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Dialysis initiation, modality choice, access, and prescription: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

Christopher T. Chan, +72 more
- 01 Jul 2019 - 
- Vol. 96, Iss: 1, pp 37-47
TLDR
The need to move away from a "one-size-fits-all" approach to dialysis and provide more individualized care that incorporates patient goals and preferences while still maintaining best practices for quality and safety is represented during the KDIGO conference.
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This article is published in Kidney International.The article was published on 2019-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 213 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dialysis & Health care.

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Brazilian Dialysis Census: analysis of data from the 2009-2018 decade.

TL;DR: The absolute number of patients and rates of incidence and prevalence in dialysis in the country increased substantially in the period, although there are considerable differences in rates by state.
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Self-Damage Caused by Dysregulation of the Complement Alternative Pathway: Relevance of the Factor H Protein Family.

TL;DR: This review covers the known and recently emerged ligands and interactions of the human FH family proteins associated with disease and discusses the very recent experimental data that suggest FH-antagonistic and complement-activating functions for the FHR proteins.
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Heparin immobilized graphene oxide in polyetherimide membranes for hemodialysis with enhanced hemocompatibility and removal of uremic toxins

TL;DR: The addition of f-GO suppressed the protein adsorption from platelet-poor plasma, lowered the adhesion, improved the blood clotting time, decreased the thrombin generation and did not activate either complement pathways.
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Early versus Late Initiation of Dialysis

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether the timing of the initiation of maintenance dialysis influenced survival among patients with chronic kidney disease and found no significant difference between the groups in the frequency of adverse events, infections, or complications of dialysis.
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