardization Needed for Dialysis Initiation in Pregnancy
Women who started dialysis during pregnancy more often had adverse maternal and fetal outcomes
Public Health Response Data Show Success of Standard Infection Control Measures for Dialysis
Standard IPC measures enabled safe provision of dialysis to patients with C. auris colonization or infection, without transmission
Standard-Criteria Kidney Transplant Offers Clear Survival Benefit Over Continued Dialysis
Decrease in survival benefits with age in expanded criteria donor kidney transplant recipients, especially those with CVD
Higher Temperatures Tied to Greater Risk for Mortality in People Undergoing Dialysis
No association seen in patients with a kidney graft
Inpatient Dialysis Initiation Higher for Patients With CKD and Heart Failure
More frequent placement of central venous catheter seen for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Study IDs Factors Linked to Risk for Transfer From Peritoneal Dialysis to Hemodialysis
Nurse-assisted peritoneal dialysis associated with lower risk for transfer to hemodialysis for infection in first 18 months
Denosumab Increases Cardiovascular Risk in Dialysis-Dependent Patients
Denosumab has greater preventive effect on fractures, but increased risk for MACE compared with oral bisphosphonates
Pain Coping Skills Training Beneficial During Maintenance Hemodialysis
Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, experiencing chronic pain had larger reduction in BPI Interference score
Study Compares Single-, Double-Purse-String Suture Catheter Insertion Methods in Dialysis
Similar postinsertion complication rates and technical survival rates seen at one, two, and three years
