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Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis
CONCLUSIONS: Exercise, aromatherapy, massage and acupressure may improve fatigue compared to placebo, standard care or no intervention. Pharmacological and other non-pharmacological interventions had uncertain effects on fatigue or fatigue-related outcomes in people receiving dialysis. Future adequately powered, high-quality studies are likely to change the estimated effects of interventions for fatigue and fatigue-related outcomes in people receiving dialysis.PMID:37651553 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD013074.pub2
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Patrizia Natale Angela Ju Giovanni Fm Strippoli Jonathan C Craig Valeria M Saglimbene Mark L Unruh Giovanni Stallone Allison Jaure Source Type: research

Quality assurance in surgical trials of arteriovenous grafts for haemodialysis: protocol for a systematic review
Introduction Decisions regarding the optimal vascular access for haemodialysis patients are becoming increasingly complex, and the provision of vascular access is open to variations in systems of care as well as surgical experience and practice. Two main surgical options are recognised: arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft (AVG). All recommendations regarding AVG are based on a limited number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). It is essential that when considering an RCT of a surgical procedure, an appropriate definition of quality assurance (QA) is made for both the new approach and the comparator, otherwise...
Source: BMJ Open - July 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Edgar, B., Kingsmore, D. B., Aitken, E., Calder, F., Franchin, M., Geddes, C., Inston, N., Jackson, A., Jones, R. G., Karydis, N., Kasthuri, R., Mestres, G., Papadakis, G., Sivaprakasam, R., Stephens, M., Stevenson, K., Stove, C., Szabo, L., Thomson, P., Tags: Open access, Surgery Source Type: research

Upper limb exercise for arteriovenous fistula maturation in people requiring permanent haemodialysis access
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the current research evidence examining upper limb exercise programs is of low quality, attributable to variability in the type of interventions used and the overall low number of studies and participants.PMID:36184076 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD013327.pub2
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sothida Nantakool Termpong Reanpang Mujalin Prasannarong Sasinat Pongtam Kittipan Rerkasem Source Type: research

Interventions for treating catheter-related bloodstream infections in people receiving maintenance haemodialysis
CONCLUSIONS: Currently, there is no available high certainty evidence to support one treatment over another for CRBSIs. The benefit of using ethanol lock treatment in combination with systemic antibiotics compared to systemic antibiotics alone for CRBSIs in patients receiving maintenance HD remains uncertain due to the very low certainty of the evidence. Hence, further RCTs to identify the benefits and harms of CRBSI treatment options are needed. Future studies should unify CRBSI and cure definitions and improve methodological design.PMID:35363884 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD013554.pub2
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - April 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Beatriz M Almeida Daniel H Moreno Vladimir Vasconcelos Daniel G Cacione Source Type: research

Antiplatelet agents for chronic kidney disease
CONCLUSIONS: Antiplatelet agents probably reduced myocardial infarction and increased major bleeding, but do not appear to reduce all-cause and cardiovascular death among people with CKD and those treated with dialysis. The treatment effects of antiplatelet agents compared with each other are uncertain.PMID:35224730 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD008834.pub4
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - February 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Patrizia Natale Suetonia C Palmer Valeria M Saglimbene Marinella Ruospo Mona Razavian Jonathan C Craig Meg J Jardine Angela C Webster Giovanni Fm Strippoli Source Type: research

A Scoping Review of Alternative Anticoagulation Strategies for Hemodialysis Patients with a Mechanical Heart Valve
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with ESRD who develop a contraindication to VKA therapy, several alternative anticoagulation strategies have been reported with superior outcomes to VKA continuation. While outcomes appear superior to continuation of VKA therapy, more data are required before definitive recommendations can be made for the patient with ESRD and a mechanical heart valve.PMID:34784597 | DOI:10.1159/000519921
Source: American Journal of Nephrology - November 16, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Benjamin K A Thomson Nathan G Pilkey Bethany Monteith Rachel M Holden Source Type: research

The Prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in the Adult Turkish Population: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Prevalence Study in Blood Donors in Mersin Province
CONCLUSION: The anti-HEV IgG seropositivity rate in healthy blood donors in Mersin province was 12.8%, and was similar to the rates reported earlier in our country. However, this rate, found in a sample of individuals from a healthy society, causes concern about what the frequency may be in sick people. Wide-ranging community screening is needed.PMID:34609308 | DOI:10.5152/tjg.2021.20870
Source: The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology - October 5, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Orhan Sezgin Serkan Yara ş Seda Tezcan Ülger G önül Aslan Eyy üp Naci Tiftik Source Type: research

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