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  1. Dialysis patients and immunosuppressed renal patients are at increased risk of COVID-19 and were excluded from vaccine trials. We...

    Authors: Rona M. Smith, Daniel J. Cooper, Rainer Doffinger, Hannah Stacey, Abdulrahman Al-Mohammad, Ian Goodfellow, Stephen Baker, Sara Lear, Myra Hosmilo, Nicholas Pritchard, Nicholas Torpey, David Jayne, Vivien Yiu, Anil Chalisey, Jacinta Lee, Enric Vilnar…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:199
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  2. Many people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are iron deficient, even though they may not be anaemic. The Iron and Muscle study aims to evaluate whether iron supplementation reduces symptoms of fatigue...

    Authors: Sharlene A. Greenwood, Nicholas Beckley-Hoelscher, Elham Asgari, Salma Ayis, Luke A. Baker, Debasish Banerjee, Sunil Bhandari, Kate Bramham, Joseph Chilcot, James Burton, Philip A. Kalra, Courtney J. Lightfoot, Kieran McCafferty, Thomas H. Mercer, Darlington O. Okonko, Benjamin Oliveira…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:268
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  3. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as a sudden episode of kidney failure but is known to be under-recognized by healthcare professionals. The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) guidelines have f...

    Authors: Michael S.A. Niemantsverdriet, Wouter M. Tiel Groenestege, M. Khairoun, Imo E. Hoefer, Wouter W. van Solinge, Domenico Bellomo, Martin H. van Vliet, Karin A.H. Kaasjager and Saskia Haitjema
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:222
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  4. Physical activity and emotional self-management has the potential to enhance health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but few people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have access to resources and support. The K...

    Authors: C. G Walklin, Hannah M.L Young, E Asghari, S Bhandari, R. E Billany, N Bishop, K Bramham, J Briggs, J. O. Burton, J Campbell, E. M Castle, J Chilcot, N Cooper, V Deelchand, M. P.M Graham-Brown, A Hamilton…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:122
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  5. China has the largest number of patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) worldwide. Despite continuous improvements in hemodialysis techniques, patients on MHD have a higher mortality rate than the general p...

    Authors: Jing Liu, Huixian Zhang, Zongli Diao, Wang Guo, Hongdong Huang, Li Zuo and Wenhu Liu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:236
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  6. Older individuals with multiple comorbidities and especially patients with multiple myeloma are at higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2. When patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are also affected by SARS-CoV-...

    Authors: Gabriele Donati, Agnieszka Przygocka, Fulvia Zappulo, Gisella Vischini, Sabrina Valente and Gaetano La Manna
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:204
    Content type: Case report Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Nephrology 2023 24:264

  7. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a public health burden worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most patients with CKD are managed by primary care practitioners and this ed...

    Authors: David S. Weisman, Sumeska Thavarajah and Bernard G. Jaar
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:295
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  8. Telehealth could potentially increase independency and autonomy of patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). Moreover, it might improve clinical and economic outcomes. The demand for telehealth modalities a...

    Authors: Geertje K. M. Biebuyck, Aegida Neradova, Carola W. H. de Fijter and Lily Jakulj
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:292
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  9. Renal transplant recipients have to see a nephrologist for regular follow-up for the rest of their lives. To reduce the burden for the patients, video consultation can be an alternative to traditional in-perso...

    Authors: Cecilie Varsi, Aud-Eldrid Stenehjem, Elin Børøsund and Lise Solberg Nes
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2021 22:105
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Hemodialysis (HD) patients commonly receive polypharmacy leading to increased likelihood of drug related problems (DRPs) and poor quality of life. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services discover and reso...

    Authors: Yasmine Salah Naga, Noha Alaa Hamdy, Amany El Bassiouny, Mohamed Selim and Samar Samy Abd ElHafeez
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:277
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  13. Disordered Treg counts and function have been observed in patients with SARS-Cov-2 and are thought to contribute to disease severity. In hemodialysis patients, scarce data are available on the Treg response to...

    Authors: Emad Samaan, Marwa O Elmaria, Doaa Khedr, Tamer Gaber, Ahmed G Elsayed, Ragy N Shenouda, Hend Gamal, Doaa Shahin, Nashwa K Abousamra and Rasha Shemies
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:391
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  14. Individuals with chronic kidney disease experience difficult physical and psychological symptoms, that impact quality of life, and are at increased risk of anxiety and depression. Access to specialist psycholo...

    Authors: Anna Wilson, Claire Carswell, Clare McKeaveney, Karen Atkinson, Stephanie Burton, Clare McVeigh, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Erika Jääskeläinen, William Johnston, Daniel O’Rourke, Joanne Reid, Soham Rej, Ian Walsh and Helen Noble
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:45
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  15. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by dysbiosis, elevated levels of uremic toxins, systemic inflammation, and increased markers of oxidative stress. These factors lead to an increased risk of cardio...

    Authors: Samuel A. Headley, Donna J. Chapman, Michael J. Germain, Elizabeth E. Evans, Jasmin Hutchinson, Karen L. Madsen, Talat Alp Ikizler, Emily M. Miele, Kristyn Kirton, Elizabeth O’Neill, Allen Cornelius, Brian Martin, Bradley Nindl and Nosratola D. Vaziri
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2020 21:517
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. Volume assessment, dry weight titration, and blood pressure control in pregnant kidney failure patients are often challenging, with physiological fluid accumulation in the trunk and lower limbs and an increase...

    Authors: Sabrina Haroon, Jia Neng Tan, Titus Lau, Shiao-Yng Chan and Andrew Davenport
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:308
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  18. Hyperphosphatemia is common in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Restricting dietary phosphorus often leads to a decrease in protein intake, which may result in hypoalbuminemia. The high pill burden of pho...

    Authors: Luis Perez, Zhiying You, Isaac Teitelbaum, Emily S Andrews, Rachael Reddin, Lorena Ramirez-Renteria, Gabriela Wilson and Jessica Kendrick
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:245
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  20. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been a global public health problem and a major source of suffering and poor quality of life for those afflicted. Using data from the global burden of disease (GBD) study 2019,...

    Authors: Samuel Bosomprah, Erica C. Bjonstad, John Musuku, Namasiku Siyumbwa, Mwila Ngandu, Mukobe Chisunka, Patrick Banda, Fastone Goma and Aggrey Mweemba
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:39
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  21. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with and without heart failure (HF) often present with hyperkalaemia (HK) leading to increased risk of hospitalisations, cardiovascular related events and cardiovascular-r...

    Authors: Thomas Ward, Ruth D. Lewis, Tray Brown, Garth Baxter and Antonio Ramirez de Arellano
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:47
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  22. CKD is common in heart failure (HF) and associated with morbidity and mortality, yet life-prolonging medications such as renin-angiotensin-aldosterone inhibitors (RAASi) are underused due to risk of hyperkalae...

    Authors: Daniel Murphy, Irina Chis Ster, Juan-Carlos Kaski, Lisa Anderson and Debasish Banerjee
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2021 22:254
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  23. Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), a kind of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody associated vasculitis (AAV), predominantly affects small-sized vessels. MPA is a significant cause of the pulmonary-renal syndr...

    Authors: Cihan Uysal, Tugba Yilmaz, Hafsa Kocyigit, Hulya Akgun and Murat Hayri Sipahioglu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:84
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  24. Gastro-intestinal (GI) intolerance is a frequently reported outcome in patients with kidney failure receiving maintenance dialysis and those who have received kidney transplants. Symptoms of GI intolerance (di...

    Authors: Tess E. Cooper, Amy Dalton, Anh Kieu, Martin Howell, Sumedh Jayanti, Rabia Khalid, Wai H. Lim, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Jonathan C. Craig, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Michael J. Bourke, Allison Tong and Germaine Wong
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2021 22:388
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  25. There is a growing literature on guidelines regarding Ramadan fasting for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, most studies only consider the impact of fasting on renal function. This study addition...

    Authors: Latifa Baynouna AlKetbi, Nico Nagelkerke, Amal AlZarouni, Mouza Al Kuwaiti, Mona Al Ghafli, Salama Al Qahtani, Bushra Al Kaabi, Mariam Al Kaabi, Ali Al Ahbabi, Yousif Al Zeyodi, Kholoud Al Ketheri, Khawla Al Nabooda, Khadija Al Tenaji, Ali AlAlawi and Hanan Abdelbaqi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:304
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Most patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) in the United States choose automated PD via cyclers. Cyclers have evolved considerably over time with older versions (e.g. HomeChoice Pro) replaced by more sophistica...

    Authors: Osama El Shamy, Sara Atallah, Shuchita Sharma and Jaime Uribarri
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:217
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  27. We report a case of a 25-year-old male patient, who developed acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) after receiving a first dose of mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Spikevax (mRNA-1273, Moderna Biotech...

    Authors: Bilgin Osmanodja, Adrian Schreiber, Eva Schrezenmeier and Evelyn Seelow
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2021 22:411
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  28. The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been followed by many reports of the development and relapse of autoimmune diseases associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccina...

    Authors: Miyako Fukuda, Tomohiro Kaneko, Takahiro Kawai, Hiromasa Ishii and Akira Shimizu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:232
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  30. The widening supply–demand imbalance for kidneys necessitates finding ways to reduce rejection and improve transplant outcomes. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) epitope compatibility between donor and recipient m...

    Authors: Louisa Edwards, Colene Bentley, Michael Burgess, Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze, David Hartell, Paul Keown and Stirling Bryan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:165
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  31. Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) may choose to undergo dialysis in-center or at home, but uptake of home dialysis in the US has been minimal despite its benefits over in-center dialysis. Factors t...

    Authors: Miriam Vélez-Bermúdez, Jenna L. Adamowicz, Natoshia M. Askelson, Susan K. Lutgendorf, Mony Fraer and Alan J. Christensen
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:276
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  32. The currently recommended dose of rituximab for primary membranous nephropathy is as high as that for lymphoma. However, the clinical manifestations of membranous nephropathy vary widely. Therefore, achieving ...

    Authors: Song Wang, Zhenling Deng, Yue Wang, Wenhan Bao, Sijia Zhou, Zhuan Cui and Danxia Zheng
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:146
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  33. Peer support complements traditional models of chronic kidney disease (CKD) care through sharing of peer experiences, pragmatic advice, and resources to enhance chronic kidney disease self-management and decis...

    Authors: Shannan Love, Tyrone G. Harrison, Danielle E. Fox, Maoliosa Donald, Nancy Verdin, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn and Meghan J. Elliott
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:152
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  34. Symptom networks can provide empirical evidence for the development of personalized and precise symptom management strategies. However, few studies have established networks of symptoms experienced by older p...

    Authors: Mingyao Zhou, Xiaoxin Gu, Kangyao Cheng, Yin Wang and Nina Zhang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:115
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  35. Hyperlactatemia occurs frequently in critically ill patients, and this pathologic condition leads to worse outcomes in several disease subsets. Herein, we addressed whether hyperlactatemia is associated with t...

    Authors: Seong Geun Kim, Jinwoo Lee, Donghwan Yun, Min Woo Kang, Yong Chul Kim, Dong Ki Kim, Kook-Hwan Oh, Kwon Wook Joo, Yon Su Kim and Seung Seok Han
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:11
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  36. Assisted home hemodialysis is a therapeutic modality for patients diagnosed with end-stage renal disease who require dialysis replacement therapy and have concomitant health limitations that prevent them from ...

    Authors: Raquel Scofano, Alexandra Monteiro and Luciana Motta
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:190
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  37. Patients with end-stage kidney disease, receiving haemodialysis rely increasingly on informal carers to help manage their debilitating chronic disease. Informal carers may experience a negative impact on their...

    Authors: Michael Matthews, Joanne Reid, Clare McKeaveney, Robert Mullan, Stephanie Bolton, Christopher Hill and Helen Noble
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2020 21:421
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  38. Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects about 10% of global population, has become a global public health crisis in recent decades. It is well recognized that health information dissemination could change ...

    Authors: Lan Yao, Yubao Li, Qinglou Lian, Junjun Sun, Shuyin Zhao and Pei Wang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:378
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. A 75-year-old male developed acute kidney injury KDIGO stage 3 a few weeks after Whipple surgery was performed for a distal cholangiocarcinoma. Kidney biopsy revealed oxalate nephropathy. This was attributed t...

    Authors: Claire Barani, Selda Aydin, Nathalie Demoulin and Michel Jadoul
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:106
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  40. Kidney transplant is the gold standard for renal replacement therapy in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), which is the fourth leading cause of kidney failure. Despite the medi...

    Authors: Juliana Smith, Orlando O. Harris, Deborah Adey and Meyeon Park
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:119
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  41. From a recent meta-analysis it appeared that online post-dilution hemodiafiltration (HDF), especially with a high convection volume (HV-HDF), is associated with superior overall and cardiovascular survival, if...

    Authors: Paul A. Rootjes, Menso J. Nubé, Camiel L. M. de Roij van Zuijdewijn, Gertrude Wijngaarden and Muriel P. C. Grooteman
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2021 22:131
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  42. Hispanic Americans receive disproportionately fewer organ transplants than non-Hispanic whites. In 2018, the Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program (HKTP) was established as at the University of Colorado Hospital ...

    Authors: Madhura Pande, Monica Grafals, Katherine Rizzolo, Elizabeth Pomfret and Jessica Kendrick
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:251
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  43. Intravenous iron is often used to treat iron deficiency anaemia in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (ND-CKD), but the optimal dosing regimen remains unclear. We evaluated the impact of high- versus low-dose...

    Authors: Philip A. Kalra, Sunil Bhandari, Michael Spyridon, Rachel Davison, Sarah Lawman, Ashraf Mikhail, David Reaich, Nick Pritchard, Kieran McCafferty and Jason Moore
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2020 21:539
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Medication adherence is a key component of successful dialysis in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim of this study was to use the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation and Behavior (COM-B) model in order to i...

    Authors: Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh, Behrooz Hamzeh, Hamidreza Omrani, Sharareh Esmailli, Saeid Khakzad and Farzad Jalilian
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:174
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  45. Patient decision aids (PtDAs) support patients and clinicians in shared decision-making (SDM). Real-world outcome information may improve patients’ risk perception, and help patients make decisions congruent w...

    Authors: Noel Engels, Paul B. van der Nat, Jet W. Ankersmid, Janine C. M. Prick, Ellen Parent, Regina The, Asako Takahashi, Hans A. J. Bart, Cornelia F. van Uden-Kraan, Anne M. Stiggelbout, Willem J. W. Bos and Marinus A. van den Dorpel
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:236
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  46. Home hemodialysis (HHD) offers several clinical, quality of life and cost-saving benefits for patients with end-stage kidney disease. While uptake of this modality has increased in recent years, its prevalence...

    Authors: Estelle Tran, Oliver Karadjian, Christopher T. Chan and Emilie Trinh
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:205
    Content type: Review Published on:

  47. Sarcopenia is highly prevalent in haemodialysis (HD) patients and linked to a poor prognosis regarding comorbidities and premature mortality. Previous studies assessed the effects of neuromuscular electrical s...

    Authors: Lena Schinner, Klaus Nagels, Julia Scherf, Christoph Schmaderer, Uwe Heemann, Claudius Küchle and Liya Hannemann
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:246
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  48. The well-being of informal caregivers of people living with chronic kidney disease is influenced by their experiences with support, however, few studies have focused on exploring these experiences. This study ...

    Authors: Chelsea Coumoundouros, Paul Farrand, Robbert Sanderman, Louise von Essen and Joanne Woodford
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2024 25:7
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  49. Regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) for the prevention of clotting of the extracorporeal blood circuit during continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) has been employed in limited fashion because of the...

    Authors: Lenar Yessayan, Ryann Sohaney, Vidhit Puri, Benjamin Wagner, Amy Riddle, Sharon Dickinson, Lena Napolitano, Michael Heung, David Humes and Balazs Szamosfalvi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2021 22:244
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  50. Qualitative patient interviews and patient-reported outcome instruments are important tools to understand the patient experience of disease. The aim of this study was to use patient interviews to identify conc...

    Authors: Anna Rydén, Stephen Nolan, Joshua Maher, Oren Meyers, Anna Kündig and Magnus Bjursell
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2022 23:201
    Content type: Research Published on:
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