Dialysis News

• Business Is Booming for Dialysis Giant Fresenius Kidney care behemoth Fresenius Medical Care accepted more than half of the $257 million bailout designated for dialysis providers despite acknowledging it had ample financial resources.
  Kaiser Health News, August 10, 2020
• Plant-Based Diet Finally on the Menu for Patients on Dialysis Outdated dietary advice for patients on dialysis is being revisited by renal experts who make a case for a plant-based diet as the healthy long-term choice.
  Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2020
• BMD, Modifiable Risk Factors Linked to Poor Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease In patients with CKD not on dialysis, modifiable lifestyle factors are associated with and may predict poor renal outcomes, researchers in Korea suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, July 20, 2020
• Early Dialysis in Critical Kidney Injury Doesn't Improve Outcomes Immediate vs delayed dialysis does not improve 90-day mortality rates in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, according to newly published results from the STARRT-AKI trial.
  Medscape Medical News, July 17, 2020
• Terlipressin Squeaks by FDA Review for Hepatorenal Syndrome 1 The FDA advisory committee's 8-7 vote favoring approval of terlipressin for hepatorenal syndrome type 1 reflected concerns and misgivings.
  Medscape Medical News, July 16, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Has Immune Response, CDC on Masks These are the coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape Medical News, July 15, 2020
• Umbrella Approach to Protect Kidney Patients, Clinicians in COVID-19 Those with advanced kidney disease are at high risk from COVID-19, and nephrologists are learning how best to handle these patients, as well as dealing with acute kidney injury as a result of the virus.
  Medscape Medical News, July 15, 2020
• Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies Seen Weeks Before Clearance in Hemodialysis Patients Patients on maintenance hemodialysis can mount an antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 comparable to that in patients not on hemodialysis, but this is not synonymous with immunity, according to researchers in Belgium.
  Reuters Health Information, June 26, 2020
• Be Vigilant for Scleroderma Renal Crisis A vexing feature of this emergency is that not uncommonly it actually precedes the diagnosis of scleroderma.
  Medscape Medical News, June 19, 2020
• No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Spread Through ECMO or Dialysis Membranes There is minimal risk of SARS-CoV-2 spreading through veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or continuous renal replacement therapy, according to a French study believed to be the first to assess this potential risk.
  Reuters Health Information, June 17, 2020
• ERA-EDTA 2020High-Dose Iron Protects Dialysis Patients Against Classic MI Proactive treatment with high-dose intravenous iron decreases the risk for atherothrombotic myocardial infarction (MI) in dialysis patients, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2020
• ERA-EDTA 2020Text Messaging Improves Dietary Intake in Dialysis Patients Adherence to dietary recommendations improved when dialysis patients were sent text messages to remind and advise them about healthy eating habits, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, June 16, 2020
• ERA-EDTA 2020Novel Antibody Improves Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis A monoclonal antibody that blocks B-cell activity improves renal outcomes when added to standard maintenance therapy in patients with lupus nephritis, a large phase 3 trial shows.
  Medscape Medical News, June 12, 2020
• Dialysis Regret Common Among Patients With Kidney Disease Decision to start dialysis made mostly to please others is more likely to lead to regret; conversely, realistic expectations lessen decision regret.
  Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2020
• Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower All-Cause Mortality With Obesity, Kidney Failure People with obesity and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) who get bariatric surgery have lower all-cause mortality rates than counterparts who don't get these operations, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 05, 2020
• 'Bold Action' Urged on Outpatient Dialysis for Undocumented US Patients During the COVID-19 era, all 50 US states should cover standard outpatient dialysis for undocumented immigrant patients with kidney failure, many of whom now rely on emergency-only dialysis, according to new recommendations.
  Reuters Health Information, May 27, 2020
• Large COVID-19 Dataset: Kidney Injury in >35% of Those in Hospital The largest study to date focusing on acute kidney injury finds high rates in those hospitalized with COVID-19, with poor outcomes. NIDDK scientists call for more research to better understand the phenomenon.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2020
• Home Dialysis Monitored Via Telemedicine May Help Protect Patients From SARS-CoV-2 In the era of COVID-19, the best way to protect kidney failure patients may be home dialysis with monitoring through telemedicine, a new report suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 01, 2020
• SGLT2 Inhibitors May Prevent Diabetic Kidney Disease Patients with type 2 diabetes in real-world practice who received an SGLT2 inhibitor rather than a DPP-4 inhibitor were less likely to develop serious renal events, consistent with clinical trial findings.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2020
• Safe to Delay Dialysis in Critically Ill With Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis can be safely postponed in most critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury without affecting short-term survival or increasing adverse outcomes, a new meta-analysis finds.
  Medscape Medical News, May 01, 2020