ASN Press Releases: 2019
Latest Release: EVIDENCE-BASED CARE MAY IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
Thursday, February 21, 2019
A set of interventions designed to improve care for patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) was associated with reductions in length of hospital stay, shorter duration of AKI episodes, and an increase in AKI incidence that likely reflected improved recognition.
The intervention also led to improvements in several metrics related to AKI care, including AKI recognition, medication optimization, and fluid assessment by clinicians.
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- STUDY EXAMINES END-OF-LIFE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY FAILURE WHO UNDERGO AMPUTATION
People with kidney failure are nearly ten times as likely as other Medicare beneficiaries to undergo lower extremity amputation during their final year of life.
Despite having a poor prognosis, individuals with kidney failure who had a lower extremity amputation in their last year of life had a greater likelihood of admission to—and prolonged stays in—acute and subacute care settings during this time. They also were more likely to die in the hospital and discontinue dialysis, and to spend fewer days receiving hospice services.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- KIDNEY FAILURE PATIENTS FACE HIGHER RISK OF CANCER DEATH
In a population-based study, both patients on dialysis and those who received kidney transplants experienced over 2.5-times higher risks of cancer death than age- and sex-matched individuals without kidney failure.
In dialysis patients, the main driver for cancer death was from cancers that were present prior to starting dialysis, whereas in transplant recipients, cancer deaths were mainly driven by cancers that arose after transplantation.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
- CPR CAN SAVE LIVES IN DIALYSIS CLINICS, BUT IT'S UNDERUSED
When kidney failure patients experienced cardiac arrest at outpatient dialysis facilities, CPR initiated by dialysis staff was associated with a better chance of survival but was only performed in 81% of cardiac arrest events.
Dialysis staff were more likely to initiate CPR within larger dialysis clinics, for male patients, and when cardiac arrests were witnessed.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
- PRACTICES RELATED TO FLUID VOLUME THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS' HEALTH
Certain practices in dialysis facilities related to managing fluid volume and low blood pressure during dialysis are important to patients' health and survival.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
- HIGHER FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION LINKED TO LOWER RISK OF EARLY DEATH FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Among kidney failure patients on hemodialysis, those who consumed higher amounts of fruits and vegetables had lower risks for dying prematurely—both from cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular causes.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
- STUDY EXAMINES BARRIERS TO EXERCISE EXPERIENCED BY DIALYSIS PATIENTS
Patients undergoing dialysis experience various barriers to exercise—predominately fatigue, shortness of breath, and weakness.
Patients were primarily interested in exercise as a mechanism to improve quality of life as opposed to reduce heart disease and hospitalization.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
- SEASONAL INFLUENZA PLAYS A ROLE IN THE DEATHS OF MANY KIDNEY FAILURE PATIENTS
Influenza-like illness was linked with seasonal variation in the death rates of US patients with kidney failure.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
- FRAIL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS FACE HIGHER RISK OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Among kidney transplant recipients, cognitive performance improved significantly for both frail and nonfrail recipients by 3 months post-transplant.
Between 1 and 4 years post-transplant, improvements plateaued among nonfrail recipients, whereas cognitive function declined among frail recipients.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
- GENE SEQUENCING APPROACH MAY HELP TAILOR TREATMENTS FOR YOUNG KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Whole-exome sequencing of blood or saliva revealed a genetic diagnosis of kidney disease in 32.7% of pediatric kidney transplant recipients.
The findings indicate that such a sequencing strategy may help individualize pre- and post-transplant care for many young kidney transplant recipients.
Thursday, January 17, 2019