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  1. Over two million children and adolescents suffer from chronic kidney disease globally. Early childhood insults such as birth asphyxia could be risk factors for chronic kidney disease in later life. Our study a...

    Authors: David Mukunya, Faith Oguttu, Brendah Nambozo, Ritah Nantale, Brian Tonny Makoko, Agnes Napyo, Josephine Tumuhamye, Solomon Wani, Prossy Auma, Ketty Atim, Doreck Nahurira, Dedan Okello, Joan Wamulugwa, Lawrence Ssegawa, Julius Wandabwa, Sarah Kiguli…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:116
  2. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become an increasingly important public health disease with a high incidence rate and mortality. Although several studies have explored the effectiveness of resistance exercise...

    Authors: Chong-Cheng Chen, Yue-Yang Huang, Hua-Zhang, Xia-Liu, Xue-Qin Li, Yan-Qiong Long, Zheng-Wen Chen and Tao Jin
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:115
  3. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common disease among patients requiring dialysis for the first time in Japan. Multidisciplinary care (MDC) may prevent the progression of kidney failure. However, the ...

    Authors: Ayano Hayashi, Kayoko Mizuno, Kanna Shinkawa, Kazunori Sakoda, Satomi Yoshida, Masato Takeuchi, Motoko Yanagita and Koji Kawakami
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:114
  4. Women are counseled preconceptionally about the potential risks of rAML progression and chance of complications during and due to pregnancy. However, a systematic search investigating the evidence on which thi...

    Authors: Marlou W. Kluiving, Evelien F. H. I. Peeters, Titia A. Lely, Niek van Oorschot and Wendela L. de Ranitz-Greven
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:113
  5. Snakebite is a public health problem leading to about 58,000 deaths every year in India. Kidney injury subsequent to snakebite envenomation is common with a reported prevalence of up to 32%. The current study ...

    Authors: Priti Meena, Vinant Bhargava, Pallav Gupta, Sandip Panda and Soumyadeep Bhaumik
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:112
  6. It is unclear whether short-term blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with target organ damage in patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD).

    Authors: Zhaoting Chen, Xinying Jiang, Jingcan Wu, Lin Lin, Zhengping Zhou, Man Li and Cheng Wang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:111
  7. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19). However, data on its magnitude and risk factors among hospitalized patients in Ethiopia is limited. This stu...

    Authors: Ebrahim Kelil Umer, Abel Tezera Abebe, Yabets Tesfaye Kebede and Nardos Tilahun Bekele
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:109
  8. In older individuals, the role of low serum uric acid (SUA) as risk factor for mortality is debated. We therefore studied whether SUA levels, particularly low SUA concentrations, are associated with all-cause ...

    Authors: Zhongcheng Fan, Zhongju Li, Aixin Guo and Yang Li
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:108
  9. A 75-year-old male developed acute kidney injury KDIGO stage 3 a few weeks after Whipple surgery was performed for a distal cholangiocarcinoma. Kidney biopsy revealed oxalate nephropathy. This was attributed t...

    Authors: Claire Barani, Selda Aydin, Nathalie Demoulin and Michel Jadoul
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:106
  10. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety of the pull-through technique through antegrade radial artery puncture without sheath insertion in balloon-assisted radiocephalic AVF matur...

    Authors: Jun Yin, Fengping Zhang and Ping Fu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:105
  11. Tunnelled cuffed haemodialysis catheters are at increased risk of incarceration or becoming ‘stuck’ via fibrotic adhesion to the central veins when left in situ for prolonged periods of time. Stuck catheters c...

    Authors: Cameron Burnett, S. Chandler, D. Jegatheesan, B. Pearch, A. Viecelli and D. W. Mudge
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:104
  12. Globally, there are regional and time-based variations in the prevalence, etiology, and prognosis of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). Prognosis of RPGN is poor, with a higher risk of death and en...

    Authors: Osama Nady Mohamed, Sharehan Abdelrahman Ibrahim, Rabeh Khairy Saleh, Ahmed S. Issa, Amr Setouhi, Ayman Ahmed Abd Rabou, Mahmoud Ragab Mohamed and Shaimaa F. Kamel
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:103
  13. Predicting time to renal replacement therapy (RRT) is important in patients at high risk for end-stage kidney disease. We developed and validated machine learning models for predicting the time to RRT and comp...

    Authors: Jun Okita, Takeshi Nakata, Hiroki Uchida, Akiko Kudo, Akihiro Fukuda, Tamio Ueno, Masato Tanigawa, Noboru Sato and Hirotaka Shibata
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:101
  14. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) who receive social support can cope with the challenges. Therefore, this study determined the moderating role of social support in the relationship between death anxiety and resili...

    Authors: Zahra Shafiei Kisomi, Omid Taherkhani, Mina Mollaei, Hoda Esmaeily, Ghazaleh Shirkhanloo, Zahra Hosseinkhani and Mohammad Amerzadeh
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:100
  15. Patient experiences and survival outcomes can be influenced by the circumstances related to dialysis initiation and subsequent modality choices. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the ra...

    Authors: Xingge Sun, Clare McKeaveney, Joanne Shields, Chi Peng Chan, Matthew Henderson, Fiona Fitzell, Helen Noble and Stephen O’Neill
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:99
  16. Entering dialysis is a critical moment in patients’ healthcare journey, and little is known about drug therapy around it. A study funded by the Italian Medicines Agency offered the opportunity to leverage data...

    Authors: Ursula Kirchmayer, Claudia Marino, Sandro Feriozzi, Carlo Massimetti, Micol Manzuoli, Laura Angelici, Anna Maria Bargagli, Silvia Cascini, Antonio Addis, Marina Davoli and Nera Agabiti
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:98
  17. Toxic renal effects of myoglobin following rhabdomyolysis can cause acute kidney injury (AKI) with the necessity of kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Fast elimination of myoglobin seems notable to save kidney ...

    Authors: Jonathan de Fallois, Robert Scharm, Tom H. Lindner, Christina Scharf, Sirak Petros and Lorenz Weidhase
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:96
  18. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires accurate prediction of renal replacement therapy (RRT) initiation risk. This study developed deep learning algorithms (DLAs) to predict RRT risk in CKD patients by incorpo...

    Authors: Ka-Chun Leung, Wincy Wing-Sze Ng, Yui-Pong Siu, Anthony Kai-Ching Hau and Hoi-Kan Lee
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:95
  19. The evaluation of inter-rater reliability (IRR) is integral to research designs involving the assessment of observational ratings by two raters. However, existing literature is often heterogeneous in reporting...

    Authors: Ming Li, Qian Gao, Jing Yang and Tianfei Yu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:94
  20. Cerebral small vessel disease can be identified using magnetic resonance imaging, and includes white matter hyperintensities, lacunar infarcts, cerebral microbleeds, and brain atrophy. Cerebral small vessel di...

    Authors: Tomas Månsson, Aldana Rosso, Katarina Ellström, Kasim Abul-Kasim and Sölve Elmståhl
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:93
  21. In this retrospective review, the relative importance of systemic inflammation among other causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) was investigated in 1224 consecutive colorectal surgery patients. A potential bene...

    Authors: John D. Mannion, Assar Rather, Adrianne Fisher, Kelly Gardner, Nessreen Ghanem, Sheila Dirocco and Gary Siegelman
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:92
  22. We assessed the possible impact of provision of reverse osmosis (RO) water on the incidence of hospital diagnosed CKD/CKDu in North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka.

    Authors: Asanga Venura Ranasinghe, Lakshmi C. Somatunga, Gardiye Weligamage Gamini Priyantha Kumara, Ranamuka Henayage Karunarathna, Ambepitiyawaduge Pubudu De Silva, Jayaprakara Mudiyanselage Chathurika Nayani Gunawardena, Sembu Kuttige Champika Ruwan Kumari, Mohamed Shali Fathima Sarjana and Mannikawadumesthri Vipula Chandu De Silva
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:91
  23. Haemodialysis is the most frequently prescribed Renal Replacement Therapy modality worldwide. However, patients undergoing this therapy have an unpredictable evolution related to vascular access.

    Authors: Erwin Campos, Miguel Angel Cuevas-Budhart, Renata Cedillo-Flores, Julián Candelario-López, Rigoberto Jiménez, Alberto Flores-Almonte, Alfonso Ramos-Sanchez and Jose C. Divino Filho
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:90
  24. Hyperphosphatemia is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD), associated with higher mortality in dialysis patients. Its impact in non-dialysis patients, especially those with preserved kidney function, remains...

    Authors: Zhongcheng Fan, Rugang Li, Miaoxia Pan, Yangyang Jiang, Ying Li, Li Liu and Yang Li
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:89
  25. Enterococcus casseliflavus is a rare pathogenic bacterium that is characterized by vancomycin resistance and can lead to multiple infections in the human body. This report describes a rare case of polycystic intr...

    Authors: Senyin Xu, Bin Huang, Youjun Cao, Zhongyong Zhong and Jiazhen Yin
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:88
  26. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and significance of rituximab (RTX) on the levels of T lymphocyte subsets in patients diagnosed with primary membranous nephropathy (PMN).

    Authors: Yuanyuan Zhang, Jingjing Yang, Jianzhong Li, Jiani Sun, Ling Zhou, Deyu Xu, Wengang Sha, Lan Dai and Lei Shen
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:86
  27. There is little economic evidence on different modalities among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Iran. This study aimed to assess the cost-utility of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (H...

    Authors: Mahmood Yousefi, Satar Rezaei, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Niloofar Falsafi and Fatemeh Keshvari-Shad
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:85
  28. Ramadan fasting (RF) involves abstaining from food and drink during daylight hours; it is obligatory for all healthy Muslims from the age of puberty. Although sick individuals are exempt from fasting, many wil...

    Authors: Yousef Boobes, Bachar Afandi, Fatima AlKindi, Ahmad Tarakji, Saeed M. Al Ghamdi, Mona Alrukhaimi, Mohamed Hassanein, Ali AlSahow, Riyad Said, Jafar Alsaid, Abdulkareem O. Alsuwaida, Ali A. K. Al Obaidli, Latifa B. Alketbi, Khaled Boubes, Nizar Attallah, Issa S. Al Salmi…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:84
  29. Primary caregivers of hemodialysis patients suffer from varying degrees of stress from their patients. Caring for hemodialysis patients can expose caregivers to many problems, leading to an increased burden of...

    Authors: Qianjun Zhang, Qiaoling Liu, Li Zhang, Yabin Jin, Xia Xiang, Xuefang Huang, Jiezhen Mai, Tingfen Zhao and Wen Cui
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:83
  30. The single-pool model urea clearance index (single-pool Kt/Vurea; spKt/V) is the most commonly used method for dialysis adequacy assessment. However, only a few studies have examined the relationship between spKt...

    Authors: Yan Li, Tingting Xing, Rong Xu, Yan Liu, Xiaoshi Zhong, Yun Liu and Rongshao Tan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:80
  31. Sepsis is a life-threatening, systemic inflammatory disease that can lead to a variety of conditions, including septic acute kidney injury (AKI). Recently, multiple circular Rnas (circRNAs) have been implicate...

    Authors: Pan Zhang, Enwei Guo, Limin Xu, Zhenhua Shen, Na Jiang and Xinhui Liu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:79
  32. The Swedish Renal Registry (SRR) is a unique national quality registry that monitors the clinical trajectory of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We have validated the biopsy data registered in the S...

    Authors: Johanna Rehnberg, Mårten Segelmark, Jonas F. Ludvigsson and Louise Emilsson
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:78
  33. The purpose of this study was to explore the separate and combined associations of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk and sleep duration with ideal cardiovascular health metrics in hemodialysis (HD) patients.

    Authors: Hui Zhang, Ziwei Zhang, Yinjiao Zhao, Peiyu Song, Xiaoyu Chen, Peipei Han, Wei Ding, Liming Zhang, Chen Yu, Huizhi Ma and Qi Guo
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:77
  34. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains underutilised in Germany, prompting the initiation of the Sustainable Intensification of Peritoneal Dialysis in Schleswig–Holstein (SKIP-SH) project. The SKIP-SH cohort study a...

    Authors: Hauke S. Wülfrath, Thorben Schrumpf, Friedrich A. von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Jakob Voran, Yao Zhang, Grit Esser, Sarah-Yasmin Thomsen, Maja L. Messtorff, Theresa Riebeling, Nassim Kakavand, Roland Schmitt, Kevin Schulte and Benedikt Kolbrink
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:75
  35. Epidemiologic studies on the effects of long-term exposure to ozone (O3) have shown inconclusive results. It is unclear whether to O3 has an effect on chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated the effects of ...

    Authors: Ejin Kim, Hyuk Huh, Yongwon Mo, Jae Yoon Park, Jiyun Jung, Hajeong Lee, Sejoong Kim, Dong Ki Kim, Yon Su Kim, Chun Soo Lim, Jung Pyo Lee, Yong Chul Kim and Ho Kim
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:74
  36. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and atherosclerosis (AS) are prevalent and severe complications associated with diabetes, exhibiting lesions in the basement membrane, an essential component found within the glomerul...

    Authors: Yude Lou, Peng Hui Li, Xiao Qi Liu, Tian Xiang Wang, Yi Lan Liu, Chen Chen Chen and Kun Ling Ma
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:72
  37. There is a lack of prognostic information to guide the prediction of short-term all-cause mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim was to review the risk factors that influenced the r...

    Authors: Wanfen Yip, Sheryl Hui Xian Ng, Palvinder Kaur, Pradeep Paul George, Jennifer Huey Chen Guan, Guozhang Lee, Timothy Jee Kam Koh, Woan Shin Tan and Allyn Yin Mei Hum
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:71
  38. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), there are historical inequities in multiple stages of the pathway for organ transplantation. Women have been recognized as disadvantaged within this process even after several ...

    Authors: Laura Nino-Torres, Jessica Pinto-Ramirez, Fernando Giron-Luque and Alejandro Nino-Murcia
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:70
  39. Nafamostat mesylate is an anticoagulant used for critically ill patients during continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT), characterised by its short half-life. However, its optimal dosage remains unclear. ...

    Authors: Shinya Kameda, Akinori Maeda, Shun Maeda, Yutaro Inoue, Kazunari Takahashi, Akira Kageyama, Kent Doi and Tomoko Fujii
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:69
  40. In Tunisia, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus increased from 15.5% on 2016 to 23% by 2023. While Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stills the most dreaded complications of diabetes, studies on the prevalence of c...

    Authors: Jannet Labidi, Amel Harzallah, Badereddine Ben Kaab, Ikram Mami, Sahar Agrebi, Awatef Azzabi, Soumaya Chargui, Mayssa Hadj-Brahim, Mouna Hammouda, Saifeddine Azaiez, Syrine Tlili, Olfa Lajili, Hela Antit, Yosra Hasni, Sarra Chenik, Farhat Chelbi…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:67

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