Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.

One-time CKD screening at age 55 years had incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $86,300 per QALY gained; other options were also cost-effective

Decision-support system improves diagnosis in adult and pediatric kidney transplant populations

Increased risk seen for all-cause and cause-specific rehospitalization, death at 90 and 365 days after discharge

Less than half of providers in Denmark say advance care planning is performed well at their workplace

Findings based on 25-year study of men using the sauna four to seven times weekly versus once

Newcastle Infant Dialysis Ultrafiltration System delivers accurate, controllable fluid removal and adequate clearance for babies under 8 kg

20 states and Washington, D.C., provide coverage for outpatient hemodialysis; five states also provide cover for kidney transplant

Parathyroidectomy linked to reduced hazard of sustained decline in eGFR of at least 50 percent from baseline among those younger than 60 but not those aged 60 years and older

Higher risk following elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair seen for patients with decreased renal function, women, and aneurysm >6.9 cm

Progression to chronic kidney disease grade 3 to 5 increases substantially after four or more febrile urinary tract infections