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Subject Area:
Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2015) 128 (3-4): 341–344.
Published Online: 19 December 2014
...Osman Donmez; Okan Akaci; Nurhan Albayrak; Ayse Altas Background/Aims: Influenza vaccination is the most effective method for preventing influenza infection and its complications. The risk groups are children with chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) such as children on peritoneal dialysis (PD...
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Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2014) 127 (1-4): 89–93.
Published Online: 24 September 2014
... Clinical trials Dialysis Epidemiology Intensive care unit Major adverse kidney events National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002 Endpoints for acute kidney injury (AKI) clinical trials include creatinine- and urine output-based criteria for AKI diagnosis, continuous...
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Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2014) 126 (3): 116–123.
Published Online: 03 April 2014
.... Physical function Functional status Exercise capacity Survival Mortality Chronic kidney disease Dialysis Muscle Strength Balance Uraemia Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in comparison with the normal population [ 1,2...
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Nephron Clinical Practice (2014) 124 (3-4): 209–217.
Published Online: 09 January 2014
...Darren Green; James P. Ritchie; Philip A. Kalra Background/Aims: The use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) in patients on chronic dialysis is contentious. Here we present an aggregate data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing long-term LLT versus placebo in dialysis patients...
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Nephron Clinical Practice (2014) 124 (3-4): 202–208.
Published Online: 04 January 2014
...Albert Power; Edwina Brown The features of ageing complicate the management of end-stage renal disease. These complicate all dialysis modalities and will greatly affect the ability to cope with interventional treatments and quality of life. The presence of other illnesses and comorbidity associated...
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Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2014) 124 (3-4): 167–172.
Published Online: 12 December 2013
... nephrologists to highlight health care policy and research objectives. Methods: Consultant nephrologists participated in an internet-based questionnaire. Respondents were asked about their involvement in thrombolysis decisions, safety concerns in dialysis patients, views on stroke rehabilitation and opinions...
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Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2013) 123 (3-4): 151–156.
Published Online: 25 July 2013
...Daniel A. Jones; Laura-Ann McGill; Krishnaraj S. Rathod; Kirsty Matthews; Sean Gallagher; Rakesh Uppal; Peter G. Mills; Satya Das; Magdi Yaqoob; Neil Ashman; Andrew Wragg Background: The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) in dialysis patients is higher than the general population. Dialysis...
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Subject Area:
Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2013) 122 (3-4): 75–79.
Published Online: 28 March 2013
.... A video of a patient describing the symptoms is at vimeo.com/49458473 . Methods: We used gabapentin or pregabalin in 71 consecutive patients, 82% male. 25 had CKD stage 4 or 5, median eGFR = 17, range 9-30; 40 were on haemodialysis; 6 on peritoneal dialysis. Median itch severity score out of 10 = 8, range...
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Subject Area:
Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2012) 121 (1-2): c25–c29.
Published Online: 16 October 2012
... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Ferric Citrate Phosphorus Dialysis Binder The management of renal osteodystrophy is a cornerstone in the care...
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Nephron Clinical Practice (2012) 120 (Suppl. 1): c29–c54.
Published Online: 01 September 2012
... on haemodialysis (HD), a 3.2% fall in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and a 5.4% increase in patients with a functioning transplant. The number of patients receiving home HD has increased 23% since 2009. Median RRT vintage was 5.6 years. The median age was 57.9 years (HD 66.3 years, PD 61.7 years and transplant...
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Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2012) 120 (Suppl. 1): c145–c174.
Published Online: 01 September 2012
... replacement therapy (RRT) cohorts for 2010. Results: In the UK, in 2010 53.6% of patients commenced dialysis therapy with Hb ≥10.0 g/dl (median Hb 10.1 g/dl). The median Hb of haemodialysis (HD) patients was 11.5 g/dl with an interquartile range (IQR) of 10.5–12.3 g/dl. Of HD patients 84.6% had Hb ≥10.0 g/dl...
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Subject Area:
Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2012) 120 (Suppl. 1): c175–c210.
Published Online: 01 September 2012
...Rishi Pruthi; David Pitcher; Anne Dawnay Introduction: The UK Renal Association clinical practice guidelines include clinical performance measures for biochemical variables in dialysis patients. The UK Renal Registry (UKRR) annually audits dialysis centre performance against these measures as part...
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Nephron Clinical Practice (2012) 120 (Suppl. 1): c1–c27.
Published Online: 01 September 2012
... disease remained the single most common cause of renal failure (24%). By 90 days, 68.3% of patients were on haemodialysis, 18.1% on peritoneal dialysis, 7.7% had had a transplant and 5.9% had died or stopped treatment. The mean eGFR at the start of RRT was 8.7 ml/ min/1.73 m 2 which was similar...
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Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2012) 120 (Suppl. 1): c105–c135.
Published Online: 01 September 2012
... at transplantation. Survival of prevalent dialysis patients was calculated to exclude patients once they were transplanted. Both Kaplan-Meier and Cox adjusted models were used to calculate survival. Causes of death were analysed for both groups. Relative risk of death was calculated compared with the general UK...
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Subject Area:
Nephrology
Nephron Clinical Practice (2012) 120 (3): c147–c155.
Published Online: 05 June 2012
... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Chronic kidney disease Treatment Dialysis Hypertension Prevalence...