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 Acute Renal Failure

Summer Heat Increases Risk of Renal Problems

April 13, 2012

Higher summer temperatures increase the likelihood of being hospitalized for acute renal failure (ARF), according to an analysis of data collected in New York State.
 

Based on your own experience, do you think higher temperatures increase the risk of urinary tract problems?

April 12, 2012

A recently published study found that increasing mean temperature was associated with urinary disorders.
 

ARF Need Not Prevent Kidney Donation

March 12, 2012

The use of kidneys from deceased donors with acute renal failure (ARF) can be safe and produce good renal function up to one year after transplantation, new research has confirmed.
 

Smoking Raises Renal Failure Risk

September 20, 2011

Smoking increases the risk for developing renal failure, according to a new study.
 

Acute Renal Failure Secondary to Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction

, September 12, 2011

Editor's Note: "On the Forefront" is a new column dedicated to showing how urologists and nephrologists are collaborating on cases to improve patient care.
 

Renal Failure Warning Okayed for Reclast Label

September 01, 2011

The FDA has approved an update to the drug label for Reclast (zoledronic acid) so that health care professionals are better informed about the risk of renal failure associated with use of the drug.
 

German Sprouts Blamed for E. coli Illness Outbreak

June 13, 2011

Tainted raw bean and seed sprouts grown in Germany spread the strain of Escherichia coli that caused an outbreak of enterohemorrhagic illness and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) there and in other European countries, investigators concluded.
 

Probe into German E. coli Illness Outbreak Continues

June 08, 2011

Investigators continue to look for the source of a strain of Escherichia coli responsible for a severe outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and bloody diarrhea primarily centered in Germany but which has sickened individuals in other European countries.
 

Acute Kidney Injury Criteria Predict Survival of Cirrhosis Patients

April 25, 2011

BERLIN—The Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) criteria for acute renal failure (ARF) better predicted survival over a period of 90 days in a study of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis when compared with current criteria, according to a study presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.
 

Steroids Do Not Stop Post-Transplant ARF

October 22, 2010

Administering corticosteroids to deceased, heart-beating kidney donors at least three hours before organ harvesting to reduce inflammation does not reduce the incidence or duration of post-transplantation acute renal failure (ARF) in transplant recipients, according to a report in Annals of Internal Medicine (2010;153:222-230).
 

Renal Impairment Linked to E. coli Infection

July 12, 2010

MONTREAL—A decade after contracting acute diarrheal illness from infection with Escherichia coli 0157:H7, individuals are at increased risk for definite renal impairment with microalbuminuria, hypertension, and cardiovascular events compared with individuals not infected with the pathogen.
 

AKI, ARF Common with Pandemic Flu

April 15, 2010

ORLANDO, Fla.—Acute kidney injury (AKI), acute renal failure , and the need for dialysis are common complications in critically ill patients with pandemic H1N1 Influenza A (pH1N1), and are associated with an increased risk of death, according to Canadian researchers.
 

ARF Can Be First Sign of Myeloma

February 05, 2010

NEW ORLEANS—Acute renal failure (ARF) induced by pathogenic light chains can be the first presenting sign of multiple myeloma, and prompt treatment of the malignancy is critical to reversing renal damage, according to a study presented by European investigators at the American Society of Hematology 51st annual meeting.
 

Donor ARF Need Not Stop Renal Transplants

October 08, 2009

Acute renal damage may resolve in the absence of the underlying cause.
 

Women Fare Better After Severe Trauma

September 11, 2009

They are less likely than men to suffer acute renal failure and other complications, researchers say.
 

A Downside to Angiotensin Blockade?

June 18, 2009

Researcher Macaulay Onuigbo, MD, MSc, proposes that ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers can cause renal failure.
 

Study: ARF Risk Greater with CABG

June 15, 2009

ORLANDO—Acute renal failure (ARF) may be more likely to develop following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to researchers.
 

Emergency Stone Treatment Effective

October 01, 2008

Emergency ureteroscopy and holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy can be safely and successfully used to treat acute renal failure (ARF) caused by impacted ureteral calculi, according to researchers.
 

Renal Impairment Increases Risk of Acute Renal Failure

September 02, 2008

CKD increases the risk of hospital-acquired acute renal failure (ARF), a study shows. The greater the degree of underlying renal impairment, the greater the ARF risk.
 

Use Tunneled Catheters First in ARF

July 24, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Primary placement of tunneled dialysis catheters (TDCs) in patients with acute renal failure (ARF) requiring hemodialysis may be better than using nontunneled dialysis catheters (NTDCs), according to researchers.
 

Outcomes Not Improved With Intensive RRT

July 21, 2008

Intensive renal replacement therapy (RRT) in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury does not improve outcomes, according to researchers.
 

ARF Linked to Cosmetic Lifts

July 11, 2008

Acute renal failure developed in three women who received cosmetic soft-tissue filler injections in the buttocks at a North Carolina facility, according to a recent article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2008;57:453-456).
 

Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes Not Improved by Intensive Treatment

May 23, 2008

Intensive renal replacement therapy (RRT) in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury does not improve outcomes, according to researchers.
 

Dialysis Techniques for ARF May Yield Similar Outcomes

May 06, 2008

Intermittent hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) appear to lead to similar clinical outcomes for patients with acute renal failure (ARF), according to researchers who reviewed 30 randomized controlled trials and eight prospective cohort studies.
 

Bowel Preps Can Cause Renal Damage

January 01, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO—The use of phosphate-containing solutions to prepare the bowel for colonoscopy or surgery may cause significant damage to the kidneys, according to a researcher who spoke at a special clinical update here during Renal Week 2007.
 

RRT-Treated ARF in Scotland More Common Than Expected

October 23, 2007

Acute renal failure (ARF) in Scotland occurs more frequently than previously thought, according to new research.
 

RRT-Treated ARF in Scotland More Common Than Expected

September 06, 2007

Acute renal failure (ARF) in Scotland occurs more frequently than previously thought, according to researchers.
 

Acute Renal Failure Is On the Increase

September 01, 2007

Acute renal failure (ARF) is on the increase in the United States, according to a study that researchers say provides the most accurate estimates of ARF incidence to date.
 

New Predictors of ICU Mortality

February 01, 2007

Older age, acute MI, and hypotension are among the factors that predict ICU mortality among patients with acute renal failure (ARF), data show.
 

Strict perioperative glucose control nephroprotective

January 01, 2007

Strict blood glucose control with insulin may reduce the risk of postoperative renal impairment and renal failure after cardiac surgery, data suggest.
 
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