Polymicrobial Bacteremia Involving Comamonas testosteroni in a Patient on Dialysis With Acute Appendicitis
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Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 10, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Yao ‐Min Hung, Yun‐Te Chang, Chih‐Hsiang Kao Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Parathyroid Nodular Hyperplasia and Responsiveness to Drug Therapy in Renal Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: An Open Question
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis,Volume 22, Issue 1, Page 11-21, February 2018. (Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis)
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 5, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis,Volume 22, Issue 1, Page 11-21, February 2018. (Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis)
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 5, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
Addition of Novel Biomarkers for Predicting All ‐Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis,Volume 22, Issue 1, Page 31-39, February 2018. (Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis)
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 3, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
FGF23 Level and Intima ‐Media Thickness Are Elevated From Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis,Volume 22, Issue 1, Page 40-48, February 2018. (Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis)
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 3, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis,Volume 22, Issue 1, Page 31-39, February 2018. (Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis)
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 3, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis,Volume 22, Issue 1, Page 40-48, February 2018. (Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis)
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 3, 2017 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
Residual Renal Function in Hemodialysis and Inflammation
Abstract
Residual renal function (RRF) has an important effect on uremic toxin clearance, on volume control, on quality of life, and on mortality. In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), microinflammation with an increased percentage of CD14+/CD16++ inflammatory monocytes has been reported, even with no clinical evidence of inflammation. No correlation has been established between these and RRF in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Our objective was to assess the relationship between RRF and the inflammatory parameters in HD patients. Cross‐sectional observational study was carried out on 69 adult patients on chronic HD ...
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 3, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Patricia Sequera, Elena Corchete, Lourdes Bohorquez, Marta Albalate, Rafael Perez ‐Garcia, Matilde Alique, María Marques, Estefanya García‐Menéndez, José Portolés, Rafael Ramirez Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Addition of Novel Biomarkers for Predicting All ‐Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients
Abstract
Novel biomarkers might improve the prediction of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We simultaneously measured the levels of conventional and novel biomarkers [serum N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP), intact fibroblast growth factor‐23 (FGF23), β2‐microglobulin (β2MG), cystatin C, and high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hsCRP)] in 307 prevalent Japanese HD patients. There were 66 all‐cause deaths, and 25 cardiovascular (CV) deaths during 2 years, which were assessed using Cox models and concordance (C)‐statistics. The addition of NT‐proBNP alone (P < 0.05) or NT...
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 3, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Kazuomi Yamashita, Sonoo Mizuiri, Yoshiko Nishizawa, Kenichiro Shigemoto, Shigehiro Doi, Takao Masaki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Acute Splenic Sequestration Crisis After Red Blood Cell Exchange for Acute Chest Syndrome in an Adult With Sickle β‐Thalassemia: What Went Wrong?
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Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Angelo Di Vincenzo, Piero Marson, Massimo Puato Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Quality of Life and Depression Among Mexican Americans on Hemodialysis: A Preliminary Report
Abstract
Health‐related quality of life (QOL) and depression burden of Mexican Americans with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) are not known. This observational cross‐sectional study assessed QOL and depression and examined their inter‐relatedness in Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes and ESRD on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Prevalent Mexican Americans on HD (N = 40) completed the Kidney Disease Quality of Life‐Short Form (KDQOL‐SF) and the Beck Depression Inventory II. The overall median scores for the mental component summary and the physical component summary scales in the KDQOL‐SF were 4...
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Subrata Debnath, Jason O'Connor, Claudia Hura, Balakuntalam Kasinath, Carlos Lorenzo Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Comparison of Plateletpheresis on the Haemonetics and Trima Accel Cell Separators
Abstract
The use of apheresis equipment to collect platelets has rapidly increased in recent years. We compared two apheresis instruments (Haemonetics MCS + and Trima Accel) with regard to platelet (PLT) yield and efficiency, and collection rate (CR) in a retrospective study. Overall 120 data obtained by Haemonetics and Trima systems (N = 60 for each) were randomly selected among 400 plateletpheresis procedures performed at the Apheresis Unit of Kayseri Education and Research Hospital between July 2016 and January 2017. The CR was significantly higher with the Haemonetics compared to the Trima (0.076 ± 0.016 vs. 0.0...
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Muzaffer Keklik, Ertugrul Keklik, Ugur Kalan, Ozerhan Ozer, Ferhat Arik, Murat Sarikoc Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Current Status of Hepatitis C Virus ‐Infected Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients in Japan
Abstract
Complete recovery using interferon therapy in Japanese hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐infected dialysis patients is difficult to achieve because >70 % of the HCV genotypes observed in Japan are type 1. In 2016, new direct‐acting antiviral drugs against HCV genotype 1 were reported to be effective and safe for HCV‐infected hemodialysis patients. Although new direct antiviral therapy has become available, no large‐scale studies evaluating the status of HCV infection in Japanese hemodialysis patients have been conducted since 2007. Therefore, we conducted a questionnaire survey to determine the current status of...
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Takaya Abe, Sou Oomori, Wataru Obara Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Relationship Between Mortality and Cancer ‐Bearing Status in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Who Attended an Educational Program
Abstract
Patients with malignancy have a poorer prognosis than others do, which must be taken into consideration when treating them for chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, there are few studies investigating their prognosis. This was an observational study of 515 (394 men and 121 women) stable non‐dialysis patients with CKD who attended a CKD educational program. Mean age was 68.8 ± 13.0 years. Median follow‐up was 968.5 days. Mean creatinine was 3.4 ± 1.6 mg/dL. Of these, 63 had malignancy and 452 did not; 20.6% of the former and 11.9% of the latter group died by the end of the study period (P = 0.0548)....
Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Akihito Tanaka, Daijo Inaguma, Yu Watanabe, Minako Murata, Hibiki Shinjo, Kiyomi Koike, Yasuhiro Otsuka, Asami Takeda Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Low Resource Settings: Which Options Do We Have?
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Source: Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - October 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Werner Keenswijk, Johan Vande Walle Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
