ESRD Risk with Radical and Partial Nephrectomy Comparable
Radical and partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma are associated with a similar risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to research.
Radical and partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma are associated with a similar risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to research.
Initiating antihypertensive therapy increases the short-term risk of falls in elderly patients, study finds.
Ascorbic acid may help to manageanemia in hemodialysis (HD) patients,according to a study.& Romanian researchers randomized69 HD patients with anemiato receive, for 12 months, 300 mgintravenous ascorbic acid 3 times aweek, or placebo. After the first 3 months, theascorbic acid group had a significantlygreater rise in hemoglobincompared with the control group.Doses of erythropoiesis-stimulatingagent decreased significantly…
Female kidney recipients have a nearly 7-fold higher risk of UTI than their male counterparts.
Neither drug decreased operative time, prostate volume, or weight of gland resected.
The number of neuromodulation test procedures performed per physician has increased.
No matter how much pharmacologic therapy advances, patient behavior will remain a significant factor in the outcomes achieved.
Researchers identify depression as the most important determinant.
A PHI of 82 discriminated between patients with and without biochemical recurrence.
Highest versus lowest intake associated with a 67% and 88% lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, respectively.