Cholelithiasis in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Dialysis adequacy of chronic hemodialysis patients in Zanjan-Iran, 2016

Background: Dialysis adequacy is one of the most important factors in determining the survival rate and mortality of dialysis patients. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the dialysis adequacy of patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis at dialysis centers located in the province of Zanjan, located in northwest Iran. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performe...

Antitetanus Toxoid Antibody Titer of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients in Iran

Background: Patients with end stage renal disease have higher incidence of infection dis-eases that is thought to be related to impaired immune system. Objective: To determine the antitetanus IgG antibody level in Iranian hemodialysis patients with end stage renal disease and to find its association with sex, age, blood hemoglobin, serum albumin, dura-tion of dialysis, time of dialysis per week...

[Cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy in patients with chronic renal failure].

Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is more common in patients with chronic kidney disease and is associated with higher mortality than in the general population. Blood losses in this patient population can be quite severe at times and it is important to differentiate anemia of chronic diseases from anemia due to GI bleeding. We review the literature on common causes of lower gastrointestinal bleedi...

Procalcitonin in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis.

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/nef Dear Sir, Procalcitonin (PCT), the precursor of calcitonin, is a new diagnostic parameter for infections. There is evidence for PCT being a more specific parameter indicating systemic bacterial and fungal infections than the nonspecific acute-phase markers C-reactive protein (CRP) or apoferritin. Experimental data and clinical observations have ...