Peritoneal Dialysis

Current mortality prediction models for patients with kidney failure may introduce bias and applicability concerns in clinical practice, according to a large systematic review.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which struck the Caribbean in September 2017, the American Society of Nephrology was asked to provide logistical support to kidney care providers and patients with kidney diseases.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology transplant news stories in 2024.

The journey toward a new sustainable, government-backed value-based model for kidney disease is now in year 4 with early results showing promise for the future.

Peritonitis rates among Medicare patients initiating peritoneal dialysis in outpatient and hospital settings fell between 2009 and 2018, data show.

Since 2017, a safety-net health care system in Texas has become a large provider of home peritoneal dialysis to mostly uninsured/undocumented Spanish-speaking patients, with good outcomes, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

In this video exclusive, Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, president of the American Society of Nephrology discusses connections between kidney disease and obesity.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive from ASN Kidney Week, Jeffrey Silberzweig, MD, FACP, FASN, discusses the work the American Society of Nephrology’s Emergency Partnership Initiative is doing to respond to major health emergencies.

The CDC issued a health advisory due to a disruption in the supply of peritoneal dialysis and IV solutions from Baxter International in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene.

Author’s note: From an early childhood introduction to kidney replacement therapy to her new role as president of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN, shared her journey and her goals for the organization in a recent interview with Healio | Nephrology News & Issues.