Showing papers in "American Journal of Kidney Diseases in 2004"

TL;DR: The purpose of the Executive Summary is to provide a "stand-alone" summary of the background, scope, methods, and key recommendations, as well as the complete text of the guideline statements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the IL-18 was measured in human urine to determine whether it might serve as a marker of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) in mice, including healthy controls, patients with different forms of acute renal failure, and patients with other renal diseases.

TL;DR: Screenees with hyperuricemia were associated with a greater incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and strategies to control serum uric acid levels in the normal range may reduce the population burden of ESRD.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data collected from nationally representative samples of hemodialysis patients (n = 11,041) in 2002 to 2003 were used to describe current anemia management for long-term HD patients at 309 dialysis units in 12 countries.

TL;DR: Despite greater volume control, CVVHD did not lead to an improvement in survival, preservation of urine output, or renal recovery compared with IHD in patients with ARF, and was not linked to a survival advantage.

TL;DR: This study of nonradiolabeled iothalamate clearance for the measurement of GFR in potential kidney donors established age-adjusted normal values, indicating GFR cannot be estimated accurately using the abbreviated MDRD or Cockcroft-Gault prediction equations.

TL;DR: High BP is closely tied to graft function, but nevertheless is an independent risk factor for graft failure and mortality.

TL;DR: Elderly persons with CRI have a high prevalence of frailty, which may signal their risk for progression to adverse health outcomes and warrant special interventions to preserve their independence, quality of life, and survival.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of group data extracted from previously published studies to assess the effect of NAC on the prevention of Radiocontrast nephropathy in patients with pre-existing chronic kidney disease found that N-acetylcysteine reduces the risk for RCN in Patients with CKD.

TL;DR: It appears that PD can be continued successfully with an acceptable, low risk for EPS for at least 8 years, whereas stricter caution is required for patients receiving PD for longer periods.

TL;DR: The DOPPS provides a useful comparison benchmark for the state of mineral metabolism management of patients with kidney disease and affirms the association between mineral metabolism and important patient outcomes.

TL;DR: FGF-23 becomes a potential uremic toxin to decrease 1,25D levels when it loses its hypophosphatemic action because of a decreased number of viable nephrons in patients with advanced renal failure and may be an important determinant in the regulation of mineral metabolism with renal insufficiency.

TL;DR: The development and widespread adoption of effective approaches to the treatment and prophylaxis of catheter-related bacteremia will dramatically reduce the morbidity and economic burden associated with this complication.

TL;DR: This cross-sectional analysis demonstrates that chronic kidney disease is associated with low-grade inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and platelet activation, even among patients with moderate renal impairment.

TL;DR: Most DOPPS analyses incorporate both facility- and patient-level data in regression-based analyses to investigate predictors of survival, hospitalization, quality of life, vascular access type, and other outcomes.

TL;DR: CAC is already present in the early phase of CRF; the prevalence is greater in patients with CRF than in controls, but less than that reported in dialysis patients.

TL;DR: The presence of CKD in a community-based population with preexisting CVD is associated with an increased risk for recurrent CVD outcomes, and this increased risk persists after adjustment for traditional CVD risk factors.

TL;DR: The case of a woman receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis who had a typical clinical presentation of calciphylaxis confirmed by x-ray and technetium scan findings is described, and treatment with intravenous sodium thiosulfate 3 times weekly was begun.

TL;DR: Whether due to a direct effect or as a marker for serious underlying illness, UTI occurring late after renal transplantation, as coded by clinicians in the United States, does not portend a benign outcome.

TL;DR: The MDRD formula seems to be the best formula available for GFR estimating, but it is based on a serum creatinine method calibrated to give much lower values than most laboratories, leading to underestimation of GFR in mild renal insufficiency.

TL;DR: Extended dialysis combines excellent detoxification with cardiovascular tolerability, even in severely ill patients in the ICU, and the technically simple dialysis system used offers flexibility of treatment time.

TL;DR: Results from the current study suggest that an increase in provision of predialysis care, in combination with a reduction in social contraindications to PD therapy, may be associated with a increase in likelihood of starting with PD therapy.

TL;DR: Iiopathic FSGS now is the most common cause of ESRD caused by primary glomerular disease in the United States in both the black and white populations.

TL;DR: Referral of all patients with CKD is unrealistic and inappropriate and management strategies aimed at improving adverse outcomes need to take account of this and be developed and implemented through collaboration between primary care and secondary care.

TL;DR: Emoetin dose requirement is an independent predictor of total mortality in hemodialysis patients after adjustment for hematocrit and this study suggests that epoetin dosing requirements could provide important prognostic information beyond that predicted by hematOCrit alone.

TL;DR: It seems critical that caregivers be aware of the potential risk of such often underreported therapy and carefully question their patients about their use of this popular branch of alternative medicine.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the influence of two variables on mortality: presentation mode (planned versus unplanned) and type of access (arteriovenous fistula [AVF] versus temporary catheter) at entry.

TL;DR: The DOPPS data suggest that performance in some countries falls short of practices achieved in other countries and whether greater application of guidelines will lead to fewer access complications and improved longevity for hemodialysis patients is explored.