BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in heart failure (HF) and is associated with poor outcomes. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) may be deferred over concerns regarding tolerability and outcomes in HF. Our objectives were to ascertain the incidence of RRT, changes in RRT incidence over time and the association between RRT and survival in hospitalized HF patients. METHODS A retros...

BACKGROUND Renal replacement therapy (RRT) incidence has increased significantly in Sweden during the past decades. This study analyses variations in time and regional trends in RRT incidence in Sweden, adjusted for age and gender, focusing on the impact change in incidence during the last decade. METHODS Using data from the Swedish Renal Registry (SRR) (21 counties in Sweden, total populatio...

BACKGROUND In deceased-donor liver transplantation settings, post-transplantation acute renal failure with the induction of renal replacement therapy (RRT) is known to have negative effects on graft and patient survivals. However, the impact of RRT in living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has not been well investigated. The aim of this study was to elucidate risk factors requiring RRT and p...

BACKGROUND Myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock is frequently complicated by acute kidney injury. We examined the influence of acute kidney injury treated with renal replacement therapy (AKI-RRT) on risk of chronic dialysis and mortality, and assessed the role of comorbidity in patients with cardiogenic shock. METHODS In this Danish cohort study conducted during 2005-2012, we used ...

BACKGROUND The optimal timing of renal replacement therapy (RRT) initiation for acute kidney injury (AKI) is unknown. There is debate as to whether starting RRT earlier for AKI is superior to starting it only after 'conventional', life-threatening indications are present. SUMMARY In recent years, there has been an ongoing trend in clinical practice to initiate RRT for AKI long before indicati...

background and aims: newcastle disease virus (ndv) is an avian paramyxovirus (a-pmv 1) and one of the major pathogens in poultries. vaccination is intended to control the disease, nevertheless this virus is a growing threat to the poultry industry. so, early detection of the virus can prevent the spread of illness and avoid huge economic losses. towards this goal, in this research, we developed...

Background. Hypophosphatemia in critically ill patients may be exacerbated by renal replacement therapy (RRT). We aimed to identify risk factors and adverse outcomes associated with hypophosphatemia in intensive care patients treated with RRT for acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods. This was a secondary analysis of data from a single-center prospective cohort study of medical and surgical intens...

INTRODUCTION One of the top research priorities in acute kidney injury is related to the timing of renal replacement therapy (RRT) initiation. The purpose was to develop an index that might serve as a standardized concept of timing of initiation of RRT. METHODS A previously described database was used. We applied a multivariable Cox regression model with backward selection to characterize par...

INTRODUCTION Outcome studies in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) have focused on differences between modalities of renal replacement therapy (RRT). The outcome of conservative treatment, however, has never been compared with RRT. METHODS Nine Belgian intensive care units (ICUs) included all adult patients consecutively admitted with serum creatinine >2 mg/dl. Included treatment options...

INTRODUCTION Patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) who are hospitalized at centers that do not provide renal replacement therapy (RRT) are frequently subjected to inter-hospital transfer for the provision of RRT. It is unclear whether such transfers are associated with worse patient outcomes as compared with the receipt of initial care in a center that provides RRT. This study examined...