The National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) has
provided evidence-based guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and …

ContextThe long-term renal prognosis of patients with diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic
syndrome (HUS) remains controversial.ObjectivesTo quantify the long-term renal prognosis …

Intensive (longer and more frequent) hemodialysis has emerged as an alternative to
conventional hemodialysis for the treatment of patients with end-stage renal disease. However, …

Frequent hemodialysis requires using the vascular access more often than with conventional
hemodialysis, but whether this increases the risk for access-related complications is …

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the long-term prognosis of patients with diarrhea-associated
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is important for patient counseling and follow-up. …

OBJECTIVE—To quantify the incidence of diabetes during the acute phase of diarrhea-associated
hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) and to identify features associated with its …

OBJECTIVE. Childhood overweight and obesity may result in premature onset of
cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension. Rural populations in North America may be at …

As the worst global pandemic of the past century, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
has had a disproportionate effect on maintenance dialysis patients and their health care …

BACKGROUND: Patients treated with conventional hemodialysis (HD) develop disorders of
mineral metabolism that are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. More …

BACKGROUND: Practices in vascular access management with intensive hemodialysis
may differ from those used in conventional hemodialysis. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a …