Poor Dental Health Boosts Mortality Risk in ESRD
In a study, hemodialysis patients with more than 14 decayed, missing, or filled teeth had a 67% increased risk of death.
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Pre-Op Physical Status Predicts Surgical Patients’ AKI Risk
Increasing ASA scores are associated with an increasing likelihood of post-operative acute kidney injury.
Novel Fluid Protocol Cuts Contrast-Induced AKI Risk
Use of the protocol, which is based on left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, was associated with a 59% relative risk reduction.
Parental CVD Adversely Impacts Offsprings’ Kidneys
Study reveals a more rapid decline in annual eGFR among individuals whose parents had cardiovascular disease.
TSC-Related Pediatric Renal Tumors Respond to Everolimus
Drug found to benefit children with renal angiomyolipomas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.
RARP Surgical Volume Has No Effect on Quality of Life
Study compared surgeons who performed fewer than 100 robot-assisted radical prostatectomies with those who performed 100 or more.
UTI Risk Unaffected by Catheter Type
Total weeks of self-reported UTI in children with spina bifida were similar with hydrophilic single-use and multi-use PVC catheters.
ATP Nixed for Assessing Urinary Infection
Study results underscore the need for additional research to find other surrogate markers of urinary infection.
Stubborn Overactive Bladder Responds to Sacral Neuromodulation
Improvements in efficacy and quality of life last at least six months, study finds.
Urinary Pad Test Shows Promise for Use in Young Women
Pad tests described to date have only been evaluated in older, parous women.
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