Compared with patients who ate vegetables and fruit daily, those who rarely or never did and those who sometimes did had a significant 1.6- and 1.3-fold higher death risk, respectively, a study showed.
Upward trend follows debut of the federal End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices payment model in January 2021.
The factors that may account for any excess stroke risk among ESA users remain unclear.
The update reflects advances in hepatitis C management, such as antiviral therapy, increased use of hepatitis C kidney grafts, and treatment of glomerular diseases associated with the virus.
Under Medicare, patients with kidney failure often must choose between continuing dialysis or enrolling in hospice.
Optimizing hemodialysis timing before surgery might improve postoperative outcomes.
Vaccination decreased the risk for COVID-related hospitalization and death, according to a retrospective study.
Dialysis facility profit status was associated with longer time to waitlisting and kidney transplantation, investigators reported.
Impaired communications, power outages, and clean water availability caused by Hurricane Ida were among the challenges facing dialysis providers in Louisiana.
A greater understanding of outcomes after home HD treatment failure may help inform clinical decision making and advanced care planning.
