Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.
Higher Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Albuminuria, CKD
Each 1-µg/m³ higher annual average PM2.5 linked to increased risk for incident chronic kidney disease
Racial/Ethnic Disparity Seen for Stroke in Dialysis Patients With A-Fib
Rates of stroke higher for minority dialysis patients with a-fib partly due to lower anticoagulant use
Low Income May Increase Risk for Specific Glomerular Diseases
Lower income associated with higher incidence of lupus nephritis, ANCA-related glomerulonephritis
Survival After Pediatric Kidney Transplant Drastically Improved
Survival up from 1970-1985 to 2005-2015 mainly due to drop in deaths from CV causes, infections
Chronic Kidney Disease Poses Major Global Health Burden
Burden measured both by direct morbidity, mortality and as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Less Than Half of Kidney Disease Quality Metrics Rated Highly Valid
Twenty-nine of 60 quality metrics were rated as having high validity, while eight had low validity
Survival Similar for Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis
Meta-analysis included data for 113,578 patients with incident dialysis from 1993 to 2014
Virtual Cross-Matching May Speed Kidney Transplant Process
Cold ischemia time for donor kidneys reduced after implementation of virtual cross-matching program
Economic Burden of Kidney Transplant Graft Failure Quantified
For average patient, graft failure will impose medical costs of $78,079 and loss of 1.66 QALYs
January 2020 Briefing – Nephrology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nephrology for January 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
