CMS Uses CROWNWeb for Reporting Depression, Pain
The end-stage renal disease community can now capture data on depression screening and pain assessment efforts.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Kidneys from Incompatible Live Donors Offer a Survival Advantage
Survival rates are lower among patients who receive a deceased-donor kidney or remain on the transplant waiting list.
Bladder Cancer Patient Frailty Predicts Radical Cystectomy Outcomes
The more risk factors patients have, the greater their risk of serious perioperative complications.
Post-Cystectomy VTE Common, Risky
Patients with venous thromboembolism tended to die earlier from their bladder cancer.
Secondary Cancers Possible With PCa Radiotherapy
Study finds an increased relative risk of bladder, colorectal, and rectal cancers.
Radical Prostatectomies Mostly Performed Robotically
Study finds that 85% of all radical prostatectomies performed by urologists in 2013 were robot-assisted procedures, compared with just 22% in 2003.
Iron-Based Binder Found to Improve Phosphorus Control, Cut Pill Burden
Researchers observe an 81% increase in dialysis patients achieving recommended phosphorus levels after switching to sucroferric oxyhydroxide.
Intradialytic Hypotension Hikes Long-Term Death Risk
The condition is independently associated with a 60% increased risk of 5-year mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
Peritoneal Dialysis Outpacing Home Hemodialysis
Trend started around the introduction of the Medicare prospective payment system for dialysis care.
Racial Disparity in Survival Found in Pediatric Dialysis Patients
African-American children are 64% more likely to die than white children.
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