Cirrhosis patients undergoing contrast-enhanced CT not at higher risk of incident AKI compared to controls, finds study Aditi15 March 2024 2:00 AM ISTIntravenous iodinated contrast media (ICM) in cirrhosis patients may cause nephrotoxicity, but research is limited and based on small, heterogeneous...
Post-AKD kidney function may independently predict long-term prognosis of patients with AKI on dialysis: JAMA Medha Baranwal12 March 2024 1:15 AM ISTTaiwan: A recent cohort study of 6703 participants has revealed the cruciality of evaluating baseline and post-acute kidney disease (AKD) kidney...
Dexmedetomidine reduces cardiac surgery-associated AKI by reducing oxidative stress: Study Medha Baranwal6 March 2024 8:00 PM ISTChina: Dexmedetomidine (Dex) reduces cardiac surgery-associated (CSA) acute kidney injury (AKI) by regulating metabolic disorders and reducing...
Inpatient hyperglycemia, regardless of diabetes status, tied to risk of AKI, stroke, and infections: Study Medha Baranwal3 March 2024 8:00 PM ISTAustralia: Inpatient hyperglycemia leads to harmful outcomes for all hospital patients, irrespective of whether they have diabetes, a recent study...
FDA approves device for treatment of paediatric patients with kidney injury due to sepsis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Feb 2024 2:30 AM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device for treating children weighing 10 kg or more with acute kidney injury (AKI) due to...
Glutamate Infusion Reduces Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia14 Feb 2024 9:00 AM ISTA recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association unveiled promising results regarding the prevention of acute kidney injury...
High glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio associated with poor prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated AKI Dr Kartikeya Kohli5 Jan 2024 6:00 AM ISTA recently published investigation delves into the potential link between the glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio (GLR) and the prognosis of patients with...
Rare case of Systemic sarcoidosis presenting as combination of interstitial nephritis with necrotizing vasculitis Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2023 6:30 PM ISTJapan: A recent case study published in BMC Nephrology has described the first reported case of sarcoidosis with two unusual complications.Arata...
Oxypurinol may reduce oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis and prevent acute kidney injury: Study Medha Baranwal9 Dec 2023 10:30 AM ISTSouth Korea: A recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine has shown oxypurinol to be protective against renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury...
Patients with moderate to severe AKI usually have low follow-up kidney testing after hospital discharge Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTA study of Canadian hospitalizations from 2007-2019 show that over 75% of patients with moderate to severe acute kidney injury (AKI) do not get...
Vancomycin and meropenem or vancomycin and cefepime reduce nephrotoxicity risk in ICU patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Findings from a retrospective cohort study suggest that clinicians should consider meropenem and vancomycin or cefepime and vancomycin to reduce...
Critically ill heart failure patients with increased TyG index face greater risk of acute kidney injury Medha Baranwal5 Sept 2023 11:30 AM ISTChina: An analysis of the MIMIC-IV database has revealed the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index to be a robust and independent predictor of acute kidney...
