Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.

20 states and Washington, D.C., provide coverage for outpatient hemodialysis; five states also provide cover for kidney transplant

Parathyroidectomy linked to reduced hazard of sustained decline in eGFR of at least 50 percent from baseline among those younger than 60 but not those aged 60 years and older

Higher risk following elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair seen for patients with decreased renal function, women, and aneurysm >6.9 cm

Progression to chronic kidney disease grade 3 to 5 increases substantially after four or more febrile urinary tract infections

More than one in four patients reclassified as having more severe chronic kidney stage based on cystatin C results

Cardiothoracic ratio shows prognostic value for development of end-stage kidney disease and death

S. aureus bloodstream infection risk highest in Hispanic patients and in those aged 18 to 49 years

CKD progression associated with lower eGFR category, glomerular disease, malignancy, proteinuria, hypertension, complex chronic comorbidities

Outcomes after transplant better with machine perfusion, combination therapy than with therapeutic hypothermia among brain-dead kidney donors

Model can predict chronic kidney disease for individuals with and those without baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate measure