Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis Linked With Adverse Outcomes
Early diagnosis and treatment of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus is important to prevent lupus nephritis outcomes such as end-stage kidney disease.
Early diagnosis and treatment of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus is important to prevent lupus nephritis outcomes such as end-stage kidney disease.
Study findings could help inform older patients who opt to start dialysis on what to expect regarding development of their symptom burden, according to investigators.
A growing body of evidence links exposure to fine particulate matter to adverse kidney outcomes.
Under Medicare, patients with kidney failure often must choose between continuing dialysis or enrolling in hospice.
Optimizing hemodialysis timing before surgery might improve postoperative outcomes.
Findings may help clinicians better risk-stratify patients with CKD.
Midterm graft function is a helpful marker for identifying kidney transplant recipients requiring close monitoring in the remainder of the pregnancy.
Confounding variables, particularly comorbidities, impact association
A study of patients treated for RCC found that radical nephrectomy, male sex, diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease are risk factors for end-stage kidney disease, according to investigators.
Treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor may help patients with CKD or type 2 diabetes better preserve their kidney function.