September 7, 2006 — Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with high membrane transport rates — high transporters — had worse survival than did low transporters, according to a meta-analysis of 20 ...

If the putative survival disadvantage of high peritoneal membrane transport status is caused solely by membrane characteristics, it should diminish upon transfer to hemodialysis. Incident peritoneal ...

The well-known complex interplay between the heart and the kidney has been coined the cardiorenal syndrome, in recognition that acute or chronic dysfunction in one organ affects the function of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the United States, the annual rate of growth in incident patients with end-stage kidney disease has slowed.

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 ...

PATIENTS undergoing peritoneal dialysis frequently require antibiotic therapy for intraperitoneal and systemic infections. Since information concerning transperitoneal movement of antibiotics is ...

BEDFORDSHIRE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mologic Ltd, a diagnostics company, today announced it has received CE mark approval for PERiPLEX®, a rapid point-of-care test for the detection of infection in ...

In addition to the dose adjustments necessary in patients with acute kidney injury and CKD, differences have to be considered in patients with ESRD on renal replacement therapy, as now the clearance ...

Kidney disease impacts millions globally. Two main treatments, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, offer life-saving solutions. Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter blood, while peritoneal dialysis ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 77, No. 4, [Part 2: Biological Sciences] (Apr., 1980), pp. 2188-2191 (4 pages) With the lactoperoxidase/glucose ...

Peritoneal cancer is a rare cancer. It develops in a thin layer of tissue that lines the abdomen. It also covers the uterus, bladder, and rectum. Made of epithelial cells, this structure is called the ...

U.K.-based Mologic has earned a CE mark for a point-of-care test that screens peritoneal dialysis patients for infection. The test, designed for at-home use, rapidly warns patients and caregivers of ...