ESRD

Nephrolithiasis: A Stepping Stone to ESRD?

January 22, 2019 // 2 Comments

A recent study published in AJKD by Dhondup et al provides a number of helpful insights into the progression of kidney disease in patients with nephrolithiasis. Although the economic burden of kidney stones to the healthcare system has been well [read more...]

Portable and Implantable Artificial Kidneys: AWAK, WAK, and IAK, oh my!

October 11, 2018 // 2 Comments

Kidney disease carries a high burden for individual patients and for the medical system as a whole. End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is associated with high mortality and decreased quality of life for many reasons including residual symptoms, pill [read more...]

Preparing to Fail: A Useful Tool for Predicting Time to ESRD in Pediatric CKD

June 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face a heightened risk for progression and development of comorbidities due to their longer life expectancy from a young age compared to adults who develop CKD. Many pediatric centers have adopted the KDIGO [read more...]

Health Insurance and PD Utilization at ESRD Onset in the US

May 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains an important renal replacement option for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, as compared to other countries, PD remains underutilized in the United States. According to the US Renal Data System [read more...]

PD or HD: Which Road Do We Take?

February 19, 2018 // 3 Comments

The great American poet, Robert Frost, wrote: “Two roads diverged in a wood And I I took the one less travelled by And that has made all the difference” In the world of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the road less travelled is peritoneal [read more...]

How Did Northern Ireland Revolutionize Their Living Kidney Donor Transplantation Program?

December 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

A recent article published in AJKD by Graham and Courtney describes a quality improvement project in Belfast City Hospital to facilitate living kidney donation. Prior to 2010, this center had low rates of living kidney kidney transplantations, 4.3 [read more...]

KDIGO Guidelines on Living Kidney Donors: A Call for A Paradigm Shift

October 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

The much-anticipated KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors was recently published. It is available in two versions: a 10-page summary that lists all the recommendations that is a relatively easy read, [read more...]

The Uncertainty Over Treatment Options for Uremic Pruritus

August 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

A recent article in AJKD by Simonsen et al (Open Access) describes a systematic review of treatment options for uremic pruritis, a debilitating condition in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and an identified priority for renal research [read more...]

Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis and Mechanical Complications

June 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a patient-centered and cost-effective option for ESRD patients, yet only 7% of prevalent US patients are on PD. This relative underutilization may be due in part to physician preference, lack of training during [read more...]

Dialysis Initiation in Patients with Poor Prognosis: An Opportunity to Reflect

June 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

The world of renal medicine has witnessed revolutionary advancements since the first successful dialysis in 1945. Over the past seven decades, with the efforts of pioneers such as Dr. Willem Kolff, the “father of dialysis,” and the widespread [read more...]

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