Highlights from the June 2023 Issue
Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic [...]
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#NephMadness 2021: ICU Nephrology Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2021 | #NephMadness | #ICURegion Selection Committee Member: Ashita Tolwani @luck_urine Dr. Tolwani is Professor of Medicine at the [...]
Urgent Peritoneal Dialysis During COVID-19
The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic of 2019 is an unparalleled time in our history with an unprecedented strain on the US healthcare system, particularly in terms of [...]
Nephrology Care Dynamics in Different ICU Settings
Tension – nephrologists live in it. The tension between trying to delay chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression whilst also preparing a patient for dialysis. Tension with [...]
Reaching Renal Replacement Therapy Targets Through Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Success Story
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and is associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially if requiring renal replacement therapy. [...]
Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients
The development of standardized acute kidney injury (AKI) definitions has allowed for a better understanding of AKI, but long term data on patients following the pediatric [...]