New findings suggest active surveillance should be performed in this population and should not preclude transplant eligibility, according to investigators.
In a study, acute kidney injury and acute kidney disease developed in 51.4% and 37.5% of patients who underwent radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Study of US veterans with normal kidney function at baseline found that bicarbonate users had a significant 2.0- and 3.3-fold increased risk for incident CKD and death, respectively.
New findings have important implications in the new era where delaying dialysis initiation is a priority goal by means of continued conservative management of hyperkalemia, according to investigators.
In the final 12 months of a 7-year study period (January 2015 to April 2022), endocrinologists accounted for 11-fold more SGLT2 inhibitor prescriptions than nephrologists, investigators report.
Given the widespread use of contrast medium in cardiovascular and other imaging, continued focus on preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury is warranted.
Demand for living kidney donors has only grown, spurring investigators to study the risks and health consequences of donation, such as acute kidney injury.
If renin-angiotensin system inhibitors are indicated in patients with advanced CKD, they should not be stopped just because of low eGFR, investigators concluded.