Nephrology
Meta-Analysis: Determining the Optimal Time for Liberation from Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:19h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia
13 Feb, 2020 | 08:05h | UTCSee also: Wilderness Medical Society Full List of Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines (free articles
Systematic Review: Water for Preventing Urinary Stones
13 Feb, 2020 | 07:58h | UTCWater for preventing urinary stones – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Increased water intake for preventing urinary stones – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: Fluid Intake and Dietary Factors and the Risk of Incident Kidney Stones in UK Biobank: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study – European Urology Focus (free) AND Dietary and Pharmacologic Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
13 Feb, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCPlasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Visual Abstract: Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (free)
Commentary: PEXIVAS: No benefit of plasma exchange in ANCA-associated vasculitis – Medicine Matters (free)
Diet and Kidney Function: A Literature Review
12 Feb, 2020 | 07:21h | UTCDiet and Kidney Function: a Literature Review – Current Hypertension Report (free)
Meta-analysis: Mortality Comparisons of Peritoneal vs. In-center Hemodialysis
11 Feb, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCCommentaries: Dialysis Modalities Found to Offer Similar Survival – Renal & Urology News (free) AND UL study reveals ‘identical’ survival for kidney dialysis patients using different treatments – University of Limerick (free)
Critical Care Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2020
4 Feb, 2020 | 07:50h | UTCCritical Care Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2020 – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Source: Grupo UTIclínica – HCFMUSP
Podcast: Dialysis for the Internist
28 Jan, 2020 | 09:04h | UTC#192 Dialysis for the Internist with Joel Topf MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
See also: Episode List
A Systematic Review of Renal Functional Reserve in Adult Living Kidney Donors
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC
ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated”
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentary: Risk of kidney injury in contrast CT imaging overstated, experts say – UPI (free)
Related: Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury (studies on the subject)
Randomized Trial: Hydroxyethyl Starch vs. Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCEffect of Hydroxyethyl Starch vs Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy on Death or Postoperative Complications Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: The FLASH Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Hydroxyethyl Starch for Fluid Replacement Therapy in High-Risk Surgical Patients: Context and Caution (free for a limited period)
Related Cochrane Review: Colloids vs Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in Critically Ill People (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
FLASH trial published today in @JAMA_current, comparing saline versus HES in high risk surgical patients.https://t.co/5xet1jOtEA
Our accompanying editorial, which hopefully helps to contextualizing the results can be found at:https://t.co/Ebl9ieG5Sp— Fernando Zampieri (@f_g_zampieri) January 21, 2020
Randomized Trial: Renal Denervation + Catheter Ablation Reduces Recurrence Compared to Catheter Ablation Alone in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:34h | UTCEffect of Renal Denervation and Catheter Ablation vs Catheter Ablation Alone on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Among Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: The ERADICATE-AF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Improving Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension (free for a limited period)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Risk of Hypertension Into Adulthood in Persons Born Prematurely
19 Jan, 2020 | 20:46h | UTCRisk of hypertension into adulthood in persons born prematurely: a national cohort study – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Review: CT and MR Imaging of Cystic Renal Lesions
17 Jan, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCCT and MR imaging of cystic renal lesions – Insights into Imaging (free)
Systematic Review: New Possibilities on Transplanting Kidneys from Hepatitis C Virus Positive Donors
14 Jan, 2020 | 00:42h | UTCRelated: Favorable 1-Year Outcomes with Transplantation of HCV-Viremic Kidneys (studies and commentaries on the subject)
Study: Less-than-perfect Kidneys from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury can be Used for Transplantation
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:27h | UTCAssociation of Deceased Donor Acute Kidney Injury With Recipient Graft Survival – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentaries: Less-than-perfect kidneys can be successfully used for transplants, study shows – Johns Hopkins Medicine (free) AND Less than perfect kidneys safe for transplant, study shows – UPI (free) AND Greater Use of Deceased Donor AKI Kidneys Urged – Renal & Urology News (free)
Blood Pressure Measurement: A KDOQI Perspective
10 Jan, 2020 | 08:25h | UTCBlood Pressure Measurement: A KDOQI Perspective – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)
Study: Patients with Heart Failure and Sinus Rhythm Benefit from the Use of Beta-blockers Even with Moderate or Moderately Severe Renal Dysfunction
8 Jan, 2020 | 21:57h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Acute Kidney Injury
5 Jan, 2020 | 14:22h | UTCRelated: Series: Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit – Intensive Care Medicine (free articles) AND Practical approach to detection and management of acute kidney injury in critically ill patient – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND Sepsis associated acute kidney injury – The BMJ (free) AND Acute kidney injury from sepsis: current concepts, epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment – Kidney International (free) AND Drug-induced acute kidney injury diverse mechanisms of tubular injury – Current Opinion in Critical Care (free)
Review: Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
5 Jan, 2020 | 13:33h | UTCPerioperative Acute Kidney Injury – Anesthesiology (free)
Related Review: Acute Kidney Injury: A frequently underestimated problem in perioperative medicine – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Hypertension in Cancer Patients and Survivors: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management
5 Jan, 2020 | 12:59h | UTC
Meta-Analysis Suggests Low Risk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving a Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:23h | UTCRisk of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients With Stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving a Group II Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Risk of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease—Is Zero Good Enough? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Hyperkalemia: Pathophysiology, Risk Factors and Consequence
11 Dec, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCHyperkalemia: pathophysiology, risk factors and consequences – Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (free)
Related: Management of hyperkalemia in the acutely ill patient – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND Acute Management of Hyperkalemia – Current Heart Failure Reports (free) AND Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free) AND Potassium Disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia – American Family Physician (free) AND Management of hyperkalemia in patients with kidney disease: a position paper endorsed by the Italian Society of Nephrology – Journal of Nephrology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews
Consensus Report: Lung–kidney Interactions in Critically Ill Patients
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:36h | UTC
Systematic Review: Interventions for Idiopathic Steroid‐resistant Nephrotic Syndrome in Children
10 Dec, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCInterventions for idiopathic steroid‐resistant nephrotic syndrome in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Interventions for idiopathic steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in children – Cochrane Library (free)
Infographic: New Review Update: Idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in children (free)