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Prevalence of post-dialysis fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusions PDF is highly prevalent among HD patients.
Source: BMJ Open - June 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dou, J., Liu, H., Ma, Y., Wu, Y.-y., Tao, X.-b. Tags: Open access, Evidence based practice Source Type: research

Identifying classification systems regarding vascular access for haemodialysis: protocol for a scoping review
Introduction Classifications are important clinical tools that enable data arrangement, patient categorisation and comparative research. The care of patients with end-stage renal disease who have vascular access requires collaboration of several specialists. In such a field, where several different specialties overlap, strong evidence and well-grounded recommendations for good practice are essential. In this protocol, we aim to search the literature to identify classification systems regarding vascular access for haemodialysis. This protocol serves as a pragmatic tool for setting a systematic approach using scoping review ...
Source: BMJ Open - December 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lawrie, K., Bafrnec, J., ONeill, S., Corr, M., Waldauf, P., Balaz, P. Tags: Open access, Renal medicine Source Type: research

Effect of remote patient monitoring for patients with chronic kidney disease who perform dialysis at home: a systematic review
Conclusion We found low to very low certainty evidence that indicate there may be positive effects of RPM follow-up, in comparison to standard care only, for adult patients with CKD who perform dialysis at home. Offering RPM follow-up for home dialysis patients as an alternative or supplement to standard care appears to be safe and provide health benefits such as fewer hospitalisation days. Future implementation should be coupled with robust, high-quality evaluations. PROSPERO registration number CRD42021281779.
Source: BMJ Open - December 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nygard, H. T., Nguyen, L., Berg, R. C. Tags: Open access, Renal medicine Source Type: research

Measuring quality of life in trials including patients on dialysis: how are transplants and mortality incorporated into the analysis? A systematic review protocol
Introduction It is estimated that 25 000 people in the UK receive dialysis. Dialysis is an intrusive and time-consuming intervention that causes significant reductions in quality of life. When enrolled in a clinical trial, often some patients drop out of the study either because they die, receive a kidney transplant or are lost to follow-up for other reasons. It is unclear how these events are dealt with when analysing quality of life measures within clinical trials. This review will assess current practice for dealing with loss to follow-up in trials including patients on haemodialysis. The methods currently used will be ...
Source: BMJ Open - August 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Worboys, H. M., Cooper, N. J., Burton, J. O., Gray, L. J. Tags: Open access, Renal medicine Source Type: research

Older patient considering treatment for advanced renal disease: protocol for a scoping review of the information available for shared decision-making
This article discusses our protocol. Methods This scoping review will be undertaken in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute's methodology for scoping reviews. A directed search will look for relevant articles in English (within electronic databases and the grey literature), written between 2000 and 2016, which have studied older patients with advanced renal disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73 m2). After screening by two independent reviewers, selected articles will be analysed using a data charting tool. Reporting will include descriptions, analysis of themes using qualitative...
Source: BMJ Open - December 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Raj, R., Ahuja, K. D. K., Frandsen, M., Jose, M. Tags: Open access, Communication, General practice / Family practice, Geriatric medicine, Palliative care, Patient-centred medicine, Renal medicine Protocol Source Type: research