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Three Definitions for Incidence and Staging of AKI in Children - Nephrology Times

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2015;10(4):554-561. Application of three definitions of acute kidney injury (AKI) resulted in differences in incidence and staging in AKI in children in an observational, electronic medical record(EMR)–enabled study conducted by Scott M. Sutherland, MD, and colleagues. There are several standardized definitions for AKI, but no consensus about ...

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Vitamin K Insufficiency Associated with Increased Risk of Mortality - Nephrology Times

There is an independent association between vitamin K insufficiency and increased risk of mortality among stable kidney transplant recipients. That was the primary finding of an observational study conducted recently by Charlotte A. Keyzer, MD, and colleagues. Study results were reported in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases [2015;65(3):474-483]. The prognosis of patients with end-stage ...

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Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a significantly higher risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with those without ESRD, according to results of a study conducted by Jo-Nan Liao, MD, and colleagues. AF, which is prevalent in patients with ESRD, has a negative impact on patient outcomes. This study was designed to assess ...

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The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) 2012 formula had the best performance in assessing renal function in pediatric kidney transplant recipients, according to results of a study conducted by Vandrea de Souza, MD, et al. The most commonly used formulas to predict glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in this population are plasma creatinine (PCr)-based or ...

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SBP Visit-to-Visit Variability Associated with Kidney Disease Outcomes - Nephrology Times

There is an independent association between variability visit-to-visit in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and hard kidney disease outcomes in diabetic patients with nephropathy. That was the primary finding of an observational analysis conducted recently by Ciaran J. McMullan, MD, MMSc, and colleagues. The researchers reported their findings in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases [2014;64(5):714-722]. ...

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Use and Costs of Medications to Manage CKD-MBD in Medicare Beneficiaries - Nephrology Times

“Our research highlighted the fact that Part D net costs for CKD-MBD medications increased at a faster rate than costs for all Part D medications in dialysis patients, despite relatively stable use of these medications. This suggested that, on average, acquisition prices of CKD-MBD medications were increasing faster than other drug categories. In addition, the …

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Suprises On The Horizon - Nephrology Times

SUPRISES ON THE HORIZON At this time last year, nephrologists and the rest of those in healthcare were nervous and anxious about the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10). After the 1 year delay was implemented, many in healthcare seem to have become bored with ICD-10 and have few worries about ...

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Care for Dialysis-Dependent Patients Following Hurricane Sandy - Nephrology Times

 “So many people take emergency preparedness for granted until an emergency strikes.  This study shows that with good planning, and the help of the KCER (Kidney Community Emergency Response) coalition, providers, dialysis facilities and patients alike were able to achieve early dialysis for many patients, likely averting emergency department visits and hospitalizations—and even death.  This …