Correspondence to: Hugo Abensur. University Hospital, School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. AV. Macuco, no 58, apto 11. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. CEP: 04523-000. E-mail: [email protected] Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in patients on peritoneal dialysis offers three potential benefits: reduced cardiovascular mortality, preservation of residual renal function, and mainten...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Home dialysis is often recognized as a first-choice therapy for patients initiating dialysis. However, studies comparing clinical outcomes between peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis have been very limited. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplantation Registry study assessed all Australian and New Zea...

We describe the impact of cardiovascular pharmacologic support on peritoneal dialysis adequacy in 20 neonates who required postoperative renal replacement therapy following cardiopulmonary bypass exposure. Peritoneal dialysis was administered for 2.5 (2) days. Peritoneal dialysis creatinine clearance was 3.4 (2.1) ml/min/1.73 m(2) and ultrafiltration rate was 9.75 (10) ml/h. Residual creatinine...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) and conventionalin-center hemodialysis (HD) are treatment options for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). However, their impacts on all-cause mortality in ESKD have not been determined.

BACKGROUND Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients with diabetes are at increased risk of mortality and high peritoneal transporters appear to contribute to poor survival. However, little is known about the combined impacts of high peritoneal transporters and diabetes on mortality. METHODS This was a prospective observational cohort study. 776 incident CAPD patients were enr...

BACKGROUND The status of immunocompromised patients is well recognized in end stage renal disease (ESRD). As described recently, this acquired immune dysfunction in the uremic milieu may be one of the main pathogenic factors for mortality in ESRD. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the immune response following a hepatitis B vaccination (HBV vaccination) and the sur...

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Cardiovascular disease is the major morbidity and leading cause of mortality for dialysis-dependent patients. This study aimed to stratify the risk factors and effects of dialysis modes in relation to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery among dialysis-dependent patients.This retrospective study enrolled dialysis-dependent patients who underwent CABG from October 2005 to January 2015....

BACKGROUND Controversy exists concerning the timing of the first kidney transplantation for children who need to start renal replacement therapy (RRT). Our aim was to estimate the effect of timing of the first transplantation on patient survival in children, for the first time also taking into account the mortality on dialysis before transplantation. METHODS We included 2091 patients who star...