Mycotic aneurysms and death in a hemodialysis patient.

abstract：:The increasing number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy poses a challenge to maintain quality of care in the setting of limited resources. The commonly used modalities include hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and using a "urea-centric" model to increase the clearance of small molecular weight uremic...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Thomas G,Jaber BL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of pleural effusions in ESRD patients is a relatively common occurrence. Uremia, currently a rare cause of effusion, can lead to the development of hemorrhagic pleural fluid collections in patients who are underdialyzed. Uremic pleural effusions should be considered when common etiologies of effusions ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Krishnan M,Choi M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) nonmaturation is currently a significant clinical problem; however, the mechanisms responsible for this have remained unanswered. Previous work by our group and others has suggested that anatomical configuration and the corresponding hemodynamic endpoints could have an important role in AVF...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Rajabi-Jagahrgh E,Krishnamoorthy MK,Roy-Chaudhury P,Succop P,Wang Y,Choe A,Banerjee RK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baclofen is an oral derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) used to treat muscular spasticity from disorders of the central nervous system. However, it is also being used for a variety of other conditions such as musculoskeletal pain, myoclonus, and alcohol withdrawal. The elimination of baclofen is heavily depen...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Roberts JK,Westphal S,Sparks MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphosphatemia is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients on maintenance dialysis. Since phosphorus clearance by standard three times-weekly dialysis is insufficient to balance ongoing dietary phosphorus intake, strategies to prevent absorption of dietary phosphorus are essential for attenuating increa...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Gutiérrez OM,Wolf M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of many electrolyte disturbances in the ICU can be prevented by attention to the use of intravenous fluids and nutrition. Hyponatremia is a relative contraindication to the use of hypotonic intravenous fluids and hypernatremia calls for the administration of water. Formulae have been devised to guide t...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Sedlacek M,Schoolwerth AC,Remillard BD

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy occurs uncommonly in women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and fetal outcome tends to be poor, with high rates of prematurity and mortality. Dialysis, by complementing residual renal function, may improve fetal outcome in pregnant women with CKD. Although there are no prospective or randomized trials that ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Shemin D

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of the concentration of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in serum or plasma are used widely for the initial diagnostic assessment of patients with renal bone disease, to monitor disease progression, and to gauge responses to treatment. Several analytical methods are used to measure plasma PTH levels, and a varie...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Goodman WG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI) guidelines recommend Doppler ultrasound (DU) for surveillance of vascular access (VA), but trials have not been unanimous about its benefit on VA patency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of DU for patency, as well as t...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Guedes Marques M,Ibeas J,Botelho C,Maia P,Ponce P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO, epoetin) revolutionized the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) when it was approved for use in the United States in 1989. Among dialysis patients, the mean hemoglobin (Hb) in patients undergoing dialysis rose from 7-8 g/dl prior to 1989 to 11-12 ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Berns JS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly people, 65 years old and above, are growing in number. The structural and functional changes associated with aging place the elderly at risk when challenged by extracorporeal therapies, such as therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). We retrospectively analyzed data on all patients who underwent TPE for renal i...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Hayes JS,Balogun RA,Chang J,Abdel-Rahman EM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is abundant evidence that chronic renal failure (CRF) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) alter drug disposition by affecting protein and tissue binding and reducing systemic clearance of renally cleared drugs. What is not fully appreciated is that CRF can significantly reduce nonrenal clearance and alter the bio...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Dreisbach AW,Lertora JJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension among patients on hemodialysis is common, difficult to diagnose and often inadequately controlled. Although specific blood pressure (BP) targets in this particular population are not yet established, meta-analyses of randomized trials showed that deliberate BP-lowering with antihypertensive drugs improves...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Georgianos PI,Agarwal R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), most commonly caused by cast nephropathy resulting from precipitation of free light chains (FLC) in renal tubules. AKI may be irreversible and require dialysis and predicts a poor prognosis. Reduction in serum FLC concentration is thought to b...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Gakhar B,Kobrin S,Berns JS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are the preferred choice for vascular access in hemodialysis. We aim to identify factors that may contribute to AVF failure. METHODS:Data regarding AVF survival were collected from 441 patients. All AVFs were either radial or brachial, of the end-to-side variety. Parameters st...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Jothi S,Kg H,Lesley N,Vijayan M,Haridas Anupama S,Mathew M,Parthasarathy R,Sundarajan S,P N,Kumaraswamy L,Abraham G

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical examination (PE) is an excellent means of predicting arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction. Although quick and inexpensive, PE is seldom used as a tool to assess stenosis by general nephrologists, dialysis nurses, and dialysis technicians. Previous studies have demonstrated that PE can be taught to interven...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Rosenberg JE,Yevzlin AS,Chan MR,Valliant AM,Astor BC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of small molecule clearance remains important in the clinical care of patients requiring long-term dialysis. Many patients maintain a significant degree of residual native kidney function and may have nontraditional schedules with or without combined dialysis modalities. In this review, we examine and outl...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Chin AI,Depner TA,Daugirdas JT

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperkalemia is common in patients with end-stage renal disease, and may result in serious electrocardiographic abnormalities. Dialysis is the definitive treatment of hyperkalemia in these patients. Intravenous calcium is used to stabilize the myocardium. Intravenous insulin and nebulized albuterol lower serum potassi...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Putcha N,Allon M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Home hemodialysis is not a new therapy; rather it is a therapy in which interest has been rekindled due to both the continually growing end-stage renal disease population and concern about poor outcomes in patients on conventional thrice-weekly in-center dialysis. The practical issues to be considered when starting a ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Moran J,Kraus M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hemodialysis access may lead to cardiac overload (CO) or hand ischemia [hemodialysis access induced distal ischemia (HAIDI). Surgical banding restricts access flow and promotes distal perfusion. Aim of the study was to investigate short- and long-term clinical success of banding in these patient groups. After evalua...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： van Hoek F,Scheltinga M,Luirink M,Pasmans H,Beerenhout C

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to provide dialytic support and choosing the ideal moment to initiate therapy are common impasses for physicians treating patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). Although renal replacement therapy (RRT) has been extensively used in clinical practice for more than 30 years, there is a paucity of evidence ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Macedo E,Mehta RL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence supports a strong association between fluid management and outcomes among individuals receiving maintenance hemodialysis. The speed of fluid removal during dialysis (ultrafiltration, UF) is a modifiable aspect of fluid management that has attracted recent attention as a potential performance measure ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Flythe JE

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While patients with sickle cell disease currently constitute a very small minority of the US dialysis population (0.1%), there is anticipated growth of this group as the life expectancy of those with sickle cell disease (SCD) increases. SCD patients suffer a high burden of morbidity, which is enhanced by the presence ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Boyle SM,Jacobs B,Sayani FA,Hoffman B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale of temperature control during hemodialysis (HD) is to prevent heat accumulation, which increases body temperature and enhances hypotensive susceptibility. Treatments where thermal energy is neither delivered nor removed from the patient through the extracorporeal circulation (so-called extracorporeal the...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Schneditz D,Ronco C,Levin N

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patency of the vascular access (VA) is a fight for the attending nephrologist. A retrospective observational study was conducted to compare the success rate of surgical versus endovascular technique percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for graft thrombosis treatment. Of 3008 patients, 22.1% patients were di...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Ponce P,Carvalho T,Messias H,Neves F,Lisbon VAC Interventional Nephrology Team.

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the current understanding that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disorder, markers of the associated systemic inflammatory response have been extensively studied as predictors of cardiovascular disease. Recently the use of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has been proposed for risk assessment in indiv...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Rao M,Jaber BL,Balakrishnan VS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we deal with three aspects of acidosis in patients with chronic renal insufficiency: clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and therapeutic approach. ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Uribarri J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is not only an important cause of chronic liver disease, but extrahepatic manifestations are common and include chronic kidney disease (CKD). HCV is classically associated with cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis in the context of mixed cryoglobulinemia syndrome, but other glomerular ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Henson JB,Sise ME

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author reports a case of a successful retrieval of a stent-graft in a young patient with a femoral dialysis graft. The stent-graft was used to treat a resistant occluded segment of the arterial limb of the graft. However, the stent-graft was inadvertently deployed partially into the superficial femoral artery. The...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Alomari AI

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specialty of Nephrology, by virtue of its relationship with the dialysis procedure, is highly vulnerable to litigation. As is the case with all nephrologists, a dialysis unit medical director is not immune to medical malpractice suits, and can be held liable for any act of perceived or potential harm to any dialys...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Vaqar S,Murray B,Panesar M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00