Early surgical intervention for symptomatic renal and ureteral stones is associated with reduced narcotic...
1. Among those presenting with symptomatic nephrolithiasis, patients electing for trial of passage with medical expulsion therapy were more likely to receive a prescription...
Early changes in albuminuria with Canagliflozin predicts kidney and cardiovascular outcomes
1. Among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease being treated with canagliflozin, earlier reductions in albuminuria were associated with a...
Incorporating pharmacists into kidney care model may reduce inappropriate prescription rates
1. Ninety percent of older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease were found to have inappropriate prescriptions (i.e. medications contraindicated for elderly or for...
Use of drug-coated balloons for treatment of stenotic lesions in arteriovenous fistulas
1. Drug-coated balloon angioplasty was superior to standard angioplasty for stenotic lesion treatment in hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas.
2. Drug-coated balloon angioplasty was shown to be...
One‐Year Mortality After Intensification of Outpatient Diuretic Therapy
1. Patients with heart failure may experience a nearly two-fold increase in mortality risk during the next year after an outpatient intensification of diuretic...
Brain Natriuretic Peptide for predicting prognoses in patients with worsening renal function and acute...
1. The reduction in Brain Natriuretic Peptide, in conjunction with worsening renal failure, can predict prognosis of patients with acute heart failure
Evidence Rating: 2...
Kidney function in type 1 diabetes does not benefit from allopurinol therapy
1. Serum urate reduction with allopurinol was not shown to clinically benefit kidney function among patients with type 1 diabetes and early-to-moderate diabetic kidney...
Proton pump inhibitor use associated with increased mortality risk in kidney transplant patients
1. PPI use may be associated with an increased mortality risk in patients who have received kidney transplants.
Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent)
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs)...
Allopurinol does not slow eGFR decline for chronic kidney disease
1. Urate reduction with allopurinol did not slow the decline of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) compared to the placebo treatment in patients with...
Bariatric surgery and long-term survival in patients with obesity and end-stage kidney disease
1. Bariatric surgery for patients with obesity and end-stage kidney disease was associated with lower all-cause mortality at 5 years.
Evidence Rating: 2 (Good)
Obesity...
