Tag: Kidney Problems: Misc.

Terlipressin is more effective for reversal of HRS but is associated with more adverse events and death due to respiratory disorders

Patients with kidney failure associated with sickle cell disease are less likely to receive a transplant despite similar reduction in mortality

Registering Blacks on transplant wait list at eGFR of 24 to 25 mL/min/1.73 m² could improve racial equity in wait time prior to ESKD onset

Mortality significantly higher for patients receiving care after kidney transplant in Medicare only, dual care

Four-year waitlist placement or transplantation for adults with ESKD unchanged across five eras from 1997-2000 to 2013-2016

Probability of any kidney transplant lower in association with Black race, older age, lower income, more comorbidities, greater religiosity

Risk for disease progression or death increased for those with renal insufficiency in relapsed/refractory, newly diagnosed MM

Stopping therapy tied to lower risk for dialysis, but higher risk for cardiovascular events and death

Telehealth platform enabled maintenance of wait-list evaluation volume in large kidney transplant program during COVID-19 pandemic

No association seen for estimated glomerular filtration rate variability and cardiovascular disease events