The oral adsorbent AST-120 has the potential to delay dialysis initiation and improve survival of patients on dialysis. We evaluated the effect of AST-120 on dialysis initiation and its potential to improve survival in patients with chronic kidney disease. The present retrospective pair-matched study included 560 patients, grouped according to whether or not they received AST-120 before dialysi...

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...

OBJECTIVE To compare the occurrence of hypoglycemia during hemodialysis in chronic kidney disease diabetic patients who present different levels of pre-dialysis glycemia both when using dialysis solutions with and without glucose. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty type 2 diabetic patients in maintenance hemodialysis were submitted to three dialysis sessions (at a 7-day interval each) with dialysis ...

Over the last 15-20 years, there has been an increasing trend for dialysis to be commenced earlier in the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The drivers for initiation of dialysis at higher levels of renal function are complex but were primarily based on the assumption that by improving solute and water clearances with earlier dialysis, morbidity, mortality and quality of life would b...

The aim of this study was to determine the causes, prognostic factors and treatment results of acute renal failure (ARF) in children admitted to the Pretoria Academic Hospital from 1986 to 2002. A retrospective chart review of 102 children (mean age 37 months) was done. Various factors were analysed including age, sex, causes of ARF, morbidity, mortality, dialysis requirement and outcome. Perit...

Although there is a perception that the use of peritoneal dialysis is declining worldwide, compilations of global data are unavailable to test this hypothesis. We assessed longitudinal trends in the use of peritoneal dialysis from 1997 to 2008 in 130 countries. The preferred data sources were renal registries, followed by nephrology societies, health ministries, academic centers, national exper...

INTRODUCTION National chronic dialysis data have had impact in the treatment planning. OBJECTIVE To report data of the annual survey of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology about chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis in July 2013 and compare with 2011-12. METHODS A survey based on data of dialysis units from the whole country. The data collection was performed by using a questionnaire ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Intradialytic hypertension (IH) occurs frequently in some hemodialysis patients and increases mortality risk. We simultaneously compared pre-dialysis, post-dialysis and changes in extracellular volume and hemodynamics in recurrent IH patients and controls. METHODS We performed a case-control study among prevalent hemodialysis patients with recurrent IH and hypertensive hemodia...

Peritonitis is a serious infection and early diagnosis and treatment is mandatory. A variety of microorganisms are identified in these cases and during recent years a new one was included, Pantoea agglomerans. In this case report, a female patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis therapy with a peritonitis episode caused by this organism is described. The source of infection was tho...

Mechanical complications are important causes of drop-outs from peritoneal dialysis. There is a need determining factors associated with higher rates mechanical In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects platelet indices on dialysis