Pulmonary hypertension in hemodialysis patients: an unrecognized threat.

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：:Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) has experienced significant growth in highly developed nations in the last few years, while in developing countries with important social, educational, and financial constraints this treatment modality is, at best, trying to emerge. APD offers advantages that make it popular. Some o...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Correa-Rotter R

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：: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：: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：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：: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：: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：:Bacteremia is a common infectious complication in hemodialysis patients. Metastatic sites of infection including infective endocarditis, vertebral osteomyelitis, spinal epidural abscess, and septic arthritis occur relatively frequently. These complications are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in hemod...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Lewis SS,Sexton DJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomographic (CT) peritoneography has been widely used as reference standard to evaluate continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related complications. However, given the varying CT peritoneography approaches used across different institutions, there is no standard value for non-ionic iodinated contrast medi...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Bai J,Dong J,Shu J,Xu Y,Ding W,Chen J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, patients returning to dialysis after a failed transplant comprised of 5-10% of the annual number of dialysis initiations in the United States, whereas retransplant candidates account for 5.0-13% of the annual deceased donor wait-list additions. The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) database...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Pham PT,Pham PC

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Appropriate antibiotic dosing in critically ill, infected, patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is crucial to improve patient outcomes. Severe sepsis and septic shock result in changes in pharmacokinetic parameters, including increased volume of distribution, hypoalbuminemia, and changes in r...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Shaw AR,Chaijamorn W,Mueller BA

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：: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：:Both the morbidity of the uremic syndrome and the generation of uremic toxins are attributed to malnutrition. If protein intake and catabolism result in the generation of solutes, then nutritional intake should be related directly to toxicity. On the other hand, inadequate nutrition has been linked to inflammation and...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Vanholder R,Glorieux G,Lameire N

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining dry weight and assessing extracellular fluid volume in hemodialysis (HD) patients is one of the greatest challenges to practicing nephrologists. The clinical examination has limited accuracy, so different strategies have been investigated to aid in this evaluation. Biochemical markers of volume overload (A...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Ishibe S,Peixoto AJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) are the vascular accesses of choice for long-term hemodialysis. Strategies to establish and maintain functioning AVFs and AVGs are essential. In addition to clinical evaluation, ultrasound plays a critical role in the evaluation and maintenance of AVFs and ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Pietryga JA,Little MD,Robbin ML

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：: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：:Dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an expanding problem for healthcare systems worldwide. The prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has increased by 20% since 2000 and stands at 1699 per million people in the USA. ESRD is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular comorbidity, increased...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Trainor D,Borthwick E,Ferguson A

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Alternate night nocturnal hemodialysis (HD) is a popular modality in Australia. This modality grew out of a desire to increase the availability and accessibility of nocturnal HD without incurring excessive costs. It has proven popular with staff, patients, and administrators. There are limited data to support the bene...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Kerr PG,Agar JW,Hawley CM

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:Central vein catheters for dialysis have become an integral and unavoidable access modality for providing hemodialysis therapy despite all their major drawbacks. We report a clinical decision dilemma that every nephrologist will encounter while considering an ideal dialysis access for the steadily aging dialysis popul...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Vachharajani TJ,Moossavi S,Kaufman T,Rocco M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "reverse epidemiology" is used to indicate that such surrogates of cardiovascular risk and metabolic syndrome as obesity, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension are paradoxically associated with greater survival in individuals with chronic disease states and wasting, including dialysis patients, in whom the sh...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Kalantar-Zadeh K

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalizations drive up to 35% of the astronomical costs of care for patients on hemodialysis and are associated with poor outcomes. We describe outpatient care-sensitive categories of hospitalization risks in an effort to engage stakeholders and patients, as stakeholders, in mitigating hospitalizations. These categ...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Golestaneh L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Coping with the transition from end-stage kidney disease to dialysis can be challenging for patients and their care partners. Introducing incident dialysis patients to incremental forms of dialysis is associated with better quality of life and reduced cost. Incremental hemodialysis (HD) has generated significant inter...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Auguste BL,Bargman JM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to perform a comparative analysis of peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC) insertion between blind and surgical methods by nephrologists. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The present study enrolled 249 peritoneal dialysis patients who received first-time PDC insertion. All PDC insertions w...

journal_title：Seminars in dialysis

authors： Kang SH,Park JW,Cho KH,Do JY

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00