Continuos Renal Replacement Therapy Versus Intermittent Hemodialysis: Systematic Review on Patient-Oriented Outcomes

Continuous versus intermittent renal replacement therapy in the treatment of acute renal failure.

Patient Outcomes with Teaching Versus Nonteaching Healthcare: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND Extensive debate exists in the healthcare community over whether outcomes of medical care at teaching hospitals and other healthcare units are better or worse than those at the respective nonteaching ones. Thus, our goal was to systematically evaluate the evidence pertaining to this question. METHODS AND FINDINGS We reviewed all studies that compared teaching versus nonteaching hea...

Intermittent pneumatic compression therapy: a systematic review.

Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) therapy is an effective modality to reduce the volume of the lymphedematous limbs alone or in conjunction with other modalities of therapy such as decongestive therapy. However, there is no consensus on the frequency or treatment parameters for IPC devices. We undertook a systematic review of contemporary peer-reviewed literature (2004-2011) to evaluate ...

Effect of Nocturnal Hemodialysis versus Conventional Hemodialysis on End-Stage Renal Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of nocturnal hemodialysis on end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. METHODS We searched Medline, EmBase, and the Cochrance Central Register of Controlled Trials for studies up to January 2016. Analysis was done to compare variant outcomes of different hemodialysis schedules, including mortality, cardiovascular-associa...

Prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy in the intensive care unit.

OBJECTIVE To present a review on the use of prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy in the intensive care patient. DATA SOURCES Articles and abstracts reporting the use of renal replacement therapy. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Standard intermittent haemodialysis (IHD) has significant shortcomings in the treatment of the acute renal failure (ARF) of critical illness. These shortcomings includ...