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February 05, 2024
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KDIGO consensus report offers guidance on managing patients with a failing allograft

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.

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February 02, 2024
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Older adults with low creatinine, cystatin C-based eGFR at higher risk for poor outcomes

Older adults with low eGFR based on creatinine and cystatin C levels may be at higher risk for adverse events compared with those who have low eGFR based on creatinine level, data show.

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January 23, 2024
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Health Canada approves use of Jardiance for patients with CKD

Health Canada has approved the use of Jardiance for the treatment of adults with chronic kidney disease, according to a press release.

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January 22, 2024
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Default palliative care orders help more patients with COPD receive consultation

More older patients with COPD, dementia or kidney failure had a palliative care consultation shortly after admission through a default ordering system vs. usual care, according to study results published in JAMA.

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January 19, 2024
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Intradialytic hypotension, mortality not linked in younger patients on hemodialysis

Intradialytic hypotension and mortality in adolescents and young adults with kidney failure requiring hemodialysis share no significant connection, a recently published study found.

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January 16, 2024
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Survey: Most adults would consider living kidney donation if certain factors were met

Results from a recently published U.S. survey show that most adults would consider becoming a living kidney donor, and donation rates could increase with culturally competent education.

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January 11, 2024
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Study: Patients’ emotional response to dialysis may be linked to level of decision regret

Many patients may experience post-dialysis disruption, but their emotional response to adversity depends on whether they feel high or low levels of regret, according to recently published data.

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January 10, 2024
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Phthalates may be linked with rapid disease progression in adults with CKD

Select contaminants within the phthalate class may be linked to more rapid deterioration in kidney function, researchers from New York University found in a recently published study.

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January 04, 2024
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Kidney function decline slows in patients with diabetes on empagliflozin vs. placebo

Patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease receiving empagliflozin were less likely to experience a decline in eGFR compared with patients taking placebo, results from a newly published study show.

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December 18, 2023
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Use of finenerone to reduce albuminuria improves kidney, cardiovascular outcomes

The use of finenerone to reduce albuminuria in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes provided kidney and cardiovascular benefits when the urine albumin-to-creatine ratio was reduced by 30% or more, a study shows.

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