Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (WAIHA), a rare disease (0.2-1 per 100,000 population), ranges from an indolent form with mild hemolysis to a life-threatening condition that necessitates transfusion of incompatible red cells. WAIHA can be either idiopathic or secondary to medications or to a lymphoproliferative disorder. We report a case of profound hemolytic anemia in a liver-transplant eligi...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have found inconsistent associations between pre-transplant dialysis modality and subsequent post-transplant survival. We aimed to examine this relationship using the instrumental variable method and to compare the results with standard Cox regression. METHODS We included 29 088 patients (age >20 years) from 16 European national or regional renal registries who rec...

BACKGROUND The effect of increasing dialysis efficiency magnifies rebound urea and the error in Kt/V determinations from single pool urea kinetics. Several formulae have been developed to calculate Kt/V taking into account the rebound urea (Kt/Vr). Smye et al. proposed a method whereby the equilibrated BUN is predicted by an additional intradialytic urea sample (Kt/VrSmye). Daugirdas et al. pro...

BACKGROUND It is estimated that 20-50% of adult patients start chronic dialysis therapy without prior contact with a nephrologist. The aim of this nationwide study was to assess clinical and metabolic status of children at the start of chronic dialysis in Poland with regard to the timing of the referral to a nephrologist. METHODS We studied data of 180 children (mean age 14+/-6 years) undergo...

AIMS To assess the effect of cellulosic dialysis membranes on the production of complement degradation products to determine to the role of the classical pathway. METHOD Complement activation was studied in 33 patients during a single haemodialysis session using cellulosic membranes. Pre- and post-dialysis plasma EDTA valves of C3, C4, C3dg, C4d and C reactive protein (CRP) were measured. Sta...

Background:Dialysis is a process for eliminating extra uremic fluids of patients with chronic renal failure. The present study aimed to determine the variables that influence the survival of dialysis patients using random survival forest model (RSFM) in low-dimensional data with low events per variable (EPV). Methods:In this historical cohort study, infor...

the relationship between altitude, slope and tree age with the red heartwood of beech (fagusorientalis lipsky) were investigated. transect sampling method was used to collect the data. theresults showed that in the 476 sampled trees, 132 trees were suffering the phenomenon of red heartswith deferent shape and size. the results indicate that the tree with red heartwoods in shafa-roudforest area,...

Background and Objectives: Red beet extract concentrate can be used as a natural colorant in food products; however, destructive effects of thermal methods to produce juice concentrate decrease nutritional value in the final product. Materials and Methods: In this study, red beet extract was concentrated using osmotic distillation method, and the best pretreatment was evaluated to increase t...

Abstract Background and Aims The relation between inflammation cardiovascular disease is well established. Dialysis patients are at a higher risk of death, mostly attributed to disease. This study evaluated the potential benefits citrate (CD) vs. acetate dialysate (AD) regarding patients’ inflammatory status. Method Single-center, cross-over, prospective study, with follow-up total 24 dialysis ...