Low Bicarbonate in Kidney Transplant Recipients Predicts Graft Failure
Each 1 mEq/L increase in serum bicarbonate in kidney transplant recipients is associated with a 10% reduction in graft failure risk, a study found.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Decline in Advanced CKD Care Observed During COVID-19 Pandemic
The downstream effects of medical care reduction on health outcomes, such as hospitalizations or dialysis preparedness, requires further study, according to the investigators.
Pre-Dialysis Hyperkalemia Common in the Hemodialysis Population
Nearly 74% of hemodialysis patients experienced pre-dialysis hyperkalemia within 1 year of enrollment in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study, according to investigators.
Study: Roxadustat Effectively Treats Anemia Across CKD Stages
Roxadustat reduced the need for rescue therapy among patients with any stage of chronic kidney disease.
Patient Interviews Highlight Challenges in ADPKD Management
Nephrologists rarely explained the clinical meaning of rapid progression, according to patients.
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the Dialysis Population Characterized
The overriding concern of vaccine-hesitant patients related to side effects, followed by doubts about the efficacy of a vaccine, and discomfort with vaccines in general, according to investigators.
ADPKD Death Rates Differ by Race, Ethnicity
Study findings fill an important knowledge gap in ADPKD mortality in the United States, according to researchers.
Anemia of Chronic Kidney Diseases Burden High Globally, Treatment Rates Low
Comorbidities and advanced CKD were prevalent among the approximately 275,000 patients with anemia of CKD from the international DISCOVER CKD cohort.
Pegloticase Use for Uncontrolled Gout in the Dialysis Population Described
New study is the first to characterize pegloticase use in the dialysis population.
High Death Rate Observed in COVID-19-Associated AKI Requiring Dialysis
Nearly two-thirds of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and acute kidney injury requiring dialysis died during their hospital stay, a study found.
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