Nephrology News

Researchers from the University of Calgary identified reasons patients did not complete training for home hemodialysis, as well as potential causes for exiting the therapy after training was completed.

Results of a questionnaire administered to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease revealed intentions to pursue vascular access were heavily informed by patient perception of the benefits early access creation might provide.

Women who experienced complications during pregnancies that occurred prior to kidney donation were at increased risk for developing hypertension and diabetes up to 27 years after donation.

Transplanting organs from donors with hepatitis C virus may increase the number of transplants performed and reduce waitlist times, but the optimal treatment strategy for recipients requires further investigation, according to a speaker.

Voclosporin, when added to mycophenolate mofetil and low-dose steroids, results in higher complete renal response rates in patients with lupus nephritis, compared with mycophenolate mofetil and low-dose steroids alone, according to data.

Just 7.4% of U.S. adults met the Institute of Medicine’s recommended daily adequate intake of 14 g of fiber for every 1,000 kcals, data from a recent 5-year period show.

Patients with lupus nephritis who received voclosporin maintained “meaningful” reductions in proteinuria, with stable mean estimated glomerular filtration rates, at 2 years, according to a poster session at the EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress.

In an analysis of 4,763 adults in China with normal kidney function at baseline, the presence of high depressive symptoms was associated with a 39% increased risk for rapid decline in kidney function in a 4-year period.

Excess mortality rates rose between February and August 2020 for the end-stage renal disease population, with patients on dialysis having two to three times higher total excess deaths compared with transplant recipients.

Nearly 35% of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease experienced a deterioration in nutritional status in the course of a year, according to research conducted across six European countries.