Tag: ASN
Diality unveil new haemodialysis system at ASN Kidney Week 2023
Diality introduced its Moda-flx haemodialysis system on 4 November 2023 at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week meeting, where it was also...
New study reviews the survival rate of patients withdrawing from dialysis
Data that was presented at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week meeting (2–5 November 2023, Philadelphia, USA) shows that patients who have...
AI could help predict complications in dialysis treatments, according to new...
A new study abstract from the University of Louisville, led by Adam E Gaweda (University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, USA), was presented...
Study shows Klinrisk model able to predict of chronic kidney disease...
A new validation study regarding the Klinrisk model—a machine-learning tool developed to predict the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression—has been conducted by...
US kidney organisations voice issues with screening programme
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the US National Kidney Foundation (NKF) have expressed concern that the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Final...
Conservative management better than dialysis for some advanced kidney disease patients
For some individuals with advanced kidney disease, dialysis may not be the optimal treatment strategy for their condition, and these patients may be better...
AI technologies demonstrate predictive capabilities in hospitalised kidney patients
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies offer clinicians a variety of opportunities for taking earlier action on kidney problems. Several technologies allowing the prediction of renal...
Michelle A. Josephson to become next president of the American Society...
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has announced that Michelle A. Josephson will become the society’s next president. Josephson, who succeeds Susan E. Quaggin,...
American Society of Nephrology leads renewed call for US congress to...
Members of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and 21 organisations representing the kidney community—patients and healthcare professionals alike—recently met with their corresponding members...
ASN Kidney Week: Research uncovers why dialysis and transplant patients are...
People with kidney failure who are on dialysis or who have received a kidney transplant face a higher risk of dying from COVID-19—and new...
ASN Kidney Week: Study indicates substantial discrepancies between kidney function assessments
New research presented at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week (2–7 November 2021, virtual) indicates that substantial discrepancies exist between two major...
Benefits of percutaneous fistula creation further bolstered by five-year Ellipsys data
The Ellipsys vascular access system (Avenu Medical/Medtronic) can be used to easily and safely create durable percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas (pAVFs) for haemodialysis—with new, long-term...
New scoring system measures health-related quality of life in kidney failure...
Results from a new study support the validity of a score that considers various patient-reported measures and preferences for assessing health-related quality of life,...
Higher kidney transplant referral rates found in non-profit dialysis facilities versus...
New research indicates that patients with kidney failure who receive care at for-profit dialysis facilities are less likely to be referred for kidney transplants...
Algorithm predicts dialysis, and death from critical illness in hospitalised COVID-19...
Acute kidney injury (AKI) treated with dialysis is reported to be a frequent complication in patients hospitalised with COVID-19. Research published online in the...