Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.
Health Care Workers Lack Advance Care Planning Training for CKD Patients
Less than half of providers in Denmark say advance care planning is performed well at their workplace
Frequent Sauna Bathing Not Tied to Higher Risk for Kidney Disease
Findings based on 25-year study of men using the sauna four to seven times weekly versus once
Novel Device Effective for Babies Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy
Newcastle Infant Dialysis Ultrafiltration System delivers accurate, controllable fluid removal and adequate clearance for babies under 8 kg
Study Looks at Access to Kidney Care for Undocumented Immigrants
20 states and Washington, D.C., provide coverage for outpatient hemodialysis; five states also provide cover for kidney transplant
Parathyroidectomy Has No Effect on Kidney Function in Older Adults
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
Novel Risk Tool IDs Those at Risk for Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury
Higher risk following elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair seen for patients with decreased renal function, women, and aneurysm >6.9 cm
Febrile Urinary Tract Infections Common With Neurogenic Bladder
Progression to chronic kidney disease grade 3 to 5 increases substantially after four or more febrile urinary tract infections
Cystatin C-Based eGFR Strongly Correlates With Creatinine-Based eGFR
More than one in four patients reclassified as having more severe chronic kidney stage based on cystatin C results
Enlarged Heart Tied to Worse Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
Cardiothoracic ratio shows prognostic value for development of end-stage kidney disease and death
Disparities Seen in Staph Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis
S. aureus bloodstream infection risk highest in Hispanic patients and in those aged 18 to 49 years
