Ruben Gelfman

TL;DR: Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in both men and women with CKD, especially among those on dialysis, and increasing age, diabetes mellitus, and depression consistently were found to correlate with sexual dysfunction in 20 individual studies of patients with CKd using different methods.

TL;DR: Fruit and vegetable intake in the hemodialysis population is low and a higher consumption is associated with lower all-cause and noncardiovascular death.

TL;DR: In adults treated with hemodialysis, poorer dental health was associated with early death, whereas preventive dental health practices were associated with longer survival.

TL;DR: Given the prevalence of this condition and the relative lack of efficacy data for pharmacological agents, it is suggested that large trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for erectile dysfunction and depression are needed.

TL;DR: For example, this article found that poorer dental health was associated with early death, whereas preventive dental health practices were associated with longer survival in adults treated with hemodialysis, while dental flossing, using mouthwash, brushing teeth daily, spending at least 2 minutes on oral hygiene daily, changing a toothbrush at least every 3 months, and visiting a dentist within the past 6 months (adjusted HRs of 0.52 [95% CI, 0.32-0.95], and 0.79 [ 95% CI, 0.65-096],