Impact of a genetic polymorphism of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist on technique survival in peritoneal dialysis patients.

abstract：:For human beings trace elements are essential nutrients with a gamut of functions. They are for instance indispensable components of many enzymes, so they have some regulatory functions and they may affect immune reactions and free radical generation. Altered blood levels of different trace elements have been describe...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Zima T,Tesar V,Mestek O,Nemecek K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction of the optic microcirculation is considered to be the main pathogenetic mechanism in nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. The aim of the present work was to assess whether a clinical improvement is correlated with a reduction in the endothelial activation markers by means of LDL apheresis (L...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Ramunni A,Ranieri G,Giancipoli G,Guerriero S,Ria R,Saliani MT,Sborgia L,Ranieri P,Coratelli P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glycated hemoglobin is used to assess diabetic control although its accuracy in dialysis has been questioned. How does it compare to the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients? METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of 60 insulin-treated diabetic patients o...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Qayyum A,Chowdhury TA,Oei EL,Fan SL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Citrate anticoagulation offers several advantages in comparison to conventional anticoagulation. Most algorithms for regional citrate-calcium anticoagulation are based on citrate and calcium chloride infusion coupled in a fixed proportion to the blood flow without considering the hematocrit (Hct)/plasma flow...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Brandl M,Strobl K,Hartmann J,Kellner K,Posnicek T,Falkenhagen D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical course of 29 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) treated with plasma exchange (PE) in Norway in the period from 1988 to 1999. Median follow-up was 41.5 months. The mean number of exchanges was 8.5 +/- 5.8 (range 2-32). Median serum creatinine concentration was 400 micromol/l (range 90-1,...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Aasarød K,Iversen BM,Hammerstrøm J,Bostad L,Jørstad S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis fluid is produced by the blending of treated water with electrolytes at the patients bed side. Its preparation and composition are important elements of treatment optimisation since many of the constituents play a role in patient well-being. Ideally the composition of the dialysis fluid should match that of p...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Hoenich NA,Ronco C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-four patients with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis developed over the course of 7 years (1987-1994) severe ischemia in the extremity carrying the angioaccess secondary to arterial 'steal'. Seven of these patients were treated with access ligation, 4 with banding reducing the flow through the acce...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Haimov M,Schanzer H,Skladani M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Recent advances in nanotechnology have made it possible to mass-produce ultrathin silicon membranes with pore sizes in the range of nanometers. In this study, we investigate the possibility of employing ultrathin nanoporous silicon membranes with pore diameters of 5 and 20 nm for dialysis of human whole...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Ahmadi M,Gorbet M,Yeow JT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Of 5 clinical trials testing dose response of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in acute kidney injury, 2 showed a benefit, 2 showed none, and 1 appeared equivocal. However, blood-membrane interactions may dominate macromolecule transport in continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration, reducing the imp...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Hofmann CL,Fissell WH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder is a new term defining a complex syndrome which underlines the need of a systemic approach to disturbances of calcium and phosphate metabolism in patients with renal failure. In recent years, the availability of new phosphorus binders and the appearance of new selective...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Bover J,Andrés E,Lloret MJ,Aguilar A,Ballarín J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal iron level in hemodialysis patients remains a subject of debate. The reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) is believed to reflect the concentration of iron required in the most recent hematopoiesis in the bone marrow. CHr is not influenced by any factors that measure direct hemoglobin (Hb) of reticulocytes and...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Ogawa C,Tsuchiya K,Nitta K,Maeda K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advancements in dialysis therapy, the subjective clinical examination still remains the standard of care in managing volume removal in chronic dialysis. While there is no definitive trial establishing that dry weight management guided by an assistive technology is superior to the clinical method, there is ampl...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Sinha AD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study incidence, clinical features, and outcome of critically ill patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to test the validity of severity scoring systems for these patients. METHODS:Data for ESRF patients treated with RRT were...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Uchino S,Morimatsu H,Bellomo R,Silvester W,Cole L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term dialysis in children with multiple handicaps has become easier with the advent of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (PD). Due to the widespread use of PD and the long survival of patients with spina bifida, an increasing number of patients with spina bifida are on PD. The viability and safety of PD i...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Ram Prabahar M,Sivakumar M,Chandrasekaran V,Indhumathi E,Soundararajan P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Backgound: This study was aimed at evaluating the presepsin and procalcitonin levels to predict adverse postoperative complications and mortality in cardiac surgery patients. METHODS:A total of 122 cardiac surgery patients were enrolled for the study. Presepsin and procalcitonin levels were measured 48 h after the pr...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Clementi A,Virzì GM,Muciño-Bermejo MJ,Nalesso F,Giavarina D,Carta M,Brocca A,de Cal M,Hinna Danesi T,Zanella M,Marchionna N,Brendolan A,Battaglia GG,Salvador L,Ronco C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To study calcium homeostasis during citrate-based compared to nadroparin-based CVVH in critically-ill patients with acute renal failure. METHODS:11 patients were observed during citrate anticoagulation, 9 with nadroparin and 10 controls. Citrate was chosen for patients with active or at risk for bleeding. ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： van der Voort PH,Postma SR,Kingma WP,Boerma EC,de Heide LJ,Bakker AJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review is given of the conditions associated with peritoneal membrane failure, and the possible causes. Ultrafiltration failure is the most important manifestation. It is mostly associated with high transport rates of low molecular weight solutes suggesting the presence of a large vascular surface area. Enlargement ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Krediet RT,Van Esch S,Smit W,Michels WM,Zweers MM,Ho-Dac-Pannekeet MM,Struijk DG

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contradictory data are reported in the literature concerning the diffusion kinetics of inorganic phosphates (iPh) between red blood cells and plasma during haemodialysis. Accordingly, we performed mass balance and equilibration studies to analyze the diffusion kinetics of iPh in vivo and in vitro. Mass balance analysi...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Descombes E,Jutzet A,Perriard F,Fellay G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucose absorbed from conventional peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions contributes to unfavorable metabolic effects. Its replacement with a glucose-free osmotic agent such as icodextrin (ID) or amino acids (AA) may have some benefit on glucose and lipid metabolism. METHODS:Serum lipids, insulin sensitivity a...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Martikainen T,Teppo AM,Gronhagen-Riska C,Ekstrand A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cuprophane hemodialysis is associated with an early fall of leukocyte counts and an intradialytic rise in serum beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2M), in contrast to dialysis with more compatible dialyzers. It has been suggested that these two phenomena may be related. This study sets out to verify this hypothesis by compari...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Vanholder RC,Ringoir SM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent interest in the role of the intestine in the cardiovascular stability of uremic patients, specifically on dialysis, but potentially also in chronic kidney disease, must be seen against the background of the recent great interest in the role of the gut in chronic heart failure [Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Ritz E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calcium (Ca) is an essential element that plays a critical role in many biological processes. In dialysis patients, the regulation of Ca balance is highly complex, given the absence of kidney function, endocrine disturbances and the use of drugs such as phosphate binders, vitamin D analogues, and calcimimeti...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： van der Sande FM,Ter Meulen KJA,Kotanko P,Kooman JP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) resistance remains incompletely understood among hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHOD:A retrospective, multicenter study was designed to analyze data from 1,934 patients followed for up to two years. The outcome measure was the erythropoietin resistance index (ERI), defi...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Mallick S,Rafiroiu A,Kanthety R,Iqbal S,Malik R,Rahman M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) is a natural constituent of human neutrophils. Recombinant BPI has been shown to bind to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and to neutralize the ability of LPS to stimulate inflammatory cells in vitro and in vivo. BPI shares sequence homology and immunocrossreactivi...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Marra MN,Thornton MB,Snable JL,Leong S,Lane J,Wilde CG,Scott RW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Satisfactory and noninvasive diagnostic tools for coronary artery disease (CAD) are not available in hemodialysis patients. We aimed to elucidate a reliable tool to diagnose CAD in these patients. METHODS:102 hemodialysis patients received 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography with left ventricular (LV) stra...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Liu YW,Su CT,Wang SP,Yang CS,Huang JW,Hung KY,Chen JH,Tsai WC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin-10 (IL-10), a potent regulatory monokine produced by activated mononuclear cells, provides an efficient autocrine mechanism for controlling proinflammatory cytokine synthesis. We hypothesized that defective synthesis of IL-10 could contribute to the inflammatory state in hemodialysis (HD) patient...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Perianayagam MC,Jaber BL,Guo D,King AJ,Pereira BJ,Balakrishnan VS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune deficiency is one of the numerous consequences of chronic renal failure. We can hypothesize that an abnormal natural killer (NK) cell response is present in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). To characterize the immune defect in ESRD patients, we performed a NK cell subset analysis in 66 patients wit...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Peraldi MN,Berrou J,Métivier F,Toubert A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and intradialytic hypotension (IDH) has been inconsistently reported, but no further research has investigated the correlation between body composition and IDH so far. This study aimed to determine whether the lean tissue index (LTI), fat tissue index (FTI),...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Tian M,Zha Y,Qie S,Lin X,Yuan J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is present in most patients with end-stage renal disease and likely contributes to the premature cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients. Previous practice guidelines have recommended that, in patients on chronic dialysis, blood pressure (BP) should be reduced below 130/80 mm Hg. This is based on opin...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Redon J,Martinez F,Cheung AK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wilson's disease (WD) can present in a fulminant form with hepatocellular dysfunction, hemolysis and multiorgan failure (Wilson's crisis). We present a previously healthy young woman with severe WD whose WD severity score was 13. A score >11 indicates a poor chance of survival and liver transplantation will ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Aagaard NK,Thomsen KL,Holland-Fischer P,Jørgensen SP,Ott P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00