Tag: CJASN
Study finds creatinine-based eGFR equation could reduce racial differences in transplant...
In light of recent shifts away from race-based algorithms in medicine—such as the adjustment for Black race in equations that estimate patients’ kidney function—new...
Race-free kidney function estimates may have small but potentially important impact...
Data analysis from a recent clinical trial has indicated that removing a race-based adjustment in the estimation of patients’ kidney function had a small...
Retransplantation may offer greater survival outcomes than dialysis following a failed...
As per a clinical study involving more than 2,300 adult patients, a second kidney transplant is likely to offer improved survival outcomes when compared...
Standard vaccination regimens may not provide adequate protection against new SARS-CoV-2...
Kidney transplant recipients tend to mount impaired antibody responses against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants after standard two-dose COVID-19 vaccination, according to a study published in the...
Video-based telemedicine used to facilitate care across all kidney disease stages
Video-based telemedicine is used to facilitate care across all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has evolved in recent years to be less...
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...