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In turn, transplant medicine has provided a fertile substrate for immunology research by raising new questions and providing fresh insights into the function of the immune system. Transplantation immunology research continues to endeavor to discover novel agents and alternatives to whole-organ ...
27 studied the association between dietary intake, assessed by two 24-hour dietary recalls using the 5-step multiple-pass method, and serum uric acid levels in 113 kidney transplant recipients. They found that patients who ingested more vegetable protein and caffeine exhibited a lower likelihood of...
In addition, it is crucial to recognize that, at least in the United States, a substantial payment ($100 000) could be made to a vendor that would, in the end, be cost-neutral to the health care system (because of the savings of a transplant over ongoing dialysis) (60). Is there ...
These findings suggest that policies to promote referral for transplant should be accompanied by efforts to strengthen shared decision-making to ensure that referral is framed as an explicit treatment choice with benefits, risks, and alternatives. Despite the substantial tradeoffs involved, the transplant...
Are there better alternatives than haemoglobin A1c to estimate glycaemic control in the chronic kidney disease population? Although measurement of haemoglobin A1c has become the cornerstone for diagnosing diabetes mellitus in routine clinical practice, the role of this biomarke... Marijn,Speeckaert,Wim...
Potentially reversible causes of AKI, such as infection, drugs, hypotension, and hypovolemia, should be identified and addressed. Patients with CKD should be carefully evaluated before undergoing intravenous contrast studies, and alternatives should be considered first. Additionally, nephrotoxic agents, inc...
of drug excretion (renal versus non-renal); the potential for nephrotoxicity; the effect of AKD on drug metabolites and/or the effect of AKD on the non-renal metabolism of drugs; the strength of indications and/or urgency for their use; and the availability of suitable alternatives (Box 7)...
In a narrative review on using alternatives to RCTs to inform health care decision making, Frieden remarked that for much modern clinical practice, RCT-based data are lacking; however, this “dark matter” should not be used as a reason “not to act, or to act on the basis of past prac...
exclusionary terms such as "master", "slave", "blacklist" and "whitelist". We suggest using alternatives that are more appropriate and (self-) explanatory such as "primary", "secondary", "blocklist" and "allowlist". These guidelines are meant as a point of reference to help identify ...