Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Infection Rates Vary by Country
Rates of peritonitis among patients on peritoneal dialysis, in episodes per patient-year, varied from 0.40 in Thailand to 0.26 in the United States, a study found.
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Decision Regret Increased for Those Who Choose Dialysis to Please Others
Dialysis decision regret less likely for those who discuss prognosis with doctors, complete living will.
Apixaban May Increase Bleeding Risk in Dialysis Patients
In a study of dialysis patients with new-onset nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, investigators found a nearly 3-fold higher incidence of fatal or intracranial bleeding among patients who took apixaban compared with those who received no treatment.
Acute Myocardial Infarction Risk Higher in HD Than PD
In a study of dialysis patients in Taiwan, hemodialysis patients had a greater risk for acute myocardial infarction than peritoneal dialysis patients.
ESKD Patients on Dialysis at High Risk for COVID-19 Death
In an early case series from a New York hospital, nearly 31% of patients with end-stage kidney disease with COVID-19 died.
Nearly 40% of This Nephrologist’s ESKD Patients Dialyze at Home
Shaminder Gupta, MD, is a nephrologist who practices in Houma, Louisiana. He serves as the section chief at his hospital and also as Corporate Medical Director at Monogram Health, a renal disease care management company. He tells Renal & Urology News how he developed and manages a home dialysis program in which approximately 40% of his patients…
SGLT2 Inhibitors Linked With Lower Risk for Serious Renal Events
Study findings further support the use of SGLT2 inhibitors in a broad range of patients with type 2 diabetes, according to investigators.
COVID-19 Crisis Could Speed Adoption of Home Dialysis
Patients on dialysis are at especially high risk of infection and experiencing severe complications of infection. The pandemic may prompt patients and their physicians to consider the benefits of dialyzing at home.
Kidney Function Recovery Patterns After AKI Predict Long-Term Risks
Clinicians managing patients with AKI should consider the severity of the disease as well as its course, according to researchers.
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.
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