Patients with chronic kidney disease and metabolic acidosis treated with sodium bicarbonate experienced decreased risks of a doubling of serum creatinine, initiation of renal replacement therapy, and death.
Long-term survival of kidney transplant recipients is similar regardless of donor gender, British investigators report.
Outside of clinical trials, targeted therapies for advanced renal cell carcinoma in Medicare patients are associated with modest survival advantages over non-targeted therapies.
Proton pump inhibitor use by patients with CKD stage 3 to 5 is associated with 54% and 35% increased risks of acute kidney injury and death, respectively, a study found.
Compared with CKD stage 3a, CKD stages 3b, 4, and 5 were associated with significant 1.5-, 2.4-, and 5.4-fold increased risks of anemia.
Compared with individuals who had an eGFR (in mL/min/1.73 m2) above 90, those with an eGFR of 30-16 and 15 or below had significant 2.4- and 3.76-fold increased risks of bacteremia.
Hyperkalemia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is associated with increases risks for postoperative death, cerebrovascular accidents, and need for dialysis.
Greater visceral and thigh subcutaneous fat are associated with higher risks of advanced and fatal prostate cancer (PCa), according to a new prospective study. In addition, visceral fat is associated with a higher risk of these outcomes among men with a lower body mass index (BMI). Investigators found no association between any adiposity measure and…
Protective effect is driven largely by a sustained 40% decrease in estimate glomerular filtration rate to below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.
Men who have a history of curative therapy for prostate cancer and subsequently receive a kidney transplant have improved survival if they have a relatively short waiting time, a study found.
