Serious damage to short-term kidney function—known as acute kidney injury, or AKI—can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ranging from sepsis to heart ...
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The kidney is one of the body's most vital organs, responsible for filtering waste, balancing electrolytes and maintaining overall health. Any impairment to its function can lead to serious and often irreversible consequences.
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Montpellier University Hospital leads a 43-center French effort that reports no reduction in day 90 all-cause mortality with sodium bicarbonate infusion for critically ill adults with severe metabolic acidemia and moderate ...
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that a genetic mutation that causes congenital heart disease also contributes to kidney damage and developmental defects. Identifying this early cause of kidney damage could ...
Nov 10, 2025
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A population-based cohort study evaluated the long-term scrotal surgery rates after laparoscopic nephrectomy in male living kidney donors compared with nondonors. The findings revealed that the cumulative incidence for scrotal ...
Nov 10, 2025
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The current kidney transplant waitlisting criterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≤20 ml/min/1.73 m2) and does not consider an individual's risk of progressing ...
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Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare but serious adverse effect of the diabetes drug metformin in which the body accumulates too much lactic acid. Investigators developed and tested a protocol for diagnosis ...
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A five-year study has revealed a stability in global acute kidney injury (AKI)–related mortality rates with differing patterns that indicate a rising concentration of mortality in older populations and higher socioeconomic ...
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It can be challenging to identify which patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) will most benefit from conservative care rather than initiating dialysis.
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The cost of emergency dialysis is estimated to be eight times that of in-center dialysis. A new study reveals that a transitional dialysis program piloted in Travis County (Austin, Texas) resulted in a significant decrease ...
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