peritoneal dialysis is an established form of renal replacement therapy used in many patients with end-stage renal disease. the key to a successful chronic peritoneal dialysis is a permanent and safe access to the peritoneal cavity. this study was conducted in order to evaluate the catheter survival and its related factors in imam khomeini hospital. a total of 80 catheters were inserted into 69...

BACKGROUND Morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing renal replacement therapy is influenced by the adequacy of correction of renal anaemia. The Renal Association has set standards for attainment of a target haemoglobin of 10 g/dl. This study compared the management of anaemia in dialysis patients in nine renal units in the UK. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was carried out on data s...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) can require dialytic support. Because anticoagulation may trigger atheroembolization, peritoneal dialysis may be preferred to hemodialysis. However, the effect of dialysis modality on renal and patient outcomes in AERD is unknown. DESIGN, SETTINGS, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS A subcohort of 111 subjects who developed acute/subacute...

BACKGROUND Renal excretion is the primary route for the elimination of sugammadex. We evaluated the dialysability of sugammadex and the sugammadex-rocuronium complex in patients with severe renal impairment in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS Six patients in the ICU with acute severe renal impairment received general anaesthesia for transoesophageal echocardiography, to replace their tr...

RRT irrespective of the primary renal diagnosis and of the apparent duration of the diabetic disease. Conclusions Available data suggest that a proportion of RRT patients develop diabetes after renal treatment is started. The pathogenesis of the disease is multifactor-ial. In any case diabetes has a strong impact on survival. I hope that this editorial comment may motivate other nephrologists t...

The aim of this study was to determine the causes, prognostic factors and treatment results of acute renal failure (ARF) in children admitted to the Pretoria Academic Hospital from 1986 to 2002. A retrospective chart review of 102 children (mean age 37 months) was done. Various factors were analysed including age, sex, causes of ARF, morbidity, mortality, dialysis requirement and outcome. Perit...

introduction: this study aims to evaluate the dentomaxillofacial radiographic changes in end stage renal disease (esrd) patients who were on hemodialysis. methods: parathyroid hormone (pth), calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase (alp) measurements, as well as panoramic and periapical radiographs were obtained from seventy four patients with a history of end stage renal disease (esrd). re...

Pregnancy in end stage renal disease women who are on Hemodialysis has been considered a challenging event for both mother and fetus. Generally, outcomes of pregnancy in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have been considered to be extremely poor, and pregnancy in this group of patients is rather scarce. The frequency of conception is ranged from 0.3% per year in Belgium to 1.4% per y...

background: patients with end stage renal disease have higher incidence of infection dis-eases that is thought to be related to impaired immune system. objective: to determine the antitetanus igg antibody level in iranian hemodialysis patients with end stage renal disease and to find its association with sex, age, blood hemoglobin, serum albumin, dura-tion of dialysis, time of dialysis per week...