Category Archives: Research and Innovation
Study: Peritonitis Event Reporting with a Surveillance System
The ability to accurately and consistently identify peritonitis (PTN) events is necessary to make comparisons across and between peritoneal dialysis (PD) programs. This type of…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Innovation in Kidney Care
Implementation science is the application of research findings and evidence-based interventions to routine clinical practice; it is an important part of innovation in health care….
Continue Reading »Dialysis Gender Gap May Correlate With Hospitalizations, Mortality Risk
Studies show that in the general population women tend to have better health and greater longevity than men. In the maintenance hemodialysis patient population, however,…
Continue Reading »Kidney X Phase 1 Winners Announced
The Kidney Innovation Accelerator (KidneyX) initiative, which launched in late October 2018 by a partnership between the American Society of Nephrology and the U.S. Department…
Continue Reading »Study: Predicted Activity of Oral Antibiotics for Suspected Peritonitis
Delays in initiating antibacterial therapy for the treatment of peritonitis may lead to increased risk of peritoneal dialysis (PD) failure. Because intraperitoneal (IP) antibiotic treatment…
Continue Reading »Study: Impact of PEAK Methodology on Interdialytic Weight Gain: A Multi-Center Experience
Hemodialysis patients who experience larger interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) are at higher risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality and diastolic dysfunction (which may directly reduce…
Continue Reading »Study: Continuation of Loop Diuretics after Dialysis Initiation: Association with Clinical Outcomes
Patients with chronic kidney disease who are on loop diuretics frequently discontinue the diuretics after initiating hemodialysis. Despite regular dialysis treatments, many end stage renal…
Continue Reading »Study: Pseudohypernatremia from Trisodium Citrate Locking Solution
Considered the access of last resort for nearly all patients, central venous catheters (CVCs) pose a potential risk for infection and patency-related complications. For patients…
Continue Reading »The Self-Regulating Bioartificial Kidney, Part 2: Managing the Challenges
The Kidney Project was launched in 2015 by William Fissell, MD, and Shuvo Roy, PhD, with the goal “to create a small, surgically implanted, and…
Continue Reading »The Self-Regulating Bioartificial Kidney, Part 1: Anatomy of the Device
With the growth of donor chains and other transplant opportunities, more patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are receiving transplants, experiencing new ways to…
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