End-Stage Renal Disease Journal Articles

• Risk Factors for Pressure Injury in Adult ICU Patients A new study provides insight into the factors that may contribute to the development of pressure injuries among critically ill patients.
  American Journal of Critical Care, August 03, 2020
• Emergency Planning for Dialysis During Natural Disasters Natural disasters have indirect, direct, mental health, and other effects on dialysis patients. What steps need to be taken to mitigate these effects?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, July 23, 2020
• Sporotrichosis in Renal Transplant Patients Review the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of sporotrichosis, a rare opportunistic infection that occurs mostly in renal transplant patients.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 23, 2020
• The Economic Burden of Kidney Graft Failure in the U.S. This study estimates the medical costs associated with graft failure, which can pose a significant financial burden on kidney transplant patients.
  American Journal of Transplantation, July 22, 2020
• The Role of Uric Acid in Inflammasome-Mediated Kidney Injury A new review looks at the role of uric acid in the pathogenesis of kidney damage. Could certain therapies help prevent inflammasome activation and provide renoprotective benefits?
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, July 10, 2020
• Switching TDF to TAF in a Real Life Setting Are there benefits to an ART switch from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide?
  HIV Medicine, July 10, 2020
• A Comparison of Deceased Donor Kidney Utilization A new study takes a look at the differences in deceased donor kidney utilization rates between countries. What lessons can be learned?
  American Journal of Transplantation, July 08, 2020
• Characteristics, Outcomes of Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 This report characterizing hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in an urban area of Georgia found that most patients in the cohort were black, but outcomes didn't significantly differ by race.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 24, 2020
• Diabetic Kidney Disease: An Update in Recent Research This editorial discusses some of the recently published, clinically important research in the field of diabetic kidney disease.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, June 18, 2020
• Pharmacologic Treatments and Supportive Care for MERS What pharmacologic and supportive therapies are available for MERS and how effective are they?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 15, 2020
• Blood Pressure Targets in CKD: An Update on the Evidence What are the optimal blood pressure targets in patients with chronic kidney disease? A new review looks at the evidence.
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, June 10, 2020
• Clinical Trials in Device-based Hypertension Therapies This consensus statement highlights key issues and recommendations for the design and conduct of new, clinically relevant trials on the investigation of device-based hypertension therapies.
  European Heart Journal, June 08, 2020
• Dietary Protein Restriction in CKD: One Size Doesn't Fit All When it comes to restricting dietary protein in CKD patients, various conditions must be considered.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, June 04, 2020
• Periodontal Inflamed Surface Area in Patients on Dialysis This study aimed to quantify the inflammatory burden that periodontitis causes in dialysis patients. Is one modality of dialysis associated with a lower periodontal inflamed surface area?
  BMC Oral Health, May 29, 2020
• Clinical Course and Outcome of 107 SARS-CoV-2 Patients The authors describe the clinical courses and outcomes of 107 patients treated for COVID-19.
  Critical Care, May 26, 2020
• Venetoclax/carfilzomib/dexamethasone in Refractory MM Multiple myeloma remains difficult to treat with inevitable relapse in the majority of patients. This report documents treatment of two refractory patients with a novel therapeutic combination.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 15, 2020
• The Cost of Procuring Deceased Donor Kidneys What can organ procurement organization data tell us about the costs involved in procuring kidneys from deceased donors?
  American Journal of Transplantation, April 29, 2020
• Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder A new study provides important insights into changes in bone mineral parameters and the impacts on mortality in CKD-mineral bone disorder. What have we learned?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 14, 2020
• Discontinuation of Statin Treatment in Older Adults Should statins continue to be prescribed for adults over 75 years of age? This review summarizes recommendations from various international guidelines.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 13, 2020
• Neuromuscular Reversal and 90-day Mortality After Surgery Is sugammadex preferable to neostigmine for neuromuscular blockade reversal in terms of 90-day mortality after non-cardiac surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, April 06, 2020