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Benefits of a transfer clinic in adolescent and young adult kidney transplant patients
Conclusions Attendance at a single kidney transplant transfer clinic was associated with improved adherence and renal function in the year following transfer to adult care. If these changes are sustained, they may improve long-term graft outcomes for adolescent kidney transplant recipients. (Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease)
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - December 15, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Retrospective analysis of the predictive factors of renal function loss after uninephrectomy in patients with chronic kidney disease G3 to G5
Conclusions After uninephrectomy, the contralateral kidney in patients with CKD G3 to G5 still has a clinically significant initial compensatory capacity. The compensation is statistically smaller if the patient had hypertension or a radical uninephrectomy. This initial compensation is rapid and most probably haemodynamic (hyperfiltration). However, most of the included patients had a CKD G3, limiting the strength of the conclusion for the G4 toG5 patients; the length of observation covers the early postoperative period, i.e. less than 2 weeks, in more than half of the cohort. (Source: Canadian Journ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - December 11, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

A little (up)SET THEORY: a philosophical and psychological pondering of a scientist on the state of our art
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Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - December 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Setting up an academic research laboratory in Canada in 2015
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Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - December 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Life as a new investigator
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Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - December 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Changing and challenging times for Canadian kidney health and disease research
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Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - December 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

A basic scientist’s reflections on research funding
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Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - December 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Establishing a Canadian national clinical trials network for kidney disease: proceedings of a planning workshop
Abstract Knowledge generation through randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is critical to advance the medical evidence base, inform decision-making, and improve care and outcomes. Unfortunately, nephrology has typically lagged behind other medical specialties in this regard. The establishment of formal clinical trial networks can facilitate the successful conduct of RCTs and has significantly increased the number of RCTs performed worldwide in other medical specialties. No such formal network of nephrology trialists exists in Canada. On April 24, 2014, the Canadian Kidney Knowledge Translation and Genera...
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - November 17, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Repeated treatment with bone marrow cell secretory products maintains long-term renoprotection in experimental chronic kidney disease: a placebo-controlled trial
Conclusions These findings suggest that early outgrowth cell-derived factors, while renoprotective, have a limited duration of action. Repeated administration of these factors, however, is able to extend the duration of efficacy and attenuate the progression of experimental chronic kidney disease. (Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease)
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - November 14, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

CanVasc recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides – Executive summary
Abstract The Canadian Vasculitis research network (CanVasc) is composed of physicians from different medical specialties, including rheumatology and nephrology and researchers with expertise in vasculitis. One of its aims was to develop recommendations for the diagnosis and management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides in Canada. This executive summary features the 19 recommendations and 17 statements addressing general AAV diagnosis and management, developed by CanVasc group based on a synthesis of existing international guidelines, other published supporting evidence a...
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - November 9, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Translational research in kidney transplantation and the role of patient engagement
This article applies current perspectives on translational research and patient engagement to the field of kidney transplantation, illustrating how these approaches have led to significant advancements in the field. It provides further justification for deliberate, targeted efforts to cross-collaborate and incorporate the patient voice into kidney transplant research. (Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease)
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - November 5, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among the high risk population in South-Western Ghana; a cross sectional study
Conclusion CKD was prevalent in these high-risk patients. (Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease)
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - November 3, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

A virtual ward for home hemodialysis patients – a pilot trial
Conclusion The implementation of a virtual ward for home hemodialysis patients is practical, feasible and identifies many care gaps which have the potential to result in subsequent adverse events. A larger, multi-center prospective clinical trial is justified to identify if the HDVW can prevent adverse events among home dialysis patients. (Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease)
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - November 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Renocardiac syndromes: physiopathology and treatment stratagems
Abstract Purpose of review Bidirectional inter-organ interactions are essential for normal functioning of the human body; however, they may also promote adverse conditions in remote organs. This review provides a narrative summary of the epidemiology, physiopathological mechanisms and clinical management of patients with combined renal and cardiac disease (recently classified as type 3 and 4 cardiorenal syndrome). Findings are also discussed within the context of basic research in animal models with similar comorbidities. ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - October 16, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Time to revisit the problem of CIN? The low incidence of acute kidney injury with and without contrast in hospitalized patients: an observational cohort study
Conclusion In hospitalized patients, the incidence of AKI is low, not different between those who did and did not receive contrast, and was not impacted by improvement in the monitoring of sCr in at risk patients. A better understanding of the determinants of AKI post-contrast scan is required to improve strategies to reduce the incidence of AKI. (Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease)
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - October 12, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research