2025 June - 15 articles
This study examined 112 CKD patients’ adherence to and satisfaction with treatment, and their quality of life, as mediated by the level of psychological stress experienced as well as their working alliance, resilience, and social support. The p...
Chronic diseases are a growing concern in aging populations, with physical inactivity playing a major role in their onset and progression. Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects approximately 15% of U.S. adults and over 500 million people worldw...
Background: Infections are a major cause of mortality in haemodialysis patients. The increasing antimicrobial resistance globally further exacerbates this concern. Procalcitonin has shown potential in aiding antimicrobial stewardship and reducing the...
Background: Anemia represents a significant complication in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemodialysis, primarily caused by reduced renal erythropoietin production. Despite erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) being the c...
Background: Strategies are needed to address the elevated prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in socioeconomically disadvantaged regions where obesity, smoking, and type 2 diabetes rates are high. Methods: Recognising the inadequacy of generic...
Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubulopathy characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, and hypocalciuria due to mutations in the SLC12A3 gene. This case report presents a 54-year-old African American...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become commonplace in our everyday lives and in healthcare. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a cost-effective method of treatment for kidney failure that is preferred by many patients, but its uptake is limited by several...
Introduction: The feasibility of enrolling and retaining diverse kidney transplant (KT) seekers in remote studies is sparsely reported. Aims: This study examined the use of a mobile communication strategy to enroll and retain participants within a cl...
In the last decade, barriers to the growth and utilization of home dialysis have been described in mainstream and significant Nephrology journals. Since then, the suggested solutions have received little attention or have proven ineffective. This sit...
Hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients is associated with adverse outcomes including bone mineral disease, increased total mortality, and cardiovascular mortality. Therefore, maintaining serum phosphate levels within limits is an important aspect of...
Protein-energy wasting (PEW) increases the morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. The existing screening tools (e.g., Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS)) are time-consuming and require expertise. Consequently, assessin...
Introduction: The association between anemia and peritoneal dialysis (PD) withdrawal in patients with stable PD remains poorly established. Herein, we investigated the relationship between anemia and PD withdrawal in patients with stable PD. Material...
Background: Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) is a common condition in dialysis patients, and is associated with lower quality of life, depression, and sleep problems. CKD-aP is under-recognized and undertreated. While question 20 o...
Increased availability of dialysis services has led to both an increase in the number of elderly, frail, co-morbid patients with advanced chronic kidney disease now being offered dialysis and starting dialysis with residual kidney function. Tradition...
Background: We observed a COVID-19 survivor with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt who developed increased intracranial pressure during hemodialysis. We hypothesized that post-SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients may have altered cerebral perfusion pressure reg...
