Intravenous iron dextran is widely used in hemodialysis patients receiving erythropoietin (EPO) therapy because of its significant convenience in clinical practice. However, the amount of iron removed ...

More than 26 million Americans have kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation, and about 430,000 Americans with end-stage renal disease require dialysis. While our two kidneys are ...

For most people, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are equally effective treatments for end stage renal disease. Factors such as your health, preferences, and the costs may influence your final ...

Effective as of September 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) implemented a survey process for the provision of home dialysis services in long-term-care facilities (“LTC ...

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A patient is presented who was on uninterrupted hemodialysis for 37 years. She did extremely well for much of her time on hemodialysis. Significant issues that occurred included multiple vascular ...

March 30, 2005 - An article published in Hemodialysis International discusses the role of oxidative stress (OS) in dialysis patients, an imbalance which can result in long-term health problems.

The week after President Donald Trump signed a landmark executive order meant to overhaul the current kidney care system, CVS Health has launched a clinical trial for HemoCare, an at-home hemodialysis ...

Authors call for better dialysis staff education to ultimately improve patient care. (HealthDay News) — There are significant gaps and variation in knowledge of transplantation processes among ...