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Impact of telemedicine on metabolic control and hospitalization of peritoneal d...
Tabuti,Nicole Iasmin Magario; Pellizzari,Caio; Carrascossi,Henrique; Calice-Silva,Viviane; Figueiredo,Ana; Gordon,Gina Moreno; Biangini,GilsonAbstract Introduction: The coronavirus-19 pandemic threatens the lives of all people, but results in higher mortality rates for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) including those on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Telemedicine was the main alternative to reduce exposure to the virus, but it was introduced in the Brazil without proper training. Objective: To investigate the impact of telemedicine on metabol...
Peritoneal dialysis as the first dialysis treatment option initially unplanned
Mendes,Marcela Lara; Alves,Camila Albuquerque; Bucuvic,Edwa Maria; Dias,Dayana Bitencourt; Ponce,DanielaAbstract Most patients with stage 5 CKD start RRT of unplanned manner. Unplanned dialysis, also known as urgent start, may be defined as hemodialysis (HD) started without permanent vascular access, i.e., using a central venous catheter (CVC), or as peritoneal dialysis (PD) started within seven days after implantation of the catheter, without family training. Although few studies have evaluated the PD as an imme...
The long-term outcome after acute kidney injury: a narrative review
Pôncio,Luana; Balbi,Andre Luis; Rocha,Érica Pires da; Dias,Dayana Bitencourt; Ponce,DanielaThis review will focus on long-term outcomes after acute kidney injury (AKI). Surviving AKI patients have a higher late mortality compared with those admitted without AKI. Recent studies have claimed that long-term mortality in patients after AKI varied from 15% to 74% and older age, presence of previous co-morbidities, and the incomplete recovery of renal function have been identified as risk factors for reduc...