End-Stage Renal Disease

Long-Term Risk for Severe Kidney Disease High in Those With T2DM

Publish Date July 24, 2020

Onset at younger age with longer diabetes duration may add to risk for end-stage kidney disease.

Expanding Options for Kidney Failure Patients

Publish Date July 13, 2020

Gradual transition to dialysis and palliative dialysis should be alternatives offered to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, according to an editorial.

Common Kidney Health Terms Confusing, Distressing to Patients

Publish Date June 26, 2020

Confusing, ambiguous, and obsolete kidney health terms lead to frustration and distress in patients and caregivers, according researchers.

Kidney Failure Due to AKI May Be More Life-Threatening

Publish Date June 22, 2020

Kidney failure due to acute kidney injury is associated with a significantly higher death risk in the first 6 months following dialysis initiation than kidney failure resulting from diabetes, a study found.

New Predictor of ESKD Risk in Related Living Kidney Donors Identified

Publish Date June 8, 2020

In a study of white related living kidney donors and recipients, investigators found that older donors are at increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) if the recipients are older at the time of ESRD onset.

ESKD Patients on Dialysis at High Risk for COVID-19 Death

Publish Date June 3, 2020

In an early case series from a New York hospital, nearly 31% of patients with end-stage kidney disease with COVID-19 died.

Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis Suggested for COVID-19 Risk Reduction

Publish Date April 28, 2020

The authors of a recent editorial present a case for considering twice-weekly rather than the standard thrice-week hemodialysis, a shift that can reduce exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus, conserve personal protective equipment and other benefits.

COVID-19 Crisis Could Speed Adoption of Home Dialysis

Publish Date April 24, 2020

Patients on dialysis are at especially high risk of infection and experiencing severe complications of infection. The pandemic may prompt patients and their physicians to consider the benefits of dialyzing at home.

Higher Uromodulin Levels in CKD Linked to Lower Risk of Kidney Failure, Death

Publish Date April 21, 2020

Patients with chronic kidney disease who have serum uromodulin levels above 55.6 ng/mL have decreases risks of end-stage kidney disease, major cardiovascular events, and death, a study found.

High-Dose vs Low-Dose IV Iron Does Not Raise Infection Risk in Hemodialysis Patients

Publish Date April 10, 2020

Patients on hemodialysis who received high-dose had similar rates of infection and rates of hospitalization for infection compared with those treated with low-dose IV iron, a secondary analysis of the PIVOTAL trial revealed.