Development and Content Validity of a Patient-Reported Experience Measure for Home Dialysis
There is no patient-reported experience measure for the assessment of the patient experience of care for peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis. The...
Ramipril and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis
Ramipril did not reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. The study was a prospective, randomized, open...
Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Dialysis-Related Symptoms in Individuals Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis
The systematic review investigated the effect of aerobic exercise on hemodialysis-related symptoms. The aerobic exercise demonstrated improvement in s...
Renovascular hypertension in pediatric patients: update on diagnosis and management
RVH is defined as elevated blood pressure caused by kidney hypoperfusion. Digital subtraction angiography is the gold standard method for the diagnosi...
Provider Perception of Frailty Is Associated with Dialysis Decision Making in Patients with Advanced CKD
Patients deemed as frail by physician and nurse frailty impressions were three to four times more likely to choose in-center dialysis. Fried criteria...
Identification of Patients with CKD in Medical Databases
Six different algorithms are used to identify CKD in population-based medical databases. The hospital-diagnosed algorithm yielded markedly lower CKD p...
Digital Applications Targeting Medication Safety in Ambulatory High-Risk CKD Patients
The study compared the effectiveness of two digital applications designed to improve outpatient medication safety. eKidneyCare prompted patients to re...
Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk associated with Iron Status in Veterans with CKD
Iron dysmetabolism potentially contributes to heart failure. The relationship between iron and heart failure has not been well characterized in CKD. H...
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