Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services for patients with chronic kidney disease: findings of a national survey of UK kidney centres
Services for patients with kidney disease underwent radical adaptations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We undertook an online national survey of UK kidney centres to understand the nature, range, and de... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - December 4, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lucy Mackintosh, Amanda Busby, Ken Farrington, Janine Hawkins, Sarah Afuwape, Paul Bristow, Maria Da Silva-Gane, Natalie Hall, Tess Harris, Joanna Hudson, Sam Norton, Paula Ormandy, Christina J. Pearce, Shalini Santhakumaran, Shivani Sharma, Sivakumar Sri Tags: Research Source Type: research
Urinary orosomucoid and retinol binding protein levels as early diagnostic markers for diabetic kidney Disease
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes, which has been a major cause of end-stage renal failure. Diagnosing diabetic kidney disease is important to prevent long... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - December 4, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Xue-hong Zhou, Shu-yan Liu, Bo Yang, Yong-feng Li and Bao-hua Hou Tags: Research Source Type: research
Quality indicators in prolonged hemodialysis with regional citrate anticoagulation with the genius system: retrospective cohort of critical patients with acute kidney injury
Prolonged hemodialysis (HD) is performed from 6 to 12 h and can last up to 24 h. To prevent system clotting some studies suggest that Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (RCA) use reduces bleeding rates relative ... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 30, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jorge Alberto Menegasso Vieira, Isabel Cristina Reinheimer, Amanda Corr êa dos Santos, Fernando Kowarick Halperin, Luiza Aguirre Susin, Lia Portella Staub, Raquel Jaqueline Eder Ribeiro, Julia Braga da Silveira, Lucas Friedrich Fontoura, Diego Candido de Tags: Research Source Type: research
Renal CIC-LEUTX rearranged sarcoma with multiple pulmonary metastases: a case report and literature review
CIC-rearranged sarcomas (CRS) are a group of heterogeneous tumors which mostly occur in the soft tissues of limbs and trunk, and are highly invasive with poor prognosis. Here, we describe a rare case of CRS th... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 30, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ying Tang, Xialiang Lu and Rui Zhan Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Cystatin C-derived estimated glomerular filtration rate in children with sickle cell anaemia
Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in humans and constitutes a major public health burden. It is a multisystemic condition with long-term renal complications. Early detection of si... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 29, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hakeem Edun Babatunde, Afeez Oyesola Bello, Muhammed A. Nurudeen Adeboye, Olumuyiwa Shola Folayan, Olugoke Ezekiel Ojewole and Usman Abubakar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association between disability in activities of daily living and phase angle in hemodialysis patients
Disability in activities of daily living (ADL) significantly increases the risk of mortality among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Malnutrition and decreased exercise capacity are closely correlated with ADL... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 29, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Junhui Li, Zhi Wang, Qiannan Zhang, Huiping Zhang, Yuxin Shen, Qi Zhang, Guihua Jian, Dongsheng Cheng and Niansong Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Impact of compliance to oral cysteamine treatment on the costs of Kidney failure in patients with nephropathic cystinosis in the United Kingdom
Nephropathic Cystinosis (NC), a rare disease characterised by intra-lysosomal accumulation of cystine, results in progressive kidney failure (KF). Compliance to lifelong oral cysteamine, the only therapy, is o... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 29, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Seun Lashilola, Weiwei Xu, Khashayar Azimpour, Michael McCarthy, Sara Carlot, David Game and Judith van der Voort Tags: Research Source Type: research
Global incidence and death estimates of chronic kidney disease due to hypertension from 1990 to 2019, an ecological analysis of the global burden of diseases 2019 study
This study ’s objective is to analyze age, gender, region... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 29, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Yan Liu, Qin He, Qiying Li, Min Tian, Xiaojiao Li, Xufeng Yao, Dongmei He and Chunying Deng Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association of renal resistive indices with kidney disease progression and mortality
This study aims to evaluate the association of RRI with mortality and dialysis initiation after adjustment to therape... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 28, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chloe Kharsa, Chadia Beaini, Dania Chelala and Mabel Aoun Tags: Research Source Type: research
Causes of kidney failure among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Somalia: a multi-center study
Kidney failure is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of kidney failure in Somalia has been increasing in recent years. There is no data available on the causes of chr... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 27, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hamze Ibrahim Rage, Suleyman A Ers, Abdirazak Y Kahin, Muraad M Elmi, Abdiaziz A Mohamed and Pranaw Kumar Jha Tags: Research Source Type: research
Feasibility of Symptom monitoring WIth Feedback Trial (SWIFT) for adults on hemodialysis: a registry-based cluster randomized pilot trial
Patients with kidney failure on hemodialysis (HD) experience considerable symptom burden and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There is limited use of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in fa... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 22, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Neeru Agarwal, Karan K. Shah, Kathryn Dansie, Paul N. Bennett, Lavern Greenham, Chris Brown, Brendan Smyth, Stephen McDonald, Shilpanjali Jesudason, Andrea K. Viecelli and Rachael L. Morton Tags: Research Source Type: research
Proteomic analysis investigating kidney transplantation outcomes- a scoping review
Kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment option for most patients with end-stage kidney disease given the significantly lower morbidity and mortality rates compared to remaining on dialysis. Rejection a... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 22, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Anna Rainey, Gareth J. McKay, Jane English, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Alexander Peter Maxwell and Michael Corr Tags: Research Source Type: research
Economic burden of in-hospital AKI: a one-year analysis of the nationwide French hospital discharge database
Although Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) incidence is increasing worldwide, data investigating its cost are lacking. This population-wide study aimed to describe the characteristics and costs of hospital stays with,... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 21, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: C éline Monard, Thomas Rimmelé, Esther Blanc, Mélanie Goguillot, Stève Bénard and Julien Textoris Tags: Research Source Type: research
Diagnosing Fabry nephropathy: the challenge of multiple kidney disease
Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked inherited lysosomal disorder due to a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A ( α-gla) due to mutations in the GLA gene. These mutations result in plasma and lysosome ac... (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 21, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Pasquale Esposito, Carmela Caputo, Monica Repetto, Alberto Somaschini, Bellone Pietro, Paolo Colomba, Carmela Zizzo, Angelica Parodi, Valentina Zanetti, Marco Canepa, Virginia Eustachi, Francesca Sanguineri, Paola Mandich and Francesca Viazzi Tags: Review Source Type: research
The trajectory of a range of commonly captured symptoms with standard care in people with kidney failure receiving haemodialysis: consideration for clinical trial design
Despite the recognized high symptom prevalence in haemodialysis population, how these symptoms change over time and its implications for clinical practice and research is poorly understood. (Source: BMC Nephrology)
Source: BMC Nephrology - November 17, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Pann Ei Hnynn Si, M ónica Hernández-Alava, Louese Dunn, Martin Wilkie and James Fotheringham Tags: Research Source Type: research
