The End of the Shift: The Decision to Forego Dialysis and its Ethical Issues
1. To identify patients with advanced CKD who need early Palliative Care referrals.2. To review the ethical pillars of medicine and how they relate to providing Palliative Care for patients with advanced CKD. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Antonio Gabriel Corona, Jennifer Tom, Jessica Chin Source Type: research
Five Year Experience of Concurrent Dialysis and Hospice: Outcomes and Perspectives
1. Describe two ways a concurrent hospice-dialysis program positively impacts end-of-life care for patients living with end-stage kidney disease.2. Identify three resources needed to implement effective concurrent hospice and dialysis care. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Natalie C. Ernecoff, Jane O. Schell, Robert Taylor, Douglas Johnson Source Type: research
Is social deprivation associated with the peritoneal dialysis outcomes? A cohort study with REIN registry data
CONCLUSION: In PD patients, social deprivation was not associated with death or the composite event of death or transfer to HD. Socially deprived individuals had a greater risk of transfer to HD and lower access to kidney transplantation in the competing risk analysis.PMID:38632672 | DOI:10.1177/08968608241237685 (Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International)
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - April 18, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Steve Biko Tobada Val érie Chatelet Clemence Bechade Antoine Lanot Annabel Boyer C écile Couchoud Fatouma Toure Sabrina Boime Thierry Lobbedez Mathilde Beaumier Source Type: research
Health-related quality of life in paediatric patients on peritoneal dialysis: Data from a tertiary centre
Perit Dial Int. 2024 Apr 17:8968608241241177. doi: 10.1177/08968608241241177. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTKidney failure has a negative impact on both children and families' quality of life (QOL). We evaluated the burden of home peritoneal dialysis (PD) using two local questionnaires and the French version of PedsQL3.0 end-stage kidney disease module and family impact module. Data are expressed as median (min-max). We reviewed the charts of 12 patients, at a median age of 8.8 (1.2-16.7) years, undergoing maintenance PD for 8 (1-42) months. Parathyroid hormone and haemoglobin levels were 215 (17-606) ng/L and 117 (104-141...
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - April 18, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Elias Hajj Marijke Awouters Melodie Mosca Sacha Flammier Sarra Rachedi Justine Bacchetta Aurelie De Mul Bruno Ranchin Source Type: research
Determination of drug-related problems according to PAIR criteria in dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in tertiary care hospital
CONCLUSIONS: As a result, PAIR criteria can identify clinically relevant DRPs in patients with CKD and is a new, validated tool to be used in Turkey, but may not be adequate for patients receiving dialysis. Therefore, it needs to be reviewed and updated for dialysis patients.PMID:38637817 | PMC:PMC11025200 | DOI:10.1186/s40360-024-00754-6 (Source: BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Source: BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology - April 18, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Aysel Pehlivanli Sayeste Akkan Eren Sule Sengul Bilgen Basgut Sehsuvar Erturk A Tanju Ozcelikay Source Type: research
Multidrug-resistant pathogens and ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients: a prospective observational monocentric comparative study
CONCLUSION: COVID-19 patients with VAP appear to have a significantly higher ICU and in-hospital mortality risk regardless of the presence of MDR and DTR pathogens. Tracheostomy and a shorter duration of mechanical ventilation appear to be associated with better outcomes.PMID:38637766 | PMC:PMC11027225 | DOI:10.1186/s12931-024-02779-1 (Source: Respiratory Care)
Source: Respiratory Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Giorgia Montrucchio Eleonora Balzani Gabriele Sales Anna Vaninetti Francesca Grillo Anna Chiara Trompeo Marinella Zanierato Vito Fanelli Silvia Corcione Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa Antonio Curtoni Cristina Costa Luca Brazzi Source Type: research
Is social deprivation associated with the peritoneal dialysis outcomes? A cohort study with REIN registry data
CONCLUSION: In PD patients, social deprivation was not associated with death or the composite event of death or transfer to HD. Socially deprived individuals had a greater risk of transfer to HD and lower access to kidney transplantation in the competing risk analysis.PMID:38632672 | DOI:10.1177/08968608241237685 (Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International)
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - April 18, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Steve Biko Tobada Val érie Chatelet Clemence Bechade Antoine Lanot Annabel Boyer C écile Couchoud Fatouma Toure Sabrina Boime Thierry Lobbedez Mathilde Beaumier Source Type: research
Health-related quality of life in paediatric patients on peritoneal dialysis: Data from a tertiary centre
Perit Dial Int. 2024 Apr 17:8968608241241177. doi: 10.1177/08968608241241177. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTKidney failure has a negative impact on both children and families' quality of life (QOL). We evaluated the burden of home peritoneal dialysis (PD) using two local questionnaires and the French version of PedsQL3.0 end-stage kidney disease module and family impact module. Data are expressed as median (min-max). We reviewed the charts of 12 patients, at a median age of 8.8 (1.2-16.7) years, undergoing maintenance PD for 8 (1-42) months. Parathyroid hormone and haemoglobin levels were 215 (17-606) ng/L and 117 (104-141...
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - April 18, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Elias Hajj Marijke Awouters Melodie Mosca Sacha Flammier Sarra Rachedi Justine Bacchetta Aurelie De Mul Bruno Ranchin Source Type: research
Purification of central dialysis fluid delivery system for hemodialysis: practical training on the east kyushu medical valley project
ConclusionIn this study, we describe the purification of a dialysate delivery system with a focus on overseas healthcare specialists, including biomedical engineers, for simultaneous application to multiple patients receiving hemodialysis therapy. (Source: Health and Technology)
Source: Health and Technology - April 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Determination of drug-related problems according to PAIR criteria in dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study in tertiary care hospital
Dialysis patients are at high risk for drug-related problems (DRPs), which have significant consequences for their morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. Improved clinical outcomes can be achieved by preve... (Source: BMC Clinical Pharmacology)
Source: BMC Clinical Pharmacology - April 18, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Aysel Pehlivanli, Sayeste Akkan Eren, Sule Sengul, Bilgen Basgut, Sehsuvar Erturk and A. Tanju Ozcelikay Tags: Research Source Type: research
Purification of central dialysis fluid delivery system for hemodialysis: practical training on the east kyushu medical valley project
ConclusionIn this study, we describe the purification of a dialysate delivery system with a focus on overseas healthcare specialists, including biomedical engineers, for simultaneous application to multiple patients receiving hemodialysis therapy. (Source: Health and Technology)
Source: Health and Technology - April 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Impact of Age on Prescribing Patterns of Cardiovascular Medications in Older Japanese Patients with Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that age is a potential barrier to the treatment of patients with CKD and highlights the need to establish individualized treatment strategies for cardiovascular protection in this population.PMID:38631869 | DOI:10.5551/jat.64798 (Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis)
Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - April 17, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shigeru Tanaka Hiromasa Kitamura Kazuhiko Tsuruya Takanari Kitazono Toshiaki Nakano FKR Study Collaboration Group Source Type: research
Physical functional capacity assessment in children with chronic kidney disease: A cross sectional observational study
CONCLUSION: Muscle strength and functional capacity were most impaired in Indian children on hemodialysis and best preserved in KTR.PMID:38629745 | DOI:10.5414/CN111295 (Source: Clinical Nephrology)
Source: Clinical Nephrology - April 17, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Himani Goswami Harda Shah Kinnari Vala Shahenaz Kapadia Bharat Tiwari Anshuman Saha Source Type: research
Low skeletal muscle mass index is independently associated with low bone mineral density in kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective observational cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: In kidney transplant recipients, an independent association between lower bone mineral density and skeletal muscle mass index was observed in both sexes.PMID:38630339 | DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-01931-w (Source: Journal of Nephrology)
Source: Journal of Nephrology - April 17, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Morikuni Nishihira Yutaka Matsuoka Mayuko Hori Makoto Tsujita Kaoru Yasuda Satoshi Ashimine Kohei Ishiyama Kazuharu Uchida Kunio Morozumi Takaaki Kobayashi Source Type: research
Why surveys are 'very hard': exploring challenges and insights for collection of authentic patient experience information with speakers of Australian First Nations languages
CONCLUSION: Profound implications for the acceptability of a survey tool as well as data quality arise from differences between First Nations cultural and communication contexts and the cultural context within which survey methods have evolved. When data collection processes are not linguistically and culturally congruent there is a risk that patient experience data are inaccurate, miss what is important to First Nations patients and have limited utility for informing relevant healthcare improvement. Engagement of First Nations cultural and language experts is essential in all stages of development, implementation and eval...
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Anne Lowell Yomei Jones Robyn Aitken Dikul R Baker Judith Lovell Samantha Togni Dianne Gon D Arra Beth Sometimes Margaret Smith Julie Anderson Rachael Sharp Maria Karidakis Sarita Quinlivan Mandy Truong Paul Lawton Source Type: research
