Medicare pre-ESRD care results in more dialysis initiation but also increased two-year mortality
1. Veterans receiving pre-end stage renal disease (ESRD) nephrology care in under the Medicare system were more likely to undergo...
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Nivolumab plus ipilimumab improve survival in advanced renal cell carcinoma
1. Amongst patients with advanced renal-cell carcinoma and an intermediate or poor prognosis, nivolumab plus ipilimumab was superior to sunitinib...
Single PSA screening increases prostate cancer detection but does not change mortality
1. In this randomized controlled trial, men who were screened with a single PSA test had higher diagnoses of prostate...
HCV-infected kidney donors could save lives
1. No HCV infection was detected in patients receiving HCV-infected kidneys 12 weeks following treatment. 2. No antiviral treatment-related complications...
No effect of crystalloid type on in-hospital death and length of stay in non-critically ill patients
1. Patients treated with either balanced crystalloids or normal saline did not differ in number of hospital-free days alive after...
Meropenem-vaborbactam non-inferior to piperacillin-tazobactam for complicated urinary tract infections: The TANGO I trial
1. In this randomized controlled trial, meropenem-vaborbactam was found to be non-inferior to piperacillin-tazobactam for treating complicated urinary tract infections...
Living kidney donation associated with some increased health risks
1. Living kidney donation was associated with higher diastolic blood pressure, lower estimated glomerular filtration rates, and increased relative risk...
Regional variation in CT imaging is associated with nephrectomy risk
1. Regional variation in cumulative risk of an individual having a chest or abdominal CT in the United States was...
Outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation significantly worse for those with end-stage renal disease
1. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have significantly worse survival outcomes following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation compared...
Kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) discriminates risk in children with chronic kidney disease
1. The kidney failure risk equation (KFRE), currently used in adults to estimate risk for progression to end-stage renal disease...