Dietary acid load and chronic kidney disease among adults in the United States.

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-Stage Renal disease (ESRD) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We assessed the occurrence, time-trend and determinants of fatal outcomes of haemodialysis-treated ESRD patients over a 10-year period in a major referral hospital in Cameroon. METHODS:Medical records of ESRD patients who s...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Halle MP,Ashuntantang G,Kaze FF,Takongue C,Kengne AP

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperchloremia is common in critically ill septic patients. The impact of hyperchloremia on the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is not well studied. We investigated the association between hyperchloremia and AKI within the first 72 h of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. METHODS:6490 ICU adult pati...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Yessayan L,Neyra JA,Canepa-Escaro F,Vasquez-Rios G,Heung M,Yee J,Acute Kidney Injury in Critical Illness Study Group.

更新日期：2017-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) assessment after kidney transplantation has become an important tool in evaluating outcomes. This study aims to identify the associated factors with HRQoL among a representative sample size of Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR) at the time of their inclusion in the stud...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Mouelhi Y,Jouve E,Alessandrini M,Pedinielli N,Moal V,Meurette A,Cassuto E,Mourad G,Durrbach A,Dussol B,Gentile S

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This is the first study that has examined non-cardiac incidental findings in research cardiac computed tomography (CT) of hemodialysis patients and their relationship with patient characteristics. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional analysis in the Predictors of Arrhythmic and Cardiovascular Events in En...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Jaar BG,Zhang L,Chembrovich SV,Sozio SM,Shafi T,Scialla JJ,Tomaselli GF,Lima JA,Kao WH,Parekh RS,Meoni LA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD) on haemodialysis (HD) have high morbidity and mortality rates, which are also due to the inherent risks associated with nephropathy. Non-adherence (NA) to the different demands of the treatment can have consequences for the outcome of patients undergoing HD; nevert...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Dantas LGG,de Seixas Rocha M,Junior JAM,Paschoalin EL,Paschoalin SRKP,Sampaio Cruz CM

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a previous study we showed that troponin I (TnI) > 0.42 ng/mL predicted the need of dialysis in a group of 29 septic patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). We aimed to confirm such finding in a larger independent sample. METHODS:All septic patients admitted to an ICU from March 2016 to Febru...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： de Almeida Thiengo D,Strogoff-de-Matos JP,Lugon JR,Graciano ML

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity (PA) is exceptionally low amongst the haemodialysis (HD) population, and physical inactivity is a powerful predictor of mortality, making it a prime focus for intervention. Objective measurement of PA using accelerometers is increasing, but standard reporting guidelines essential to effecti...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Young HML,Orme MW,Song Y,Dungey M,Burton JO,Smith AC,Singh SJ

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A classification tree model (CT-PIRP) was developed in 2013 to predict the annual renal function decline of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) participating in the PIRP (Progetto Insufficienza Renale Progressiva) project, which involves thirteen Nephrology Hospital Units in Emilia-Romagna (Italy). Th...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Gibertoni D,Rucci P,Mandreoli M,Corradini M,Martelli D,Russo G,Mancini E,Santoro A

更新日期：2019-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Icodextrin is a starch-derived, water soluble glucose polymer, which is used as an alternative to glucose in order to enhance dialytic fluid removal in peritoneal dialysis patients. Although the safety and efficacy of icodextrin is well-established, its use in everyday clinical practice has been associated w...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Liakopoulos V,Georgianos PI,Demirtzi P,Vaios V,Kalathas T,Zebekakis PE

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLED) is increasingly used as a renal replacement modality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and hemodynamic instability. SLED may reduce the hemodynamic perturbations of intermittent hemodialysis, while obviating the resource demands of CRRT. Althou...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Kitchlu A,Adhikari N,Burns KE,Friedrich JO,Garg AX,Klein D,Richardson RM,Wald R

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is important for diagnosis and risk stratification in chronic kidney disease and for selection of living donors. Ethnic differences have required correction factors in the originally developed creatinine-based GFR estimation equations for populations ar...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Kumar V,Yadav AK,Yasuda Y,Horio M,Kumar V,Sahni N,Gupta KL,Matsuo S,Kohli HS,Jha V

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify patient and health system characteristics associated with late referral of patients with chronic kidney disease to nephrologists. METHODS:MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and CINAHL were searched using the appropriate MESH terms in March 2007. Two reviewers individually and in duplicate reviewed the abstracts ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Navaneethan SD,Aloudat S,Singh S

更新日期：2008-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The first aim of the study was to investigate the accuracy and intra-laboratory variation of serum creatinine measurements in clinical laboratories in Flanders. The second purpose was to check the effect of this variation in serum creatinine concentration results on the calculated estimated glomerular filtra...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Hoste L,Deiteren K,Pottel H,Callewaert N,Martens F

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal infarction (RI) is a rare disease with poor prognosis. Appropriate secondary prevention treatment is essential and requires an exhaustive etiological assessment. We aimed to determine whether invasive endovascular explorations may improve the diagnostic process and change the secondary prevention treat...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Ivanes F,Dewaele J,Touboul C,Gatault P,Sautenet B,Barbet C,Büchler M,Quilliet L,Angoulvant D,Halimi JM

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) often live with unidentified frailty and multimorbidity. Despite guideline recommendations, geriatric assessment is not part of standard clinical care, resulting in a missed opportunity to enhance (clinical) outcomes including quality of life in these patie...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Voorend CGN,Berkhout-Byrne NC,Meuleman Y,Mooijaart SP,Bos WJW,van Buren M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and obesity in predicting CKD among Chinese adults, distinguishing between 5 different adiposity indices: visceral fat index (VFI), percentage body fat (PBF), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-h...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Dong Y,Wang Z,Chen Z,Wang X,Zhang L,Nie J,Zheng C,Wang J,Shao L,Tian Y,Gao R

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although hemodialysis (HD) adequacy, single-pool Kt/Vurea (spKt/V), is inversely correlated with body size, each is known to affect patient survival in the same direction. Therefore, we sought to examine the relationship between HD adequacy and mortality according to body mass index (BMI) in HD patients and ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Hong WP,Lee YJ

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulating evidence suggests that a decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) level induces a variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders. However, the expression and role of BDNF in the kidney have not been explored. The present study examined the expression of BDNF and tropomyosin-relate...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Tao YS,Piao SG,Jin YS,Jin JZ,Zheng HL,Zhao HY,Lim SW,Yang CW,Li C

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) places a heavy burden on the healthcare system in China and is usually misdiagnosed. However, there are limited studies that have described the epidemiology and diagnosis of AKI in China. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence and diagnosis of AKI in hospitalized adult ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Cheng X,Wu B,Liu Y,Mao H,Xing C

更新日期：2017-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ANCA-associated vasculitis is a life-threatening, systemic autoimmune disease. There is an increased risk of organ infarction but in many cases this is asymptomatic. We described here the first reported case of PR3 vasculitis presenting with symptomatic bilateral renal wedge infarction. CASE PRESENTATION:A ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Bottomley MJ,Gibson M,Alchi B

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:S100A12 protein is an endogenous receptor ligand for advanced glycation end products. In this study, the plasma S100A12 level was assessed as an independent predictor of mortality, and its utility in clinical settings was examined. METHODS:In a previous cross-sectional study, plasma S100A12 levels were meas...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Shiotsu Y,Mori Y,Nishimura M,Hatta T,Imada N,Maki N,Iida K,Iwamoto N,Matsuoka E,Tamagaki K,Kosaki A

更新日期：2013-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, genetically-mediated systemic disease most often caused by chronic, uncontrolled complement activation that leads to systemic thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and renal and other end-organ damage. METHODS:The global aHUS Registry, initiated in April 2012,...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Licht C,Ardissino G,Ariceta G,Cohen D,Cole JA,Gasteyger C,Greenbaum LA,Johnson S,Ogawa M,Schaefer F,Vande Walle J,Frémeaux-Bacchi V

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis is a common syndrome in critically ill patients and easily leads to the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI), with high mortality rates. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of urine soluble CD163 (sCD163) for identification of sepsis, severity of sepsis, and for secondary AKI, and ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Su L,Feng L,Liu C,Jiang Z,Li M,Xiao K,Yan P,Jia Y,Feng D,Xie L

更新日期：2012-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal artery stenosis is one of the secondary causes of pediatric hypertension. Cases with critical unilateral renal artery stenosis manifesting with the hyponatremic hypertensive syndrome are rare and a comprehensive description of this disorder in the pediatric population is lacking in the literature. CAS...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Ding JJ,Lin SH,Lai JY,Wu TW,Huang JL,Chung HT,Tseng MH

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of proliferative lupus nephritis (LN) comprises timely and coordinated immunosuppressive therapy. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness and safety profile of low dose mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and cyclophosphamide (CYC) in induction therapy of LN in Nepalese population. ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Sedhain A,Hada R,Agrawal RK,Bhattarai GR,Baral A

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) is a common glomerular disease in children. T cell dysfunction plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of PNS. Moreover, dysbiosis of gut microbiota contributes to immunological disorders. Whether the initial therapy of PNS affects gut microbiota remains an important questio...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Kang Y,Feng D,Law HK,Qu W,Wu Y,Zhu GH,Huang WY

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The poorly differentiated renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with rhabdomyosarcomatous sarcomatoid differentiation shows a severely aggressive biological behavior characterized by rapid disease progression. Preoperative identification of the subtype with the prognostic factors and imaging features of sarcomatoid ren...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Liang X,Liu Y,Ran P,Tang M,Xu C,Zhu Y

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that alkaline phosphatase attenuates inflammatory response in sepsis by lipopolysaccharide detoxification and adenosine triphosphate dephosphorylation. We sought to determine changes in alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity during septic acute kidney injury (AKI) and clinical parameters associ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Baek SD,Kang JY,Yu H,Shin S,Park HS,Kim MS,Lee EK,Kim SM,Chang JW

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study tests the hypotheses that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in prevalent dialysis patients with diabetes is lower than in dialysis patients without diabetes, and is at least as poor as diabetic patients with another severe complication, i.e. foot ulcers. This study also explores the mortality...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Osthus TB,von der Lippe N,Ribu L,Rustøen T,Leivestad T,Dammen T,Os I

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A previous cohort study indicated a significant association of lower baseline level of physical activity in hemodialysis patients with elevated risks of mortality. However, there have been no reports regarding the association between changes in physical activity over time and mortality in hemodialysis patien...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Shimoda T,Matsuzawa R,Yoneki K,Harada M,Watanabe T,Matsumoto M,Yoshida A,Takeuchi Y,Matsunaga A

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00