Peripheral Arterial Disease May Up Risk for Post-KT Infection Complications
PAD results in impaired arterial circulation and may be an unrecognized risk factor for serious infections in kidney transplant recipients, according to investigators.
Infection Control
Study: Early RRT May Reduce the Risk of Dying From Severe COVID-19
Fewer sudden unexpected deaths occurred among patients who received early renal replacement therapy, investigators reported.
Anthony Fauci: ‘We’re Far From Out of the Woods’
In an address during the American Urological Association’s 2020 Live Virtual Experience, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said the coronavirus pandemic is nowhere near over, but public health measures are making a big difference in reducing the number of cases and related deaths.
Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis Suggested for COVID-19 Risk Reduction
The authors of a recent editorial present a case for considering twice-weekly rather than the standard thrice-week hemodialysis, a shift that can reduce exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus, conserve personal protective equipment and other benefits.
Investigators Zero in on COVID-19 Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes
New studies characterize COVID-19 risk factors and outcomes and chronicle how healthcare providers and facilities are dealing with the pandemic.
Virtual Medicine Soars as Pandemic Rages on
The COVID-19 public health crisis could propel telemedicine into a more substantial role in clinical practice.
Urologists Join COVID-19 Pandemic Fight
Urologists have stepped up infection control measures at their clinics and are performing tasks that can free up emergency and critical-care clinicians so they can tend to COVID-19 patients.
Dialysis Facilities Confront COVID-19
Dialysis facilities have stepped up precautions to protect patients with kidney failure from COVID-19, which can cause severe respiratory illness and death.
Topical Gentamicin Superior for Preventing Some PD Infections
Gentamicin cream use was associated with fewer exit-site infections due to gram-negative bacteria.
Post-op Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Lower Surgical Site Infections
The rate of surgical site infections in both treated and untreated patients was 1.1%.
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