introduction: the most important consequence of nephrogenic disease is the chronic renal failure and unfortunately, there is no significant program to improve the life quality of these patients. although they need mental support as well as physical rehabilitation but all current endeavors focused on increasing their physical ability not the mental aspect. the aim of this study was to evaluate t...

the pharmacokinetics of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhuepo) administered intravenously has been investigated in a group of five patients with chronic renal failure who were dialysis-dependent. the half-life of circulating erythropoietin decreased from 7.9±oa hr (mean ±so) at the beginning of treatment to 6.2±o.6 hr after 6 weeks and 5a±o.9 hr after 4 months of treatment. in spite of the s...

Residual renal function (RRF) is an important determinant of survival on dialysis. Preservation of RRF is also important for lowering comorbidity and improving quality of life. Initiation of dialysis is associated with gradual loss of RRF over time. As compared with hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis is reported to be associated with a slower decline of RRF. Also, RRF depends on several factors ...

Concentrations of the phosphate-regulating hormone fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) are elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but whether higher plasma FGF-23 concentrations associate with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, or initiation of chronic dialysis is not completely understood. Here, we measured FGF-23 concentration in stored plasma samples from 1099 pati...

INTRODUCTION Renal failure predisposes patients to adverse outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Renal dysfunction is a predictor of increased morbidity and mortality after CABG, whether it is dialysis-dependent or not. METHODS In a retrospective study from April 2000 to December 2010, seventy-six patients (60 male and 16 female with the mean age of 58.57±7.93 years) with diff...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increased the incident cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection, but risk factors of CIED infection in CKD patients remain unclear.Patients who received new CIED implantation between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2011 were selected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database and were divided into 3 groups: patients with normal renal function,...

UNLABELLED This study was intended to investigate the microcirculation endothelial dysfunction through a laser Doppler method (PORH post-occlusive reactive hyperemia) in patients with chronic kidney disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 299 patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, which were divided into three groups: hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis patients and ...

Introduction More than 1/3 of patients with end-stage renal disease who are in a chronic dialysis program suffer from chronic pain and depression/anxiety. The aim of the study was to determine the impacts of symptoms of depression/anxiety, chronic pain and quality of life (QoL) on 6-year patient survival. Material and methods Observational study of end-stage renal disease patients on maintena...

Hospital Physician August 2006 11 D ialysis has been used as a life-saving technique for decades but has been universally available as a chronic therapy for only approximately 30 years. In the United States, there are currently more than 300,000 patients undergoing dialysis, and the prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is growing yearly.1 Diabetes and hypertension, which are growing to ...