Kidney360

This episode discusses a study that measured objective nocturnal sleep duration of patients on hemodialysis and characterized natural and dialysis-imposed patterns of sleep duration using a commercially available wearable activity tracker.

Data from nearly 16,000 French peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients were analyzed in this large observational study, to understand factors influencing transfers to hemodialysis for different reasons.

This episode focuses on a study that looks at how confidence in managing daily challenges (self-efficacy) and having support from others (social support), affect the overall well-being of people on hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration.

This study examined the living kidney donor evaluation process to determine the point sex imbalance arises. There were 1,861 self-referrals, resulting in 146 approvals and 125 donations . Female overrepresentation stems from a higher self-referral rate.

This Podcast discusses a study on the effect of fluid overload-related hospitalizations on survival in PD patients. The study found that patients hospitalized due to fluid overload within the first 12 months of starting PD had higher mortality rates.

This episode highlights a study on the time-varying effect of assistance on risk of PD cessation using data from the RDPLF of 15675 incident PD patients. Patients treated with assisted PD had a greater risk of death and a lower risk of transfer to HD.

In an analysis of patients undergoing kidney transplantation, depression and health related quality of life were measured at 3-months and 1-year post-transplantation. Depression and HRQOL improve with KT.

Utilizing a multinational collaborative network, a study provided the first systematic description of urinary vacuolar casts in patients with acute or chronic kidney disease.

In a Kidney360 article of 31 patients with native kidney biopsy proven oxalate nephropathy, 10 of 31 patients had multifactorial etiologies of oxalate nephropathy. 10 of 31 had a single etiology and 11 had risk factors but the etiology was unknown.

A new Kidney360 study describes the Duke Center for Personalized Health Care's experience adapting and pilot testing a group visit approach using existing telehealth infrastructure.

Survey findings demonstrate that the adjustments made by the dialysis units during the peak of the pandemic were effective in maneuvering the challenges faced by our patients during the COVID-19 pandemic while providing high-quality medical care.

A study investigated the impact of the surgical closure of functioning arteriovenous fistula on blood pressure levels, as well as on the cardiac and renal functions.

A new study examines the health utility of patients at 60 days after dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury and identifies 3 subgroups of AKI survivors with distinct health utility profiles.

Given the lack of a transplant-specific curriculum within the ACGME guidelines, the Transplant Interest Group (under the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology) has worked to create a transplant specific curriculum.

Opportunities exist for clinical decision support (CDS) to help transplant nephrologists counsel living donors receiving APOL1 genetic test results. A new Kidney360 study provides insights from transplant nephrologists on how this CDS should be developed.

This Podcast discusses a new Kidney360 study that examines sociodemographic risk factors for food insecurity and housing instability among people on hemodialysis and their association with substance use.

A new Kidney360 study describes the association between the pre-vaccination microscopic hematuria or proteinuria and post vaccination gross hematuria.

Patient Interview by Audrey A. Shi and Sherry G. Mansour of the "Kidney Brothers": The Case for Peer Support in Kidney Transplant

Jane S. Davis brought together four hemodialysis patients to talk about central venous catheters versus permanent accesses. The conversation took a surprising turn when the participants began discussing their own issues.

This is an article summary of "Mission and 1-Year Outcomes of a Cardiorenal Subspecialty Consultation Service" by Nisha Bansal and Stuart Shankland on behalf of coauthors.

This is an article summary of "Asymptomatic Pyuria as a Prognostic Biomarker in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease" by Fouad Chebib on behalf of coauthors.

This podcast is an article summary of "Short and Long-term Recovery after Moderate/Severe Acute Kidney Injury in patients with and without COVID-19" by Farrukh Koraishy on behalf of co-authors.

This is an article summary of "Quantitative super-resolution microscopy reveals promoting mitochondrial interconnectivity protects against AKI" by Kensei Taguchi, Craig R Brooks, and Bertha C Elias on behalf of coauthors.

This is an article summary of "Challenges, Facilitators, and Recommendations for Implementation of Home Dialysis in the Veterans Health Administration: Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perceptions" by Lindsey A. Jones on behalf of coauthors.

This podcast is an article summary of "Reconsidering donor race in predicting allograft and patient survival among kidney transplant recipients" by Yue-Harn Ng and Christos P. Argyropoulos on behalf of coauthors.

This podcast is a summary of article "Monocytes and Macrophages in Kidney Transplantation and Insights from Single Cell RNA-Seq Studies" by Andrew Malone.

This podcast is a summary of article "Global Perspective on Kidney Transplantation: France" by Gillian Divard and Valentin Goutaudier.

This is a podcast article summary of "Less is More: Deprescribing Medications in Older Adults with Kidney Disease: A Review" by Dinushika Mohottige, Harold Manley, and Rasheeda Hall.

This is a podcast article summary of "New Vancomycin Dosing Guidelines for Hemodialysis Patients: Rationale, Caveats, and Limitations" by Susan J. Lewis and Thomas D. Nolin.

This is a podcast article summary of "Expression of ACE2 in the Intact and Acutely Injured Kidney" by Karl A. Nath and Vesna D. Garovic.

This is a podcast article summary of "Global Perspective on Kidney Transplantation: Turkey" by Oya Andacoglu and Fazil Tuncay Aki.

This is a podcast article summary of "Implementation of Surprise Question Assessments using the Electronic Health Record in Older Adults with Advanced CKD" by Natalie C. Ernecoff on behalf of coauthors.

This is a podcast article summary of "A hyaluronan synthesis inhibitor delays progression of diabetic kidney disease in a mouse experimental model" by Loay H. Salman and Laisel Martinez on behalf of coauthors.

This is an article summary of "Real-Life Prescribing of SGLT2 Inhibitors: How to Handle the Other Medications, Including Glucose-Lowering Drugs and Diuretics" by Aisha Shaikh on behalf of coauthors.

This is an article summary of "Implementation of an Electronic Catheter Checklist in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities: Results of a Pilot Quality Improvement Project" by Michele Mokrzycki and Vandana Niyyar on behalf of their coauthors.

This is a podcast article summary of "A Call to Action for Addressing Disparities and Increasing Diversity in Academic Nephrology" by Claretha Lyas.

This is a podcast article summary of "A Comparison Study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Hospitalized Kidney Transplant Recipients" by Divyanshu Malhotra and Sherry G Mansour on behalf of coauthors.

This is a podcast article summary of "Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Polycystic Kidney Disease" by Gauri Bhutani on behalf of coauthors.

This is a podcast article summary of "Urine Microscopy for Internal Medicine Residents: A Needs Assessment & Implementation of Virtual Teaching Sessions" by Samira Farouk and Matthew Sparks.

This is a podcast article summary of "Characteristics, outcomes and 60-day hospital mortality of ICU patients with Covid-19 and acute kidney injury" by Sumit Kapoor and Jyotsana Thakkar.

This is a podcast article summary of "Histopathologic and Clinical Features in Patients with Diabetes and Kidney Disease" by Sarah F. Sanghavi and Charles E. Alpers.

This is a podcast article summary of "Survey of Clinician Opinions on Kidney Transplantation from Hepatitis-C Virus-Positive Donors: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers" by Krista L. Lentine and David A. Axelrod.

This is a podcast article summary of "Substitution of oral for intravenous cyclophosphamide in membranous nephropathy" by Leonella Luzardo and Oscar Noboa.

This is a podcast article summary of "Chronic Hemodialysis Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: Short-term Outcomes in the Bronx, New York" by Molly Fisher and Milagros Yunes.

This is a podcast article summary of "Foreign Perspective on Achieving a Successful Peritoneal Dialysis-First Program" by Philip Kam-Tao Li and Mark E. Rosenberg.

This is a podcast summary of "Global Dialysis Perspective: Mexico" by Magdalena Madero Rovalo and Enzo Christopher Vazquez

Anil K. Agarwal and Khaled K. Boubes discuss the recently published Debate in Nephrology "Should buttonhole cannulation of arteriovenous fistulas be used?"