News articles tagged with 'haemodialysis'
Portable, less costly peritoneal dialysis shows no additional catheter risk factors
— 3 Mar 2011 13:23 | HealthPatients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo haemodialysis, a retrospective study at…
Canadian researchers discover new way to prevent infections in dialysis patients
— 27 Jan 2011 18:05 | HealthResearchers have discovered that a drug used to treat dialysis catheter malfunction in kidney dialysis patients may now also help prevent both malfunction as well as infections…
When a kidney transplant fails, home-based dialysis is an option
— 14 Jan 2011 15:41 | HealthPatients returning to dialysis after kidney transplant failure present unique challenges compared with other dialysis patients: they have been exposed to very powerful immunosuppressive…
Starting dialysis earlier may be harmful for some patients
— 9 Nov 2010 13:01 | HealthBeginning dialysis therapy earlier in the development of advanced kidney disease appears to be associated with a greater risk of death for some patients in the following year, according…
Common blood changes not independent predictor of adverse outcomes for kidney disease patients
— 27 Aug 2010 10:28 | HealthFluctuations in blood composition that often arise from commonly used therapies among kidney disease patients are not an independent predictor of adverse outcomes for European haemodialysis…
Not all kidney patients treated equal: Differences in care for patients beginning on dialysis
— 10 Aug 2010 07:47 | HealthKidney disease patients insured by some federally sponsored national health care organisations are more likely to undergo an important predialysis procedure than patients with other…
Higher risk of infection and death in First Nations people on peritoneal dialysis
— 27 Jul 2010 10:10 | HealthFirst Nations people in Canada on peritoneal dialysis are at increased risk of peritonitis and death, irrespective of whether they live in a rural or urban location, found a study published…
What affects the gastrointestinal symptoms in peritoneal dialysis patients?
— 25 Jun 2010 12:02 | HealthGastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are proven to be more common in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis than in patients with chronic renal failure having haemodialysis. However, whether…
ATS publishes joint statement on renal failure in the ICU patient
— 15 May 2010 13:20 | HealthDespite the fact that recent medical advances have allowed healthcare professionals to stabilise patients who would have otherwise died, many stabilised patients later develop organ…
Who is at risk for MRSA?
— 21 Apr 2010 10:53 | HealthA multi-centre study led by a researcher at Rhode Island Hospital has determined that long-term elder care, HIV-infected and haemodialysis patients are at increased risk of carrying…