Low, High Potassium Ups Mortality in CKD Patients
Hypo- and hyperkalemia found to increase death risk by 26% and 22%, respectively.
Print Issue: May 01, 2015
Dialysis for AKI Does Not Hike Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events
Absence of association observed in patients with normal or near-normal baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate.
Dementia Risk Lower in Peritoneal Dialysis Initiators
Starting on peritoneal dialysis was associated with a 25% lower dementia risk versus starting on hemodialysis, a study showed.
Cause of Post-RP Death in High-Risk PCa Patients Linked to Age
Within 10 years of surgery, men younger than 60 years are more likely to die from prostate cancer than from other causes.
Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk After Surgery Higher in Smokers
Even patients who quit smoking less than 10 years after radical prostatectomy are at increased risk.
Study Backs Renal Transplantation in HIV-Infected Patients
In the absence of co-infection with hepatitis C virus, their graft and patient survival rates are similar to those of HIV-negative patients.
In a New Light: NBI for Bladder Cancer
Daniel Canter, M.D., discusses narrow-band imaging (NBI) for visualization of bladder cancer.
Adjuvant Kidney Cancer Drugs Fail to Improve Outcomes
Sorafenib or sunitinib given after surgery for advanced renal cell carcinoma does not improve progression-free survival, study shows.
New Tool Could Spare Men Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies
The 4Kscore enables better identification of men who harbor high-grade prostate cancer.
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