New guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease have been developed by the
Canadian Society of Nephrology (Appendix 1 contains the fulltext guidelines; available at …

Noninfectious hemodialysis catheter complications include catheter dysfunction, catheter-related
thrombus, and central vein stenosis. The definitions, causes, and treatment strategies …

Background: This randomized clinical trial is designed to assess whether the prevention and/or
correction of anemia, by immediate versus delayed treatment with erythropoietin alfa in …

Vascular access–related complications can lead to patient morbidity and reduced patient
quality of life. Some of the common arteriovenous access complications include failure to …

Background Educational interventions are increasingly used to promote peritoneal dialysis (PD),
the most common form of home therapy for end-stage renal disease. A systematic …

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis worldwide and an important
cause of ESRD. Familial clustering of cases suggests genetic predisposition to this disease. …

Ms. J is a 33-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus who weighs 65 kg. She presents
with an infected ulcer on her right foot. She is febrile, has obvious lymphangitic spread to her …

Purpose of review This article serves to describe the Can-SOLVE CKD network, a program
of research projects and infrastructure that has excited patients and given them hope that we …

Nontunneled hemodialysis catheters (NTHCs) are typically used when vascular access is
required for urgent renal replacement therapy. The preferred site for NTHC insertion in acute …

Background: Hospitalizations of chronic dialysis patients have not been previously studied
at a national level in Canada. Understanding the scope and variables associated with …