Introduction: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD) are at a higher risk of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), when compared to the general population, due to frequent blood exposure and nosocomial infections. However, the di- agnosis of hepatitis C in those...
Aim. To assess the diagnostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in hemodialysis (HD) patients.Material and methods. A total of 80 patients over the age of 18 with an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on HD were ... DS Sedov,E Fedotov,A Rebrov - 《Russian...
This has changed in most parts of the world, and there is now an increasing emphasis on shared decision-making to determine whether dialysis is appropriate and to determine which modality meets the needs, expectations, and desire of patients. Evidence examining the difference in risk for death ...
On the other hand, the studies that compared patient outcome for HD and PD have yielded conflicting results. Neither treatment modality is best suited for all patients. The choice should be analyzed for each particular patient considering his demographic and comorbid conditions. Diabetic patients, ...
To date, investigators in this field have not been able to agree on an index to serve as a gold standard for its measurement1. Compliance in this population depends on the extent to which an individual's behavior corresponds with the medical team's advice regarding dietary restrictions, ...
Few studies have comprehensively addressed the association of social factors and elements of pre-end-stage renal disease (ESRD) care with the selection of dialysis modality. This study examines the relative contribution of demographic, medical, social, pre-ESRD, and geographic factors to modality assi...
The economic, financial or medical conditions could also play an important role in treatment strategy. The proportion of patients receiving HD, peritoneal dialysis (PD) or transplantation shows marked variation in Europe. The East Europeans use more HD and less RTx as compared to West Europeans; ...
Our study was a retrospective analysis of data using chart review of patients from an urban community medical center between the years 2017-2020. Retrospective data was entered into an electronic data form. Patients required a documented diagnosis of ESRD on hemodialysis and must have received at ...
McCabe,Robert - 《Journal of the American Medical Association》 被引量: 27发表: 1994年 Heme oxygenase 1 expression in young uremic patients on hemodialysis Oxidative stress plays an important role in the cardiovascular complications in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on long-term hemodialysis...
The role of dialysis modality was also explored.Data used in this study were from two cross-sectional surveys of Singaporean ESRD patients on haemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD). In both surveys, participants were assessed using the kidney disease quality of life (KDQOL) instrument ...