Machine learning model identifies RLS in ESRD patients with AUC 0.791
Machine learning model helps identify restless legs in dialysis patients
This cohort study of 396 end-stage renal disease patients undergoing dialysis developed a machine learning classification model to identify …
A new machine learning model shows promise for spotting restless legs syndrome in people with end-stage kidney disease undergoing dialysis.
Meta-analysis of nutrition education in adult dialysis patients shows improved knowledge and quality of life.
Simple Diet Lessons Help Dialysis Patients Feel Better
This meta-analysis of trials in adult dialysis patients found that nutrition education interventions significantly improved knowledge and he…
Teaching patients about their food needs can improve how they feel and what they know.
Single-centre observational study on hemodialysis duration and outcomes in end-stage renal disease.
Shorter Dialysis Sessions May Offer Better Quality of Life for Older Patients
This observational study in 140 adults on hemodialysis compared less than 720 minutes per week to 720 minutes or more. It found better quali…
Shorter dialysis sessions may improve daily life for older patients without increasing their risk of death, offering a gentler approach to a…
Total IgG Concentration Linked to Anemia in Hemodialysis Patients
Is low immunity linked to anemia in dialysis patients, or just age?
This cross-sectional study included 351 participants, comprising 179 dialysis patients and 172 healthy controls. Total immunoglobulin G (IgG…
Dialysis patients with weaker overall immune defenses are more likely to have anemia, while protection from chickenpox offers little clue ab…
Cryopreserved venous allografts increased cold ischemia time in living-donor kidney transplant recipients.
Does stretching a kidney vein during transplant add dangerous wait time for the organ?
This preliminary cohort study examined living-donor kidney transplant recipients and donors at two regional university hospitals. Nine cases…
Using cryopreserved veins to fix short donor kidney vessels adds nearly two hours to the organ's wait time before it reaches the recipient.
Retrospective study identifies predictors for dialysis access steal syndrome in ESRD patients
Study identifies factors that may predict dialysis access steal syndrome risk
A retrospective cohort study of 324 ESRD patients found 26.5% developed dialysis access steal syndrome (DASS). Independent predictors includ…
A new model predicts dialysis access steal syndrome risk using patient frailty, body mass, and surgeon experience to help doctors spot dange…
Serenity therapy reduces symptoms and improves coping in geriatric hemodialysis patients
Can a calming therapy ease the heavy burden of dialysis for older patients?
An 80-patient randomized controlled trial in Egyptian geriatric hemodialysis patients found serenity therapy significantly reduced hemodialy…
Serenity therapy significantly reduced dialysis symptoms and improved emotional coping for older patients in a new Egyptian study.
ESRD patients experienced 8.7-12.9 excess deaths per 1,000 during early U.S. COVID-19 pandemic
How many more dialysis patients died during the first COVID-19 wave?
An observational analysis of 798,611 U.S. patients with end-stage renal disease estimated 8.7-12.9 excess deaths per 1,000 patients during t…
During the first seven months of the pandemic, roughly 7,000 to 10,300 more dialysis patients died than expected in a normal year.
Retrospective study of semaglutide in 17 patients with type 2 diabetes and end-stage renal disease
Can a diabetes drug help people with kidney failure? A small study looks for clues.
A retrospective cohort study of 17 adults with T2DM and ESRD (including those on hemodialysis) found descriptive reductions in HbA1c (-0.31%…
A small study found that injectable semaglutide helped adults with kidney failure lose an average of 12.6 kilograms while reducing insulin n…