Tag: AJKD
Higher risk of all-cause mortality found in female patients after starting...
Compared with male patients, female patients have been found to have a higher risk of all-cause mortality in the first five years post-dialysis initiation—a...
Air pollution exposure may heighten risk of heart disease among US...
In a retrospective cohort study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), researchers have found that US adults receiving haemodialysis who are exposed...
Increased frailty associated with longer time to functional use of vascular...
A retrospective analysis of the US Renal Data System has found that, in patients undergoing haemodialysis treatment, a higher degree of frailty is associated...
Significant mortality increase seen after home haemodialysis failure compared to continued...
Failure of home haemodialysis (HHD) treatment, defined as a return to in-centre haemodialysis (ICHD), has been associated with a “significant increase” in mortality when...
Better patient education required in decision-making process for kidney disease treatments
Those living with kidney disease need better, more relevant patient education to best participate in the decision-making about their treatment, a new study published...
More mixed results for DCBs in AV access maintenance as evidence...
Additional randomised controlled data regarding the effectiveness of drug-coated balloons (DCBs) in maintaining arteriovenous (AV) access offers new evidence, but it is freighted with...