introduction: zinc deficiency causes abnormalities in immune response. in chronic hemodialysis (hd) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd) patients, impaired immune responses to vaccination have been reported. therefore, we performed a study to determine the correlation between serum zinc levels and immune response to hepatitis b vaccination in patients on dialysis. methods: a cro...

BACKGROUND An increased incidence of cancer in chronic dialysis patients has not been confirmed in the Chinese population. The aim of this population-based study was to examine the risk of various types of cancers in chronic dialysis patients in Taiwan. METHODS Data of 92 348 chronic dialysis patients extracted from the National Health Institutes Research Database during 1997-2008 were analyz...

Abstract Background and Aims The aim of this study was to compare the prognosis hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) between dialysis non-dialysis patients. Method In retrospective observational study, we examined consecutive patients with naïve localized HCC, who were treated radiofrequency ablation (RFA) February 2000 December 2017. categorized into two subgroups based on whether they maintenance (...

Long-term dialysis patients frequently develop acquired cystic disease of the kidneys (ACDK). One hundred and sixty-seven dialysis patients were classified into two groups according to the presence or absence of ACDK, and the two groups were compared with regard to the dialysis period, laboratory findings, and so forth. Among the 167 dialysis patients, 37.7% showed ACDK and had an average dialy...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is a frequent cause of death in peritoneal dialysis patients. Biocompatible peritoneal dialysis solutions with neutral pH have been anticipated to reduce cardiovascular disease more than conventional peritoneal dialysis solutions with low pH, but it remains unclear which factors at peritoneal dialysis initiation increase cardiovascular risk in patients using bi...

Purpose Infectious spondylodiscitis is a serious disease that can lead to permanent neurological deficit. Because there were only a few case reports or series featuring infectious spondylodiscitis in chronic dialysis patients, we investigated the epidemiology and outcome in the chronic dialysis patients versus general population. Materials and methods We retrospectively identified chronic dia...

Background
 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) with its high prevalence, morbidity and mortality is an important public health problem. Considering the nature of haemodialysis process, it has a considerable impact on coagulation profile. To find out variations in Platelet count, Prothrombin time (PT), International Normalised Ratio (INR) Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) before after ...