Tag: DIAL
Modest Gains in Life Expectancy Seen for Dialysis in Older Adults With eGFR <12
Older adults starting dialysis when eGFR falls below 12 who are not referred for transplant have modest gains in survival
Disparities Exist in Wait-Listing for Pediatric Kidney Transplants
Adult transplant candidates who initiated dialysis before 18 years missed opportunity for pediatric prioritization
Digital Subtraction Angiography-Guided TDC Performance Superior
Performance of DSA-guided tunneled dialysis catheters is superior to ultrasound-guided TDC in renal replacement therapy
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
