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Risk of death has decreased for children initially treated with dialysis for ESKD

In a study that included more than 20,000 patients, there was a significant decrease in the United States in mortality rates over time among children and adolescents initiating end-stage kidney disease treatment with dialysis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Racial disparities exist in end-of-life care for US dialysis patients

At the end of life, black patients with kidney failure receiving chronic dialysis are less likely to be referred to hospice and to discontinue dialysis compared with white patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hispanics live longest, whites shortest among dialysis patients

Among kidney failure patients on dialysis, Hispanics tend to live the longest and Whites the shortest, with Blacks' survival time in between these two, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nearly a third of antibiotic prescriptions for dialysis patients inappropriate

Patients who receive hemodialysis are at a significant risk of developing infections, a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this patient population. A new study highlights the need to improve antibiotic use in outpatient ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nearly one-third of kidney transplant patients readmitted to hospital within 30 days

Three in 10 patients receiving a kidney transplant require readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge following surgery, according to a Johns Hopkins analysis of six years of national data.

Other created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Racial inequalities exist for kids with kidney disease

Among children with kidney disease, certain races are less likely to get kidney transplants and are more likely to die than other races, according to two studies from Emory University that were presented during the American ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chronic dialysis for kidney disease patients now started substantially earlier

It has become increasingly clear that patients in the United States are starting dialysis at higher and higher levels of kidney function. A team of researchers, led by Dr. Ann O'Hare, University of Washington associate professor ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0