Nephrology
Review: Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:21h | UTCPerioperative Acute Kidney Injury: Prevention, Early Recognition, and Supportive Measures – Nephron (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Systematic Review: Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCImmunosuppressive treatment for proliferative lupus nephritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Immunosuppressive treatment for people with proliferative lupus nephritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Kidney Disease
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:08h | UTC
Review: Chronic Hyperkalemia in Non-dialysis CKD
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:23h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Hypertension
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCSex‐Specific Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Effects of Repeated Binge Drinking on Blood Pressure Levels and Other Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011‐2014 – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Alcohol Consumption, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course: There Is No Such Thing as a One‐Size‐Fits‐All Approach (free)
Commentaries: Young binge drinkers may have higher heart risks – AHA Newsroom (free) AND Alcohol Intake Tied to Elevated Blood Pressure – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Binge drinking may increase heart risks for younger people – UPI (free)
Cohort Study: Accurately Measured Sodium Intake Showed a Linear Relationship with Mortality
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:27h | UTCErrors in estimating usual sodium intake by the Kawasaki formula alter its relationship with mortality: implications for public health – International Journal of Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Accurate measurements of sodium intake confirm relationship with mortality – ScienceDaily (free) AND Better estimate of intake more firmly links salt, death – UPI (free)
Related Report: Sodium and Potassium Intake: Effects on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Risks – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)
Report: Effects of Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Risks
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCSee also: Evidence Summary (free PDF) AND Full Report (free PDF)
Randomized Trial: Sodium Bicarbonate for Patients with Severe Metabolic Acidemia in the ICU
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:26h | UTCSodium bicarbonate therapy for patients with severe metabolic acidaemia in the intensive care unit (BICAR-ICU): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: BICAR-ICU – The Bottom Line (free)
“This study will reassure clinicians that already use sodium bicarbonate for correcting metabolic acidaemia, that this may delay and/or reduce the requirement for RRT. Equally, for those that opt to avoid sodium bicarbonate, there is no compelling evidence to change practice”
Review: Antiphospholipid Syndrome Nephropathy
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCAntiphospholipid Syndrome Nephropathy: From Pathogenesis to Treatment – Frontiers in Immunology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:06h | UTC“In addition to established traditional general population cardiovascular risk factors, left ventricular hypertrophy, serum albumin, phosphate, urate and hemoglobin were all found to be statistically significant in their association with future cardiovascular events”.
Guideline Revisited: Diagnosis and Management of Primary Aldosteronism
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCRelated Guideline: The Management of Primary Aldosteronism: Case Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)
Viewpoint: Progress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCProgress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: Moving Beyond Kidney Attack – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Infographic: Global Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCGlobal Deaths Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure, 1990-2016 – JAMA (free)
Cohort Study: Metformin Safe for Many Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCAssociation of Metformin Use With Risk of Lactic Acidosis Across the Range of Kidney Function: A Community-Based Cohort Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study Supports Metformin Use at eGFRs as Low as 30 – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Metformin safe for most diabetics with kidney disease – UPI (free) AND Evidence Growing Metformin Safe in Many With Diabetes and CKD – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Studies: Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Metformin is linked to reduced mortality in type 2 diabetes with comorbid CKD and CHF – ACP Diabetes Monthly (free)
Consensus Conference: Cardiac and Vascular Surgery–Associated Acute Kidney Injury
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:36h | UTC
Review: Clinical Pharmacology of Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Kidney Disease
29 May, 2018 | 18:39h | UTC
Review: Principles of Fluid Management and Stewardship in Septic Shock
28 May, 2018 | 12:50h | UTCPrinciples of fluid management and stewardship in septic shock: it is time to consider the four D’s and the four phases of fluid therapy – Annals of Intensive Care (free) (via @Fluid_Academy)
Related Review: Expert statement for the management of hypovolemia in sepsis – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Randomized Trials: Renal Denervation to Treat Hypertension
24 May, 2018 | 23:40h | UTCEndovascular ultrasound renal denervation to treat hypertension (RADIANCE-HTN SOLO): a multicentre, international, single-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Article: Effect of renal denervation on blood pressure in the presence of antihypertensive drugs: 6-month efficacy and safety results from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED proof-of-concept randomised trial (free)
Commentaries: Two Sham-Controlled Renal Denervation Studies Offer Hope in Hypertension – TCTMD (free) AND Renal denervation linked to significant drops in blood pressure – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Novel Renal Denervation Catheters Showing Modest BP Reductions – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
24 May, 2018 | 22:31h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Opinion: Conflicting Evidence on Health Effects of Salt Reduction Calls for a Redesign of Guidelines
16 May, 2018 | 00:42h | UTC
AHA Advice for Patients: Are BP Measurement Mistakes Making You Chronically Ill?
15 May, 2018 | 12:37h | UTCAre blood pressure measurement mistakes making you chronically ill? – American Heart Association News (free text and infographic)
Commentary: BP measurement: you’re probably doing it wrong – Univadis (free registration required)
Canadian Guideline: Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:47h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Effect of Increased Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults with CKD
10 May, 2018 | 17:45h | UTCEffect of Coaching to Increase Water Intake on Kidney Function Decline in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CKD WIT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for kidney disease patients – Lawson Health Research Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND Study: Drinking more water doesn’t slow kidney disease – UPI (free)
Review: Goodpasture’s syndrome (anti-GBM disease) in the ED
3 May, 2018 | 19:22h | UTCGoodpasture’s syndrome (anti-GBM disease): ED presentations, evaluation, and management – emDocs (free)
Systematic Review: Antimicrobial Lock Solutions for Preventing Catheter-related Infections in Haemodialysis
3 May, 2018 | 18:53h | UTCAntimicrobial lock solutions for preventing catheter-related infections in haemodialysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)