Intradialytic exercise may improve survival rates in adult patients receiving hemodialysis Dr. Shravani Dali1 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTPatients with kidney failure have a high mortality rate. There is an exponential increase in the number of patients experiencing kidney failure...
Quadriceps muscle mass variation in ultrasound linked to frailty among hemodialysis patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTA new study published in BMC Nephrology suggests that depending on the frailty instrument being used, ultrasound measurements of quadriceps thickness...
African Americans face higher risk of dialysis graft failure: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: African American race, compared to all other races, is associated with premature arteriovenous (AV) graft failure in treating advanced kidney...
Regular consumption of fruits, vegetables lowers death risk in CKD patients Dr Kartikeya Kohli20 Feb 2023 10:00 AM ISTJapan: Everyday consumption of vegetables and fruits may reduce all-cause mortality in patients with CKD (chronic kidney disease), and non-CKD...
Safdarjung hospital launches new haemodialysis centre for better dialysis Adity Saha16 Feb 2023 4:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bringing good news to patients suffering from kidney-related ailments, a new state-of-the-art haemodialysis unit has been launched at its...
Cooler dialysate did not substantially lower the likelihood of serious CV events during Hemodialysis : LANCET Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Jan 2023 9:30 AM ISTCanada: The cluster-randomized MyTEMP study, presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week and reported in The Lancet, found no...
Plasma Exchange: A new ray of hope for failing liver - A Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Case Report Isra Zaman20 Dec 2022 11:34 AM ISTA 52-year-old male patient was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi with symptoms of jaundice since 2 weeks followed by altered...
Are non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants feasible for patients with atrial fibrillation on hemodialysis? Medha Baranwal4 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study comparing apixaban and vitamin K antagonist (VKA) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on hemodialysis revealed no differences...
Longer intervals between hemodialysis and surgery may increase risk of postoperative mortality in CKD: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia13 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association shows that longer intervals between hemodialysis and surgery were substantially...
Amyloidosis of Femoral Neck: An Unusual Cause of Pathologic Fracture Dr Supreeth D R30 Sept 2022 7:30 PM ISTThe deposition of amyloid within human tissue can be detrimental to the proper functioning of multiple organ systems. While the infiltration of the...
First robotic kidney transplant at Govt facility performed at Safdarjung Hospital Roshni Dhar25 Sept 2022 4:01 PM ISTA 39-year-old man underwent a robotic kidney transplant at Safdarjung hospital here, which doctors claimed to be the first such surgery to have been...
Rare case of VCS syndrome 6 years after central venous catheter removal reported in a patient on hemodialysis Medha Baranwal7 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTNetherlands: Researchers from the Netherlands have stressed the importance that vena cava superior (VCS) syndrome can occur late following the removal...
