Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.
Balanced Multielectrolyte Solution No Benefit for Patients in ICU
No reduction seen in risk for death or acute kidney injury with BMES versus saline for critically ill patients in ICU
Obesity Rate Increasing in U.S. Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Prevalence of low eGFR higher in individuals with T1D versus those with T2D after adjustment for age differences
Fourth Vaccine Dose May Up COVID-19 Immunity in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Fourth dose of mRNA vaccine increased antispike IgG titers in some kidney transplant recipients with weak serologic response after three doses
More Kidneys From Deceased Donors With AKI Being Transplanted
Procurement and transplant of stage 3 AKI kidneys has increased, but discard rate is still high
Kidney Failure Risk Equation Bests eGFR for Predicting ESKD
KFRE score >20 percent had similar specificity, higher sensitivity for predicting end-stage kidney disease than eGFR <20 mL/min/1.73 m2
Removing Race May Up Equity in Preemptive Listing for Kidney Transplant
Race coefficients applied to calculation of eGFR in non-Black transplant candidates to demonstrate more equitable preemptive listing
Removing Race May Up Equity in Preemptive Listing for Kidney Transplant
Race coefficients applied to calculation of eGFR in non-Black transplant candidates to demonstrate more equitable preemptive listing
Heterogeneity Identified in Global Kidney Nutrition Care
Dietitians and nephrologists only communicated sometimes on kidney nutrition care in 60 percent or more of countries
Survival Advantage Observed for Second Kidney Transplant
After loss of the first allograft, survival time longer with timely second kidney transplant versus remaining wait-listed and on dialysis
Vaccinated Kidney Transplant Recipients Vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 Variants
After two-dose vaccination, only 64 and 67 percent of kidney transplant recipients showed neutralization against B.1.351 (β) and B.1.617.2 (δ)