Dialysis

Standard infection prevention and control procedures prevented the spread of Candida auris at a Tennessee dialysis facility despite two patients there being colonized for up to 4 months during treatment, researchers reported.

Nephrology providers have limited knowledge and experience in offering conservative kidney management to patients who decide to forgo renal replacement therapy, recently published survey results show.

SAN DIEGO — Transplant physicians should have a patient care plan in place when helping patients deal with the distress and anxiety after a failed transplant, a presenter said here.

DaVita has entered into agreement to expand its operations in Brazil and Colombia, and enter Chile and Ecuador, according to a press release.

Legislators have introduced a bill that would qualify more medical professionals to provide home dialysis training and offer Medicare-funded staff assistance during treatment sessions.

Patient care technician staffing at U.S. dialysis facilities varies by geography, time and other attributes, data show. Further investigation could lead to better quality of care, according to published data.

SAN DIEGO — Researchers at Satellite Healthcare and Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a discontinuation risk assessment process to help keep patients on peritoneal dialysis, according to a presentation here.

BALTIMORE — With a global increase in natural disasters, it has become more urgent for nephrology practices to prepare facilities and patients for potential disruptions in care, according to a presenter here.

Nephrology groups are concerned that a reduction in payments to nephrology practices in the Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting models may lead to a drop in participation, according to Robert Blaser.

Using an electronic health record algorithm and practice facilitators in primary care did not reduce hospitalizations in adults with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to results of a study.