BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is frequently observed in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients; however, the effects of vitamin D supplementation have rarely been reported. We aimed to assess the effects of daily 25(OH)D(3) supplementation on mineral metabolism, bone markers and Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) targets in haemodialysis (HD) patients for a period of 6 months...

BACKGROUND Over the past decade, chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become an area of intensive clinical and epidemiological research. Despite the clarity provided by the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) guidelines, there appears to be within the CKD research literature significant disagreement on how to define CKD and measure kidney function. METHODS The objectives of this st...

Nearly ten years ago Nephrologists began using asystem of classification for chronic kidney disease (CKD). This was established in 2002 by the Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI) to estimate kidney function in a given patient regardless of the etiology of the primary insult to the kidneys. Physicians were able place their patients in stages from mild disease to end stage renal dis...

BACKGROUND Poorly controlled hypertension is independently associated with mortality, cardiovascular risk and disease progression in chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the UK, CKD stage 3 is principally managed in primary care, including blood pressure (BP) management. Controlling BP is key to improving outcomes in CKD. This study aimed to investigate associations of BP control in people with CKD...

Вступ. Наведено переклад Настанов щодо оцінки харчування (Nutrition in CKD Guideline Work Group. KDOQI clinical practice guideline for nutrition CKD: 2020 update).
 Мета. Переклад update) для ознайомлення та широкого впровадження в практичну роботу українськими лікарями.
 Матеріали і методи. Бібліографічний – проведено теоретичний аналіз здійснено про пацієнтів на підтримуючому гемоді...

Judith Castagnola is a facility administrator at DaVita Peninsula Dialysis in Newport News, Va. Despite the improved diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, late diagnosis with resultant permanent damage to the kidneys still occurs. A work group established by the National Kidney Foundation, the Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI), was asked to develop clinical practice guideli...