MeSH tree: E07.132
System-based disparities in predialysis access to nephrology care contribute to disparities in the likelihood of having a mature, usable arteriovenous access for starting hemodialysis (incident vascular access) among Hispanic ...
Sep 5, 2025
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Suboptimal dialysis initiation, typically defined as dialysis initiation during a hospitalization and/or with a central venous catheter, is common among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) followed in multidisciplinary ...
Jul 25, 2025
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Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) that annually kill thousands ...
Jun 25, 2025
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A pioneering study by Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) reveals that using invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring in pre-hospital emergency medicine offers far greater precision in treating patients with ...
May 27, 2025
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Urinary stents and catheters are implanted medical tubes that are widely used in human and veterinary medicine to drain urine to/from the bladder. Ureteral stents are used when the ureter, the duct between the kidney and ...
Apr 29, 2025
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Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those without heart failure, according to a study published online Feb. 18 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Mar 7, 2025
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Typical diagnosis of upper urinary tract cancers requires removal of suspicious tissue with forceps, a technically challenging procedure that only samples one region of the organ. Researchers are developing microgrippers ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Research led by Amsterdam UMC, across more than five years and 1,100 patients has demonstrated a strategy for reducing inappropriate IV use by a third, an effect that was sustained across the five-year period. This should ...
Aug 16, 2024
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A team of pediatric clinicians at Mass General Brigham have turned to generative artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle problems plaguing child medical care delivery in resource-poor countries that increase risk for poor ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Bacteria are remarkably good swimmers—a trait that can be detrimental to human health. One of the most common bacterial infections in a health care setting comes from bacteria entering the body through catheters, thin tubes ...
Jan 5, 2024
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