ED Highly Prevalent in Men with Failed Hypospadias Repair Follow-up procedures are significantly more likely to be required if PD catheters are inserted by interventionalists instead of general or ...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues its slow march toward equal popularity within the nephrology community. In most areas of the United States, it is still the minority to the behemoth that is ...

Practice recommendations from large dialysis organizations and government action have contributed to a resurgence in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers at Satellite Healthcare use a discontinuation risk assessment to help patients stay engaged on ...

Kidney disease affects millions globally, often reducing quality of life and daily functioning. In the United States, about 14% of adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the National ...

Conducted over 5 years, from 2008 to 2013, this RCT tried to determine the optimal time for peritoneal dialysis (PD) after catheter insertion in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. The ideal ...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) dropout seems not to be influenced by a history of hemodialysis (HD), according to a review published online March 5 in BMC Nephrology. Xingge Sun, from Queen's University ...

A common genetic variant predicted poor outcomes from peritoneal dialysis, suggesting a potential factor for patient selection and treatment, researchers found. Variants in AQP1, the gene that encodes ...

Icodextrin use in patients with CHF on peritoneal dialysis is associated with more favorable cardiovascular and kidney outcomes. Icodextrin use in peritoneal dialysis patients with congestive heart ...