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Modest Gains in Life Expectancy Seen for Dialysis in Older Adults With eGFR
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 – For older adults, starting dialysis when the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) falls below 12 mL/min/1.73 m2 results in modest gains in life expectancy, according...
Is Dialysis Always Warranted for End-Stage Kidney Failure?
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – Some seniors with end-stage kidney failure who are too sick for a transplant should probably skip dialysis because the health trade-offs aren't worth it, a new study says....
Kidneys From Deceased Donors Who Were on Dialysis Are Suboptimal
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Receipt of a kidney from a deceased donor who underwent dialysis is associated with an increased incidence of delayed graft function, according to a study published online May...
Leukocyte Glucose Index, Arteriovenous Fistula Failure Linked in ESKD
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 – For patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), a high preoperative leukocyte glucose index (LGI) is associated with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure, according to a...
Hemodialysis History Does Not Impact Peritoneal Dialysis Dropout
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 – Peritoneal dialysis (PD) dropout seems not to be influenced by a history of hemodialysis (HD), according to a review published online March 5 in BMC Nephrology. Xingge...
Remote Patient Monitoring Tied to Better Dialysis Technique Survival
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Remote patient monitoring (RPM) may improve technique survival in patients on automated peritoneal dialysis (APD), according to a study published in the February issue...
Denosumab Linked to Severe Hypocalcemia in Dialysis-Dependent Seniors
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – For female dialysis-dependent patients aged 65 years or older treated for osteoporosis, denosumab is associated with an increased incidence of severe or very severe...
Mean Platelet Volume Linked to Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – For patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD), mean platelet volume (MPV) is associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study...
Wildfire Smoke Raises Risks for Folks on Dialysis
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – Exposure to wildfire-related air pollution in western states has taken its toll on U.S. patients who are on dialysis. New research linked it to elevated risks of...
Similar Management Seen for Dialysis-Requiring AKI, ESKD Patients
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Patients with dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (AKI-D) are prescribed the same dialysis as end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients, but some AKI-D patients have the...
High Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Tied to Higher Mortality With Peritoneal Dialysis
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 – An elevated systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is independently associated with increased risks for all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality in patients...