ESAs Boost Stroke Risk, But Not Mortality
Meta-analysis also reveals an increased risk of vascular access thrombosis, but no increased likelihood of end-stage renal disease.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
BPH Drug May Delay Prostate Cancer Progression
Taking dutasteride for two years cut risk of PSA doubling by 66% among prostate cancer patients with PSA relapse after radical treatment.
Safety Program Cuts Serious Errors by 70% in Wyoming Hospital
In 2009, Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo., instituted a safety program designed to reduce errors causing serious harm to patients.
Malpractice Screening Panels Upheld in New Hampshire
The case involved a woman who went to a New Hampshire emergency department complaining of back pain.
‘Pay for Performance’ Reduces Hospital Mortality in U.K.
Providing financial incentives is gaining in popularity, but little research has been done to ascertain whether this approach has the intended effect.
N-Acetylcysteine May Improve Residual Renal Function
In a pilot study, the medication increased urine output and residual glomerular filtration rate.
Abnormal SLE Serology Need Not Bar Pregnancy
If a lupus patient has never had renal disease, pregnancy, in and of itself, is not likely to increase that risk.
Researchers: Consider Dual Kidney Transplants
Dual kidney transplants (DKT), in which transplant patients receive both of a donor’s kidneys, have outcomes similar to those of recipients of expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys.
EPO Use Down, IV Iron Use Up
Clinicians are prescribing less erythropoietin and more intravenous iron for anemic hemodialysis patients after the introduction of a prospective payment system (PPS) for dialysis services (“bundling”) and changes to ESA drug labels.
Hyponatremia Raises Death Risk in General Population
Hyponatremia is a relatively common electrolyte abnormality in the general U.S. adult population.
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