Low muscle strength and physical function contribute to falls in hemodialysis patients, but not muscle mass - Shirai N, Yamamoto S, Osawa Y, Tsubaki A, Morishita S, Sugahara T, Narita I.
INTRODUCTION: Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have a higher incidence of fractures than the general population. Sarcopenia is frequently observed in patients on HD; however, the association of falls with sarcopenia and its diagnostic factors, including muscl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Combined ethylene glycol poisoning with methemoglobinemia due to antifreeze ingestion - Kolosionek TJ, Amaducci AM, Fikse DJ, Katz KD.
BACKGROUND: Antifreeze poisoning is potentially life-threatening and often requires multiple antidotal therapies and hemodialysis. Ethylene or propylene glycol toxicity is commonly caused by antifreeze ingestion. However, ingestion of antifreeze is typical... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
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 undergoing peritoneal dialysis, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lessons Learned During the War in Ukraine Lessons Learned During the War in Ukraine
A new report from the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force sheds light on the consequences of war and disasters on the care and support of people with kidney disease.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
The Mount Sinai Hospital Commemorates 75th Anniversary of First Dialysis Procedure with Continuing Medical Education Event
The Dialysis Odyssey celebrates research advancements changing practice and improving lives of patients today NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seventy-five years after pioneering doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital conducted the first hemodialysis treatment in the United... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT Source Type: news
Stewart Cameron obituary
Leading British nephrologist who founded an internationally renowned kidney unit at Guy ’s hospital in LondonAs a bright young doctor at Guy ’s hospital in London in the 1960s, Stewart Cameron, who has died aged 89, was determined to be both clinician and researcher, but where should he focus his talents? Irreversible kidney failure – uniformly fatal until then – was just becoming treatable through dialysis or kidney transplantatio n; both were complex, demanding and dangerous, for patients and doctors alike.Stewart had found his metier and decided to make renal medicine his life ’s work. The first professor of r...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: John Feehally Tags: Medical research Science Doctors Health Aberdeen Hospitals Source Type: news
eGFR With Creatinine and Kidney Transplant Outcomes eGFR With Creatinine and Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Estimated glomerular filtration rate based on serum creatinine may better determine the risk for adverse outcomes after kidney transplantation.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 15, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Some children affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares on dialysis: AHS
Alberta Health Services says there are 142 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli linked to an outbreak at Calgary daycares — and a small number of children are now receiving dialysis. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Health care provider will renovate Plaza building, take some space and lease the rest
A Country Club Plaza office building left vacant after a previous occupant's relocation recently was acquired by DaVita Kidney Care for a new local hub. The nationwide dialysis services provider will open a new clinic in the building while offering the rest of its space for lease to complementary medical tenants. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Thomas Friestad Source Type: news
Ontario surgeon suspended for inappropriate ultrasound exam
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Kenya: Renal Association Demands Urgent Dialysis Payments From NHIF Citing Closure Risk
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Renal Association (KRA) has urged the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to make timely payments for dialysis citing increased risk of closure owing to rising costs. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Prophylactic and Early COVID-19 Treatment in Kidney Disease Prophylactic and Early COVID-19 Treatment in Kidney Disease
Pre-exposure prophylaxis and early post-exposure treatment may help reduce the severity of COVID-19 among patients with kidney disease.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 1, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Featured review: Are interventions for fatigue effective among people with kidney failure requiring dialysis?
Thursday, August 31, 2023 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
5 Hospitalized in E. Coli Outbreak at U of A
One of the students, Camille Honey of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was hospitalized and on dialysis Tuesday after both kidneys failed, said her mother, Kris Honey. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - August 30, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Sudan: Two Deaths Amidst 'Surge in Complications' At Strained Sudan Dialysis Centres
[Dabanga] Ed Damer / El Kitab / Port Sudan / El Fasher -- Two kidney failure patients died, alongside a worrying tally of at least 12 patients requiring immediate intensive care due to an alarming series of dialysis machine breakdowns in the city of Ed Damer, capital of the River Nile state, on Wednesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
