No matter how ordinary his life looks from the outside, though, Ed Strudwick, 67, is not a typical senior. Three times each week since February 1972 he has undergone hemodialysis, a nearly 36-year time span that could possibly make him the longest-surviving dialysis patient in the world.
Preemptive ganciclovir treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant recipients appears to be associated with good long-term outcomes, German researchers report.
Oral nystatin prophylaxis may prevent antibiotic-related fungal peritonitis (AR-FP) in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), researchers in Hong Kong concluded.
Among Canadian dialysis patients, those of East Asian and Indo Asian origin are less likely to receive a renal transplant than white patients, data show.
Acute renal failure (ARF) in Scotland occurs more frequently than previously thought, according to new research.
BARCELONA—Most renal transplant patients in Denmark have inadequately low vitamin D levels, according to researchers who say routine supplementation may be required to mitigate the adverse clinical consequences.
Kidney stone patients should avoid foods with high oxalate content, add calcium to meals.
Prophylactic hemodialysis following coronary angiography improves renal outcomes in patients with advanced renal failure, researchers conclude.
BARCELONA—British researchers have developed a weight-management program that has enabled obese CKD patients to lose a significant amount of weight and improve their functional ability and exercise capacity overall.
Phosphorus plays an important role in human life. It is an essential building block of the human body as a component of the bony skeleton, adenosine triphosphate, nucleic acids, phospholipid membranes, and blood and urinary buffers.
