Nephrology News

Patients who developed kidney failure due to AKI had a higher risk for mortality than those who developed the condition from diabetes or other causes, according to study results.

Researchers successfully integrated a risk algorithm into the electronic health record at an urban, tertiary-care hospital. The algorithm accurately predicted which patients would go on to develop AKI within 24 hours.

Older white women who consumed higher quantities of plant-based proteins had a slower yearly decline in eGFR, according to a study conducted in Australia.

CMS has released preliminary Medicare claims data that show patients with end-stage renal disease who are diagnosed with COVID-19 had the highest rate of hospitalization among all Medicare beneficiaries.

Use of low-sodium dialysate and replacement fluids safely prevented an “overly rapid” correction of plasma sodium in a study of patients with hyponatremia who required continuous renal replacement therapy.

Study results indicated that surveillance biopsies offer a safe way for health care providers to monitor pediatric kidney transplant recipients, allowing for the identification of modifiable pathologies such as subclinical rejection.

California voters will likely decide on Nov. 3 whether a physician needs to be present during all dialysis treatments in an outpatient clinic operating in the state.

Starting in July, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine will collaborate with dialysis testing laboratory Ascend to examine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients on dialysis, according to a press release.

A survey of transplant surgeons and nephrologists practicing in the United States revealed discrepancies in the way coronary artery disease screening is carried out for asymptomatic kidney transplant candidates.

While the consumption of greater quantities of red meat was associated with a higher incidence of chronic kidney disease, researchers from Iran suggest that making substitutions with other sources of dietary protein may reduce the risk.