Post-Kidney Transplant Risk Factors for Infection-Related Mortality Identified
T cell-depleting therapy was among the risk factors linked with a higher infection-related death risk among kidney transplant recipients, according to a new study.
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Viable Deceased Donor Kidneys Often Refused
Kidney transplant candidates might be surprised to discover that any deceased donor kidney was declined on their behalf, according to investigators.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Independently Ups Risk for Advanced CKD
Adults with NAFLD have a 1.4-fold increased risk for advanced chronic kidney disease than those without NAFLD, according to new study findings.
Hyperkalemia Drug Again Linked to Adverse GI Events
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate initiation was associated with an increased risk of both severe and minor gastrointestinal events compared with nonuse.
Hyponatremia With Hyperkalemia Worsens AKI Outcomes
Patients with AKI in the intensive care unit who had low serum sodium accompanied by high serum potassium at hospital admission had a 45% increased risk of 90-day mortality, a study found.
ESRD Inpatients With Mental Illness More Likely to Die
Between 1996 and 2013, approximately 21% of seniors, 27% of younger adults, and 16% of children with end-stage renal disease had hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses.
‘Beyond Bananas’ Campaign Aims to Improve Hyperkalemia Management
Kidney disease patients associate bananas with potassium, but they need more practical information to manage hyperkalemia.
Preeclampsia Increases Kidney Failure Risk, Study Finds
In a population-based study, the risk for kidney failure was 5-fold higher among women with preeclampsia, independent of diagnosed pre-pregnancy chronic kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Do Not Increase Risk for UTI in Type 2 Diabetes
Study finds no increased risks for severe or nonsevere urinary tract infections with SGLT-2 inhibitor use compared with other second-line antidiabetic drugs in type 2 diabetes patients.
More ESRD Patients Having Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is now the most common procedure among patients with kidney failure undergoing weight loss surgery.
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