Dialysis

Patients who receive hemodialysis prior to their first kidney transplant may be more likely to develop atrial fibrillation compared with patients who have peritoneal dialysis, according to recent data.

Lawmakers are asking CMS to expand availability of home dialysis for Medicare beneficiaries receiving treatment for AKI in an outpatient setting.

Women with chronic kidney disease commonly experience abnormal menstruation and infertility, but knowledge and discussion around these issues are lacking, according to a study of women’s reproductive health in CKD.

The FDA has approved Xphozah to reduce serum phosphorus in adults with chronic kidney disease on dialysis as an add-on therapy in patients who have an inadequate response to phosphate binders, according to a press release from Ardelyx Inc.

Nearly one-third of dialysis clinics completed training on care coordination and care transitions when it was offered, according to a study published in Kidney Medicine.

In a recent editorial, Beatrice Concepcion, MD, wrote despite some challenges, transplantation “remains the treatment of choice for most patients with advanced kidney disease,” offering a better quality of life compared with dialysis.

Early pioneers including Willem Kolff, MD, PhD, and Belding Scribner, MD, ushered in an era of hemodialysis treatment for irreversible kidney failure.

Open communication with health care providers may help improve dietary adherence in patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, according to a recently published study.

Conservative kidney management may be a viable treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease, but researchers found not many patients are aware of the therapy. For older adults with comorbidities, “there is increasing evidence for the potential of [conservative kidney management (CKM)] to maintain quality of life without necessarily decreasing life expectancy,” Jennifer S. Scherer, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. 

Healio spoke with Jay B. Wish, MD, about managing anemia in patients on dialysis.