Dialysis

Researchers have designed a clinical prediction model to determine short-term mortality and long-term survival among patients on hemodialysis.

Some U.S. nephrologists continued to use telehealth during the pandemic despite the decreasing link between COVID-19 incidence and telehealth usage over time, according to a published study.

Use of remote patient monitoring programs in adults on automated peritoneal dialysis may be connected to better survival of the technique and lower mortality rates, according to a recently published study.

Peritoneal dialysis is largely underused on a global scale, according to a scenario-based survey that explored the preconceptions of kidney care physicians as a barrier to access.

Certain facilitators may allow older patients to activity while awaiting a kidney transplant, despite patients and care partners reporting barriers to pretransplant exercise, data show.

Fresenius Medical Care has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 5008X Hemodialysis System, allowing for the start of U.S.-based clinical trials, according to a press release.

Patients who receive hemodialysis vs. peritoneal dialysis before kidney transplantation may be at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation after the transplant, a study found.

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes has released a series of recommendations for the transplant team on how to manage patients with a failing kidney allograft.

An experimental drug that inhibits aldosterone production reduced albuminuria in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to phase 2 study results published in The Lancet.

Patients with chronic kidney disease who followed a healthy or overall plant-based diet had a lower risk for all-cause mortality than those who followed an unhealthy plant-based diet, according to recently published data.