Preeclampsia History Increases Risk for End-Stage Kidney Disease
ESKD risk highest for women with preterm preeclampsia and/or preeclampsia in 2 pregnancies.
Kidney Disease
Bariatric Surgery Increased in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
Complication rates similar for patients with, without ESKD undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Apixaban in Patients With ESRD and Atrial Fibrillation
There are limited published data on the efficacy and safety of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis and atrial fibrillation.
Flu-Like Illness Tied to Increased Relative Mortality in ESRD
1,000 deaths of kidney failure patients each year in US may be attributable to seasonal influenza.
Renal Transplant Improves Survival in ESRD Due to Lupus
Survival benefit noted especially for cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis.
Ethical Guidelines for Living Donor Transplantation
The Belmont Report provides an appropriate framework for living donor organ transplantation.
More Rapid Decline in Kidney Function for Diagnosed Diabetes
Much steeper decline in adjusted mean eGFR for those with diagnosed diabetes versus those without
Acute Kidney Injury in Hospital Ups Risk of Later Heart Failure
Findings based on one-year follow-up after a hospitalization complicated by acute kidney injury
AKI common after non-kidney organ transplants in children
Children who receive a non-kidney solid organ transplant have an increased risk for AKI in the first year after surgery and is associated with an increased risk of CKD.
Model uses acute kidney injury to predict chronic kidney disease
A 6 variable model predicted advanced chronic kidney disease in patients with acute kidney injury.
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