Chronic kidney disease is a significant problem of public health worldwide, and up to 60% of patients start dialysis in an unplanned manner without a definitive dialysis access. Recently, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has emerged as...
Read MoreRecombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhTM) was approved in 2008 and has been used for treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation in Japan. The antifibrotic effects of rhTM in acute exacerbation of idiopathic...
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29 recommendations address CV, hematology, pulmonary, renal, endocrine considerations
Read MoreAmiodarone inhibits warfarin metabolism and is associated with major bleeding during warfarin therapy. Managing this drug-drug interaction (DDI) is challenging because of substantial interpatient variability in DDI magnitude....
Read More Burden measured both by direct morbidity, mortality and as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Read MoreSleep disorders in children with chronic kidney disease have been assessed in a limited number of studies. Our aim was to characterize the types of sleep disorders in children on regular hemodialysis and to detect the predictors...
Read More Twenty-nine of 60 quality metrics were rated as having high validity, while eight had low validity
Read More Cold ischemia time for donor kidneys reduced after implementation of virtual cross-matching program
Read MoreWorld Kidney Day (WKD) was promoted by the Italian Kidney Foundation and the Italian Society of Nephrology for raising awareness, detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney diseases. The Italian WKD focused on the...
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