The lived experiences of patients undergoing hemodialysis with the concept of care: a phenomenological study.

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:Urinary Ca2+ excretion increases with dietary NaCl. NaCl-induced calciuria may be associated with hypertension, urinary stone formation and osteoporosis, but its mechanism and long-term effects are not fully understood. This study examined alterations in the expressions of renal Ca2+ transporters, channels a...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Yatabe MS,Yatabe J,Takano K,Murakami Y,Sakuta R,Abe S,Sanada H,Kimura J,Watanabe T

更新日期：2012-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The magnitude of renal function recovery after kidney donation differs in donors with a heterogeneous background. Preoperative assessment of candidates with potentially unfavorable renal functional compensation is critical when baseline kidney function is marginal. We explored the significance of preserved k...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Shinoda K,Morita S,Akita H,Tamaki S,Takahashi R,Kono H,Asanuma H,Kikuchi E,Jinzaki M,Nakagawa K,Oya M

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on radial access (RA) as an independent risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI) in myocardial infarction (MI) patients are conflicting. Our aim was to assess how RA influences the incidence of AKI in MI patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS:Data from 3842 MI patients u...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Kanic V,Kompara G,Šuran D,Tapajner A,Naji FH,Sinkovic A

更新日期：2019-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protein-bound uremic toxins are associated with poor outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between indoxyl sulfate (IS), a protein-bound solute, and 90-day mortality in patients with acute kidney injury. METHODS:Adults with hospital-acquir...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Wang W,Hao G,Pan Y,Ma S,Yang T,Shi P,Zhu Q,Xie Y,Ma S,Zhang Q,Ruan H,Ding F

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aluminium (Al) toxicity was frequent in the 1980s in patients ingesting Al containing phosphate binders (Alucaps) whilst having HD using water potentially contaminated with Al. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of Al toxicity in HD patients receiving Alucaps but never exposed to contaminated di...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Pepper R,Campbell N,Yaqoob MM,Roberts NB,Fan SL

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disagreements between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) measurements are well-described in the general population. Though hypertension is frequent in renal transplant recipients, only a few studies address the clinic-ambulatory discordance in this population. We aimed to describe the difference betwe...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Gluskin E,Tzukert K,Mor-Yosef Levi I,Gotsman O,Sagiv I,Abel R,Bloch A,Rubinger D,Aharon M,Dranitzki Elhalel M,Ben-Dov IZ

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heavy metal poisoning can cause debilitating illness if left untreated, and its management in anuric patients poses challenges. Literature with which to guide clinical practice in this area is rather scattered. CASE PRESENTATION:We present a case of symptomatic lead and arsenic poisoning from use of Ayurved...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Hsiao CY,Gresham C,Marshall MR

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are frequently used to treat glomerular diseases but are associated with multiple adverse effects including hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis inhibition that can lead to adrenal insufficiency (AI) on withdrawal. There is no agreed GC tapering strategy to minimise this risk. METHODS:T...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Karangizi AHK,Al-Shaghana M,Logan S,Criseno S,Webster R,Boelaert K,Hewins P,Harper L

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both dialysis facilities and hospitals are accountable for 30-day hospital readmissions among U.S. hemodialysis patients. We examined the association of post-hospitalization processes of care at hemodialysis facilities with pulmonary edema-related and other readmissions. METHODS:In a retrospective cohort co...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Plantinga LC,Masud T,Lea JP,Burkart JM,O'Donnell CM,Jaar BG

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recipients of living donor renal transplantation are typically considered to have a relatively lower immunological risk. This retrospective study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy and safety between rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) or interleukin-2 receptor antagonist (IL2-RA) induction therapies...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Qiu J,Li J,Chen G,Huang G,Fu Q,Wang C,Chen L

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaemia is common in haemodialysis (HD) patients and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Intravenous (IV) iron combined with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) is the mainstay treatment of anaemia in these patients. The comparative efficacy and risk of adverse events with IV iron prepar...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Jesus-Silva JA,Lamplugh A,Dhada S,Burton JO,Bhandari S

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that the use of actual body weight might lead to more frequent misdiagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) than when ideal body weight is used in underweight and/or obese patients. We examined which definition of body weight is most effective in establishing a urinary diagnosis of AKI in septic...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Katayama S,Koyama K,Goto Y,Koinuma T,Tonai K,Shima J,Wada M,Nunomiya S

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic nephropathy is a global common cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. A lot of research has been conducted in biomedical sciences, which has enhanced understanding of the pathophysiology of diabetic nephropathy and has expanded the potential available therapies. An increasing n...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： De la Cruz-Cano E,Jiménez-González CDC,Morales-García V,Pineda-Pérez C,Tejas-Juárez JG,Rendón-Gandarilla FJ,Jiménez-Morales S,Díaz-Gandarilla JA

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) reduces renal cyst growth in a rodent model of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) but the mechanism of action is not clear. Here, we investigated the hypothesis that PDTC reduces the proliferation of cystic epithelial cells in vitro in a nuclear factor (NF)-κB-dependent manner...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Ta MH,Liuwantara D,Rangan GK

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) under hemodialysis (HD) are at greater risks of infectious spondylitis (IS), but there is no reliable predictor that facilitate early detection of this relatively rare and insidious disease. METHODS:A retrospective review of the medical records from patients with...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Lu KL,Huang WH,Lu YA,Lin CY,Wu HH,Hsu CW,Weng CH,Wu CY,Wu IW,Wu MY,Yen TH,Yang HY

更新日期：2019-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are independently associated with increased vascular stiffness. We examined whether renal function contributes to vascular stiffness independently of CAD status. METHODS:We studied 160 patients with CAD and 169 subjects without CAD. The 4-variab...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Rossi SH,McQuarrie EP,Miller WH,Mackenzie RM,Dymott JA,Moreno MU,Taurino C,Miller AM,Neisius U,Berg GA,Valuckiene Z,Hannay JA,Dominiczak AF,Delles C

更新日期：2013-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life threatening condition usually occurring in diabetics. Management of this condition has traditionally been aggressive and surgery is considered mandatory. However, this is itself a hazardous intervention in a septic, unstable patient with circulatory or liver f...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Flores G,Nellen H,Magaña F,Calleja J

更新日期：2002-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe renal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not uncommon and is associated with an indeterminate prognosis. Complete remission can be obtained, however, at least in the young when chronic lesions are absent and adequate anti-inflammatory therapy is immediately initiated. CASE PRESENT...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Ross S,Benz K,Sauerstein K,Amann K,Dötsch J,Dittrich K

更新日期：2012-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimates of the incidence of glomerulonephritis (GN) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in an Iraqi population are compared with the United States (US) and Jordan. METHODS:The study set consist of renal biopsies performed in 2012 and 2013 in the Kurdish provinces of Northern Iraq. The age specific and age ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Ali AA,Sharif DA,Almukhtar SE,Abd KH,Saleem ZSM,Hughson MD

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vancomycin is the first-line antibiotic for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative strains. The risk of vancomycin-induced acute kidney injury increases with plasma vancomycin levels. Vancomycin-induced acute kidney injury is histologically characterized by acute interstitial neph...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Sawada A,Kawanishi K,Morikawa S,Nakano T,Kodama M,Mitobe M,Taneda S,Koike J,Ohara M,Nagashima Y,Nitta K,Mochizuki T

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental studies showed that 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D] deficiency (defined as 25-hydroxy-vitamin D < 15 ng/ml) has been associated with CKD progression. Patients with IgA nephropathy have an exceptionally high rate of severe 25(OH)D deficiency; however, it is not known whether this deficiency is a r...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Li XH,Huang XP,Pan L,Wang CY,Qin J,Nong FW,Luo YZ,Wu Y,Huang YM,Peng X,Yang ZH,Liao YH

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study are to find the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in patients with Hemodialysis and identify factors associated with these interactions if present. METHODS:The study was an observational- retrospective cohort study that was conducted in ten hemodialysis units in th...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Al-Ramahi R,Raddad AR,Rashed AO,Bsharat A,Abu-Ghazaleh D,Yasin E,Shehab O

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concentration of the urine is primarily regulated via vasopressin dependent aquaporin-2 water channels in the apical membrane of kidney principal cells. It is unclear whether urine concentration ability in ADPKD differs from other patients with similar degree of impaired renal function (non-ADPKD patients). ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Malmberg MH,Mose FH,Pedersen EB,Bech JN

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerosis is regarded as a combination of two major separate diseases: atherosis and sclerosis. Sclerotic component depends on deterioration of elastic properties of the aortic wall and is called aortic stiffness. The most valuable, non-invasive method of aortic stiffness assessment is echocardiography...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Zapolski T,Furmaga J,Jaroszyński A,Wysocka A,Rudzki S,Wysokiński AP

更新日期：2017-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently there has been a progressive loss of specialty related skills for nephrologists. Among the skills we find the kidney biopsy that has a central role in diagnosis of renal parenchymal disease. One of the causes might be the belief that the kidney biopsy should be performed only in larger Centers which...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Esposito V,Mazzon G,Baiardi P,Torreggiani M,Semeraro L,Catucci D,Colucci M,Mariotto A,Grosjean F,Bovio G,Esposito C

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of the Internet for searching and sharing health information and for health care interactions may have a great potential for Renal Transplant Recipients (RTR). This study aims to determine the characteristics associated with Internet and social network use in a representative sample of RTR at the tim...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Mouelhi Y,Alessandrini M,Pauly V,Dussol B,Gentile S

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a home-based therapy performed by patients or their relatives in numerous cases, and the role of patients' educational practices in the risk of peritonitis is not well assessed. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of PD learning methods on the risk of peritonitis. METHODS:This was...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Bonnal H,Bechade C,Boyer A,Lobbedez T,Guillouët S,Verger C,Ficheux M,Lanot A

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is a biomarker useful for detecting early tubular damage and has been recently reported as a useful marker for evaluating kidney injury in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). We therefore investigated whether treatment decreases urinary KIM-1 excretion in IgAN. METHODS:We prospectively ...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Seo MS,Park MY,Choi SJ,Jeon JS,Noh H,Kim JK,Han DC,Hwang SD,Jin SY,Kwon SH

更新日期：2013-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal revascularization strategy for patients with impaired glomerular filtration rate (IGFR) has not been established in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We investigated the prognosis and impact of IGFR and invasive strategy on the cardiovascular outcomes in the ACS population. METHODS:In a Taiwan nati...

journal_title：BMC nephrology

authors： Lin TH,Hsin HT,Wang CL,Lai WT,Li AH,Kuo CT,Hwang JJ,Chiang FT,Chang SC,Chang CJ,Taiwan ACS Full Spectrum Registry Investigators.

更新日期：2014-04-23 00:00:00