Hemodialysis initiation can lead to significant functional and cognitive decline in older adults. A continually progressing healthcare landscape has resulted in older patients undergoing treatment protocols that originally targeted a much younger...
Hemodialysis initiation can lead to significant functional and cognitive decline in older adults. A continually progressing healthcare landscape has resulted in older patients undergoing treatment protocols that originally targeted a much younger...
The following is a summary of “Multicenter randomized trial of deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy in synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving checkpoint inhibitors: the NORDIC-SUN-Trial,” published in the February 2024 issue of Oncology by Iisager et...
The study presented here aimed to establish a predictive model for heart failure (HF) and all-cause mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with machine learning (ML) algorithm.We retrospectively included 1006 patients who initiated PD from 2010 to 2016....
The following is a summary of “Effects of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 on anaemia treatment for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis,” published in the February 2024 issue of Nephrology by Yang et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
The following is a summary of “A retrospective comparison of Sun’s tip-flexible semirigid ureterorenoscopy, super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy and flexible ureteroscopy applied to treat upper urinary tract calculi,” published in the February 2024 issue of...
The following is a summary of “Low rate of severe-end-stage kidney disease after SABR for localized primary kidney cancer,” published in the February 2024 issue of Oncology by Ali et al. Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) is increasingly utilized for...
The following is a summary of “Multicenter randomized trial of deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy in synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving checkpoint inhibitors: the NORDIC-SUN-Trial,” published in the February 2024 issue of Oncology by Iisager et...
The study presented here aimed to establish a predictive model for heart failure (HF) and all-cause mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with machine learning (ML) algorithm.We retrospectively included 1006 patients who initiated PD from 2010 to 2016....
The following is a summary of “Effects of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 on anaemia treatment for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis,” published in the February 2024 issue of Nephrology by Yang et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
The following is a summary of “A retrospective comparison of Sun’s tip-flexible semirigid ureterorenoscopy, super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy and flexible ureteroscopy applied to treat upper urinary tract calculi,” published in the February 2024 issue of...
The following is a summary of “Low rate of severe-end-stage kidney disease after SABR for localized primary kidney cancer,” published in the February 2024 issue of Oncology by Ali et al. Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) is increasingly utilized for...
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