End-Stage Renal Disease Journal Articles

• Interruption of DOACs in Preprocedural and Acute Settings How long should direct thrombin inhibitors be held prior to invasive procedures?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, November 2018
• The Relation Between Thyroid Function and Anemia Is there a greater risk for developing anemia among patients with thyroid disease?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, November 2018
• Novel Antivirals for Hepatitis C This review spotlights two novel pangenotypic regimens for HCV infection, SOF/VEL/VOX for patients previously treated with NS5A inhibitors, and G/P for patients with advanced kidney disease.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, November 2018
• Update on Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury This review discusses the epidemiology and pathophysiology of surgery-associated acute kidney injury, highlighting the importance of intraoperative oliguria. What are potential preventive strategies?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, November 2018
• HCV-Infected Kidney Waitlist Patients: Treat Now or Later? Which factors should be considered in the decision to initiate early or deferred direct-acting antiviral therapy among HCV-positive waitlisted patients?
  American Journal of Transplantation, November 2018
• Renal Replacement Modality and Stroke Risk in ESRD How does each particular renal replacement modality for ESRD impact the risk for stroke?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 2018
• Kidney Transplant Graft Outcomes in 379,257 Recipients A large study spanning three continents examines the country-level variances in kidney transplant outcomes. What have we learned?
  American Journal of Transplantation, September 2018
• Updates in the Treatment of Active and Latent Tuberculosis Get up-to-date on the latest advances in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August 2018
• PIRO Score for Predicting Mortality in Patients With Sepsis A newly developed PIRO-based score may help predict mortality among surgical intensive care patients with intra-abdominal sepsis.
  American Journal of Critical Care, July 2018
• Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Older Adults With CKD This study investigated whether older adults with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk of falling and serious injury from falls. What factors might contribute to higher risk?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, July 2018
• Renal Replacement Therapy Intensity for Acute Kidney Injury How does higher intensity dose renal replacement therapy compare with standard intensity in terms of survival and renal recovery in severe acute kidney injury?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 2018
• Potassium: An Ion With Dangerous Airs and Graces A new study demonstrates that both hyperkalaemia and hypokalaemia are associated with increased risk of mortality, underscoring the narrow range of a healthy serum potassium concentration.
  European Heart Journal, June 2018
• Integrated Management of Mineral Metabolism in ESRD Find out about the latest evidence-based integrated treatment approaches for the management of mineral metabolism in ESRD.
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, June 2018
• Troponin-I Levels and Outcome in Patients With High CVD Risk Might troponin-I elevation serve as a prognostic marker for hospital mortality in critically ill patients with a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors?
  BMC Anesthesiology, June 2018
• Hemoglobin Concentration and Stroke Risk in Hemodialysis Might low hemoglobin concentrations contribute to the risk for hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke among hemodialysis patients?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, June 2018
• Weight Change During CKD Progression and Mortality Are changes in weight during the course of chronic kidney disease associated with a higher risk of mortality?
  American Journal of Kidney Diseases, June 2018
• Risk of ESRD in Prior Living Kidney Donors A study examines the incidence of living kidney donors who developed end-stage renal disease post-donation. Which factors might be associated with a higher risk?
  American Journal of Transplantation, May 2018
• Mediterranean Diet for Patients With CKD Could the Mediterranean diet play a beneficial role in the dietary management of chronic kidney disease?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2018
• Top 20 Research Studies of 2017 for Primary Care Physicians This article summarizes 20 studies published in 2017 that qualify as POEMs (patient-oriented evidence that matters), and that were identified as most relevant to the practicing primary care physician.
  American Family Physician, May 2018
• THRT Reduces CVD in Diabetic Nephropathy With Hypothyroidism The administration of thyroid hormone replacement therapy may help lower the risk of developing CVD among patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and diabetic nephropathy.
  Endocrine Practice, May 2018