... entity or process that allows differentiation between normal function and injury or disease. The ADQI (Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative) had its Ninth Consensus Conference dedicated to synthesis and formulation of the existing literature on biomarkers for the detection of acute kidney injury...

... ] proposed five distinct CRS according to the temporal sequence of organ injury and failure as well as the clinical context. Later in 2008, a consensus conference was organized under the auspices of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) bringing to Venice, Italy, key opinion leaders and experts...

... Abstract Pathophysiological mechanisms of cardiorenal syndromes (CRS) types 1-5 are still sparsely characterized. In an attempt to address this issue, a consensus conference on CRS was held in Venice, Italy, in November 2012 under the auspices of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI...

... and CIBIS trials. In a meta-analysis of the CAPRICORN and COPERNICUS studies, carvedilol was associated with an increased relative incidence in transient increase in serum creatinine without need for dialysis (4.6 vs. 1.8% in placebo, p < 0.001) among CKD patients [ 38 ]. In the CIBIS trial, GFR...

...) to design a pathophysiologic model of CRS type 3 supported by evidence; (2) identify from this model descriptive/epidemiological and mechanistic knowledge gaps, and (3) provide where possible recommendations for future investigation. Methods The 11th Scientific Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI...

... complications [ 5 , 6 , 7 ]. Small limited studies suggest that patients with early as well as late stage CKD have a higher prevalence of angiographically significant CAD. For example, Joki et al. [ 8 ] performed coronary angiography in 24 pre-dialysis ESRD patients in order to determine the prevalence...

... pressure and intervention with dialysis [ 80 ]. Several studies have evaluated the role of various vasopressor agents in improving renal function in sepsis [ 81 , 82 ]. There is no role for dopamine to improve renal hemodynamics/function [ 81 , 83 ], and there have been limited studies with fenoldopam [ 84...

... Abstract Background: The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy established 14 clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for various fields of renal replacement therapy. About 10 years have passed since the previous peritoneal dialysis (PD) guidelines were established. We commenced...

... adsorbent recirculating system and the Prometheus systems. Plasmafiltration adsorption dialysis is the latest technology that can combine the best processes ofblood/plasma purification in order to determine a selective and effective purification ofmolecules implicated in liver failure. ...

... Abstract There is widespread recognition that the poor survival rates of dialysis patients, attributedpredominantly to cardiovascular disease, need to be addressed and improved. In thispaper, we relate diverse aspects of modern dialysis technology with factors that are consideredto contribute...

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