Category Archives: Clinical Care
Study: Strategies to Prevent Infection-Related Losses in US Peritoneal Dialysis Programs by More Actionable Predictive Data Reporting
Peritoneal dialysis (PD)–associated peritonitis (PTN) accounts for a significant percentage of patients who transition to hemodialysis due to infection-related technique failure. Data reporting to individual…
Continue Reading »DMI Podcasts: 2020 Year in Review
While the kidney community and the world at large faced the COVID-19 pandemic, DaVita Medical Insights (DMI) continued to publish a number of informative podcasts,…
Continue Reading »Study: Reduced Lengths of Stay for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease Treated by DaVita Hospital Services
Patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) spend on average approximately 11 days in the hospital each year. Although dialysis is a moderate risk procedure…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Moderation Versus Elimination for Kidney-Friendly Diets
Listen to this podcast, in which Sara Colman, RD, CDE, the manager of Kidney Care Nutrition for DaVita, interviews Natalie Sexton, MS, RDN, CSR, LD,…
Continue Reading »Supporting Employment for ESKD Patients
When talking with patients about the benefits home dialysis can offer, it’s often brought up that choosing a home modality can offer increased treatment flexibility…
Continue Reading »Podcast: The Importance of Influenza Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Receiving the influenza vaccine has always been important for patients with kidney disease, but the COVID-19 pandemic makes influenza vaccinations even more crucial now. Listen…
Continue Reading »State of Home Dialysis, Part I: Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Catheter Placement in the COVID-19 Era
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected dialysis patients regardless of their treatment modality, including those dialyzing in center or at home. This post is a first…
Continue Reading »Kidney Diet on a Budget
Many of your patients may assume that following a special diet means spending more money on food. However, this is not always the case. Sharing…
Continue Reading »Podcast: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Kidney Care
According to Leslie Wong, MD, chief medical officer for the Nephrology Care Alliance (NCA) and practicing nephrologist at the Cleveland Clinic, during the pandemic, “…It’s…
Continue Reading »Podcast: The Importance of Patient Education
“I would just really encourage folks to get upstream and get your patients the information early in their disease state, so that they can be…
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