Inflammatory biomarkers and cardiovascular risk: association or cause and effect?

abstract：:Management of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) is mainly limited to supportive therapy, with dialysis as one of the main components. Whether or not to offer dialysis and when to withdraw dialysis is a one of the many choices physicians face in daily clinical practice. Withholding or withdrawing r...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Claure-Del Granado R,Mehta RL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of tissues, plasma, urine, other body fluids, and dialysate for glycation adducts has revealed the presence of two major forms: glycation adduct residues of proteins and related glycated amino acids--called glycation free adducts. The major effect on protein glycation in uremia is loss of clearance of glycati...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Thornalley PJ,Rabbani N

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypertrophy is a relatively common complication seen in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Moreover, cardiac hypertrophy is even more frequently seen in patients with ESRD who have an arteriovenous (AV) access. There has been substantial evidence pertaining ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Duque JC,Gomez C,Tabbara M,Alfonso CE,Li X,Vazquez-Padron RI,Asif A,Lenz O,Briones PL,Salman LH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For patients who require hemodialysis, beta blockers offer a simultaneous opportunity and challenge in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Beta blockers are well supported by data from nondialysis populations and directly mitigate the sympathetic overactivity that links chronic kidney disease with cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Weir MA,Herzog CA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anabolic steroids have been used for the treatment of the anemia of chronic renal failure for more than 25 years. Due to concerns over adverse effects, their use historically has been limited to nandrolone decanoate given to men, usually over age 50, who have intact kidneys. The introduction of epoetin alfa in 1989 ha...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Johnson CA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data derived from a large cohort of hemodialysis patients (12,896) undergoing dialysis access maintenance procedures being performed by interventional nephrologists were analyzed to determine the safety of sedation/analgesia (S/A) in a freestanding facility. Data collected included patient demographics, procedures per...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Beathard GA,Urbanes A,Litchfield T,Weinstein A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Why do functional assessments in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) matter? Multiple studies show that new dialysis patients undergo a substantial decline among activities of daily living. Moreover, poor functional status in ESRD patients is associated with early morality. That is why CMS has developed new c...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Saby A,Miller LS

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) develop hemostatic disorders mainly in the form of bleeding diatheses. Hemorrhage can occur at cutaneous, mucosal, or serosal sites. Retroperitoneal or intracranial hemorrhages also occur. Platelet dysfunction is the main factor responsible for hemorrhagic tendencies in adv...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Kaw D,Malhotra D

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer and kidney disease are linked by causality and comorbidities. Observational data show an increased risk of malignancy as renal function declines. Erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs), which are the cornerstone therapy for anemia patients with chronic kidney disease and cancer, are associated with increased ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Latcha S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodialysis patients with failed upper extremity (arm) access sites comprise 5-10% of the dialysis population. In these patients, arm vessels are either unsuitable for access placement due to trauma or peripheral vascular disease, or have been exhausted following dialysis usage. Synthetic grafts in the lower extremit...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Abreo KD,Ram SJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). Among dialysis patients >or=65 years of age reported by the U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS), the percentage treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) is lower than in any other age group. To evaluate the effectivene...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Kadambi P,Troidle L,Gorban-Brennan N,Kliger AS,Finkelstein FO

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been substantial growth in the variety of available antidiabetic agents during the last decade and a half. The role of these newer agents in patients with diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population, and their relative benefits and risks in this population compared to patients without ESRD are not...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Boyle SM,Simon B,Kobrin SM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodinated contrast agents are well tolerated in ESRD patients. Certain types of ICM, i.e., LOCM and the nonionic agents are associated with better safety profiles. Current available evidence, although not optimal, does not support the need for additional hemodialysis for ICM removal to preserve residual renal function...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Khan SF,Kalantari K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly individuals comprise an ever-increasing proportion of patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT). As in younger patients, cardiovascular events are the major cause of death in the elderly on RRT, although the relative proportion succumbing to cardiovascular events is similar to that in young patients. An impo...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Dikow R,Zeier M,Ritz E

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrologists offer renal replacement therapy (RRT) to patients who are unlikely to benefit in part because of our discomfort discussing goals of care in the setting of an uncertain prognosis for a given individual. Permanent neurological impairment, terminal illness (life expectancy <6 months), medical conditions pre...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Holley JL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature <28°C and is associated with in-hospital mortality rates of 50% or higher. Delays in rewarming and slower rates of rewarming are the most important prognostic factors associated with increased mortality. Arrhythmias are the most common cause of mortality in pati...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Singh T,Hallows KR

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is commonly used in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Many studies show that compared with intermittent hemodialysis, continuous therapy has superior hemodynamic stability, metabolic clearance, and volume control. Despite these benefits, no survival advantage...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Finkel KW,Podoll AS

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experimental and clinical studies suggest the possible utility of niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3) and its metabolite nicotinamide as a means of lowering phosphate levels in dialysis patients via direct inhibition of the Na-Pi-2b sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter in the GI tract. While the possibilit...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Berns JS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive, fatal pulmonary circulatory disease that accompanies many conditions (including left to right side shunt) with compensatory elevated cardiac output. PH also complicates chronic hemodialysis (HD) therapy immediately after the creation of an arteriovenous (AV) access, even b...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Yigla M,Abassi Z,Reisner SA,Nakhoul F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are numerous patient, provider, and health system barriers to accessing kidney transplantation. Patient barriers such as sociocultural and clinical characteristics and provider factors such as provider knowledge and awareness of transplantation play important roles in facilitating transplant. Health system facto...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Patzer RE,Pastan SO

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:United States standards for the microbiologic quality of dialysate are not very stringent and have remained unchanged for more than 20 years, despite significant changes in the patient population and in the technology of hemodialysis. Numerous studies have demonstrated that bacterial products can cross dialysis membra...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Ward RA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Universal lower dialysate [Na+] is often advocated as a means of improving the dire cardiovascular plight of our dialysis patients. However, there is evidence associating lower dialysate [Na+] and increased morbidity and mortality especially in frailer patients, probably as a result of more frequent intra-dialytic hyp...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Marshall MR,Dunlop JL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is determined by various factors, among them dialysis modality and dialyzer membrane. We conducted a literature search in PubMed on November 1, 2016 and selected relevant randomized controlled and cross-over trials, and prospective and retrospective cohort studies published ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Patel S,Raimann JG,Kotanko P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis is measured as Kt/V, which scales the dose (Kt) to body water content (V). Scaling dialysis dose to body surface area (S(dub)) has been advocated, but the implications of such rescaling have not been examined. We developed a method of rescaling measured Kt/V to S(dub) and studied the effect of such alternativ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Daugirdas JT,Depner TA,Greene T,Kuhlmann MK,Levin NW,Chertow GM,Rocco MV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancomycin, a glycopeptide antibiotic, has remained a popular antimicrobial agent throughout the past five decades, and is often included in empiric antibiotic regimens. With gram-positive coverage, it has found a niche in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Although vancomycin has been in ex...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Pallotta KE,Manley HJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concern over the inherent inefficiency of solute removal by conventional peritoneal dialysis (PD) has led to renewed interest in continuous flow PD (CFPD). We present clinical data from two experiences with CFPD. In the first, two catheters were used to recirculate a fixed intraperitoneal volume through an external ci...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Amerling R,DeSimone L,Inciong-Reyes R,Pangilinan A,Folden T,Ronco C,Gotch FA,Levin N

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program now serves approximately 675,000 individuals in the United States at a cost of $26.1 billion to the Medicare system. Given the size of this population, healthcare providers from all disciplines will deliver care to patients on dialysis. Mortality remains high among patients o...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Foy M,Sperati CJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Hypermagnesemia is an uncommon electrolyte abnormality, due to the fact that magnesium toxicity is only seen in the setting of a massive exposure to exogenous magnesium, often in the setting of renal insufficiency. Here, we report a case of severe hypermagnesemia that resulted in complete paralysis that was secondary ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Bansal AD,Negoianu D,Warburton KM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00