Tag: DIAL
SGLT2 Inhibitors Improve Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease
Benefits include lower risk for dialysis, hospitalization for myocardial infarction, heart failure, acute kidney injury, and diabetic ketoacidosis
Leukocyte Glucose Index, Arteriovenous Fistula Failure Linked in ESKD
Risk for AVF failure significantly higher for patients with higher baseline LGI, independent of age, sex, CV risk factors
Remote Patient Monitoring Tied to Better Dialysis Technique Survival
Findings seen for patients on automated peritoneal dialysis
Denosumab Linked to Severe Hypocalcemia in Dialysis-Dependent Seniors
Risk increased for severe and very severe hypocalcemia for female dialysis-dependent Medicare patients aged 65 years or older
Cognitive Therapy or Trazodone Not Effective for Insomnia in Hemodialysis
No difference seen in effectiveness of six weeks of CBT-I or trazodone compared with placebo for patients undergoing hemodialysis
Mean Platelet Volume Linked to Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
MPV ≥10.2 fL independently associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality
For Veterans Receiving Dialysis, Unstable Housing Linked to Mortality
In age-stratified analyses, veterans aged 75 to 85 years had higher mortality in association with unstable housing
Similar Management Seen for Dialysis-Requiring AKI, ESKD Patients
In recent study, 72 percent of AKI-D patients who recovered discontinued dialysis with no change from the initial prescription
Socioeconomic Disparities Seen for Timing of Preoperative Hemodialysis
Authors say study highlights need for equitable access to perioperative care coordination for patients with end-stage kidney disease
Light Exercise During Dialysis Tied to Improved Physical Functioning
Additionally, patients randomly assigned to exercise versus usual care may have fewer annual days in the hospital