Delayed initiation of adequate antibiotic treatment and transfusion of blood products are among the risk factors associated with development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with septic shock, a study showed.
High blood levels of vitamin D may increase a man’s risk of prostate cancer (PCa), according to a new study.
Dr. D, 29, was the chief resident finishing up his final year of a surgical residency in a prestigious hospital. Life was golden for the young doctor. He had been a bright and talented student in medical school, and stood out during his residency.
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is more effective than cranberry extract in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI), data from a double-blind noninferiority trial indicate, but antimicrobial resistance remains a major concern.
PRAGUE—For patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) who initiate maintenance dialysis, those starting on peritoneal dialysis (PD) have a significantly greater death risk than those starting on hemodialysis (HD), according to a French study.
AMSTERDAM—Oral immunotherapy with talactoferrin alfa appears to decrease the risk of dying in patients treated for severe sepsis resulting from a urinary tract infection (UTI) and other causes, researchers announced at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer.
PRAGUE—Decreases in pulse pressure (PP), and to a lesser extent increases, predict worse survival in the first year for patients new to hemodialysis (HD), new findings suggest.
PRAGUE—HDL cholesterol (HDL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) loses its protective effect on vascular endothelium, new findings suggest. Rather than supporting the beneficial functions of the endothelium, it appears to become pro-inflammatory and inhibit them.
The drug was more likely than cinacalcet to achieve a 50 percent or greater decrease in iPTH from baseline.
PRAGUE—Transient hyponatremia may precede development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients undergoing coronary angiography, according to investigators.
