BACKGROUND Physicians' perceptions and opinions may influence when to initiate dialysis. OBJECTIVE To examine providers' perspectives and opinions regarding the timing of dialysis initiation. DESIGN Online survey. SETTING Community and academic dialysis practices in Canada. PARTICIPANTS A nationally-representative sample of dialysis providers. MEASUREMENTS AND METHODS Dialysis provide...

conclusions epo resistance was negatively associated with anti-hbs levels and seroconversion. more studies are needed to highlight the underlying mechanisms regarding epo resistance and response to hbv vaccination in hd patients. results in total 97 patients were enrolled. for the entire group, stepwise linear regression analysis revealed that square root transformed anti-hbs levels were indepe...

background functional iron deficiency (fid) may cause erythropoietin resistance in patients under hemodialysis (hd). since the role of chronic inflammation or oxidative stress in its pathogenesis is unclear, controversy remains to whether intravenous iron or intravenous ascorbic acid (an antioxidant) can improve this anemia due to decreased iron availability. objectives the current study compar...

solving the dilemma of the organ shortage in malaysia requires educating malaysians about organ donation and transplantation. this paper aims at exploring the average malaysian households ' preferred channels of campaigns and the preferred campaigners in a family setting, targeting at the dialysis family members.we analyzed the responses of 350 respondents regarding organ donation campaigns. th...

?2 microglobulin (?2m) fibril has been recognized as the major factor of dialysis-related amyloidosis. elevated serum levels are thought to be the basis for tissue deposition. in order to evaluate the effect of cellulosis membrane (fb 110) and treatment duration on s?2m levels, we determined serum levels in 23 hemodialyzed patients with end-stage renal failure. s?2m levels were markedly elevate...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Previous studies have shown that Aboriginals and Caucasians experience similar outcome on dialysis in Canada. Using the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry, this study examined whether dialysis modality (peritoneal or hemodialysis) impacted mortality in Aboriginal patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This study identified 31,576 adult patients (hem...

BACKGROUND Survivors of acute kidney injury are at an increased risk of developing irreversible deterioration in kidney function and in some cases, the need for chronic dialysis. We aimed to determine predictors of chronic dialysis and death among survivors of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury. METHODS We used linked administrative databases in Ontario, Canada, to identify patients who w...

BACKGROUND Starting dialysis at an advanced age is a clinical challenge and an ethical dilemma. The advantages of starting dialysis at "extreme" ages are questionable as high dialysis-related morbidity induces a reflection on the cost- benefit ratio of this demanding and expensive treatment in a person that has a short life expectancy. Where clinical advantages are doubtful, ethical analysis ca...