Background and aims: Hemodialysis (HD) is considered as the main method of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in many countries including Iran. Given the limited number of epidemiological studies in this regard at the provincial level across the country, the present study aimed to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of ESRD patie...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been associated with a drop in diagnoses of several diseases 2020, including cancers. In this letter addressed to the editor, Groupement des Néphrologues Francophones de Belgique (GNFB), assessed whether there was similar effect concerning end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
 Data patients ESRD form 25 26 centers constituting GNFB register were collected. conclusion...

results there are many pitfalls in diagnosis of utis both with urinalysis and culture methods and also in evaluating the risk factors and causes of utis. conclusions this paper reviews and discusses the common pitfalls in diagnosis and evaluation of utis in children. context urinary tract infections (utis) are among the most common infections in children that affect up to 3% of boys and 8% of g...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health priority. The unadjusted mortality rate of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is 29% at 2 years and 52% at 5 years. ESRD is associated with cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality 2 to 10 times that of a population with normal renal function. Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in patients on hemodialysis (HD) (42% of total mortality) ...

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are placed on dialysis while they await kidney transplantation. The mortality rate among patients with ESRD is high. This review outlines the importance of preservation of residual renal function (RRF) and supports the idea of the integrated care approach to uraemia where patients start on peritoneal dialysis (PD).

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...

Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Diabetes also predisposes to considerably worse outcomes when these complications develop, with increased mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction and heart failure and more rapid progression toward ESRD in patients who manifest early evidence of renal in...

The quality of life of 50 end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis was evaluated before and after kidney transplantation (KTx). Mean duration of the patients' hemodialysis was 3 years and mean postoperative period was 2.4 years when tested. Common problems of such patients such as depression, sleep disorders, energy pattern disruption, sex-life difficulties, and appetite dis...

I suppose most physicians, particularly cardiologists, are aware of the malignant nature of the combination of severe end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and symptomatic coronary artery disease. The term “end-stage renal disease” is often used rather casually in patients whose renal function is not normal. In my view, ESRD should include only long-term dialysis patients who are candidates for renal ...