Impact of dialysis on survival and home time among older adults with chronic kidney failure
1. In this retrospective cohort study of older adults with kidney failure not referred for transplant, there was no statistically ...
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#VisualAbstract: Effect of Hemodiafiltration or Hemodialysis on Mortality in Kidney Failure
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#VisualAbstract: Budesonide may be effective for slowing renal function decline in patients with IgA nephropathy
1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse ...
Budesonide may be effective for slowing renal function decline in patients with IgA nephropathy
1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse ...
Sodium bicarbonate does not prevent declining kidney function in kidney transplant recipients
1. The mean eGFR slope was comparable among patients allocated to sodium bicarbonate and placebo over 24 months. 2. Sodium ...
Religiosity and spirituality may positively impact the well-being of kidney transplant recipients
1. In this scoping review, religiosity and spirituality (R/S) were positively associated with the well-being of kidney transplant recipients, primarily ...
#VisualAbstract: Oral methylprednisolone may reduce risk of progressive renal failure in patients with IgA nephropathy: TESTING Trial
1. This randomized controlled trial found that high dose methylprednisolone for 6-9 months reduced rates of significantly declining kidney function, ...
Voclosporin shows clinical promise for treatment of active lupus nephritis
1. A significantly greater proportion of patients in the voclosporin group achieved complete renal responses after 52 weeks compared to ...
Patient Basics: Kidney Failure
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? In kidney failure, the kidneys lose their ability to filter enough waste products ...
Avoidable hospitalizations for ESRD increase after transfer to adult care
Image: PD 1. The risk for avoidable hospitalizations, a marker for access to and quality of ambulatory management of disease, ...
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