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Effect of comorbidities on healthcare expenditures for patients on kidney replacement therapy considering the treatment modality and duration in a French cohort
End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is associated with a substantial economic burden. In France, the cost of care for such patients represents 2.5% of the total French healthcare expenditures but serves less than ...
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New insights into epidemiological data and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on IgA vasculitis in children and adults: a French nationwide cohort
IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is a small size vasculitis for which epidemiologic data are strikingly lacking, especially about the adult form. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have profoundly modified the ...
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Open AccessThrombotic microangiopathies after kidney transplantation in modern era: nosology based on chronology
Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) are rare but can be severe in kidney transplant.
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Blood pressure management and long-term outcomes in kidney transplantation: a holistic view over a 35-year period
Hypertension is a burden for most kidney transplant recipients. Whether respect of hypertension guidelines results in better outcomes is unknown.
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Open AccessStudy protocol for Vascular Access outcome measure for function: a vaLidation study In hemoDialysis (VALID)
A functioning vascular access (VA) is crucial to providing adequate hemodialysis (HD) and considered a critically important outcome by patients and healthcare professionals. A validated, patient-important outc...
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Open AccessWhat is the impact of blood pressure on neurological symptoms and the risk of ESKD in primary and secondary thrombotic microangiopathies based on clinical presentation: a retrospective study
The impact of blood pressure on neurological symptoms and risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is unknown in primary and secondary thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs).
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Open AccessStandardised Outcomes in Nephrology – Chronic Kidney Disease (SONG-CKD): a protocol for establishing a core outcome set for adults with chronic kidney disease who do not require kidney replacement therapy
Globally, over 1.2 million people die from chronic kidney disease (CKD) every year. Patients with CKD are up to 10 times more likely to die prematurely than progress to kidney failure requiring kidney replacem...
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Open AccessEarly changes in renal resistive index and mortality in diabetic and nondiabetic kidney transplant recipients: a cohort study
Renal resistive index (RI) predicts mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTR). However, its predictive value may be different according to the time of measurement. We analysed RI changes between 1 month a...
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Open AccessRenal arteriography with endovascular ultrasound for the management of renal infarction patients
Renal infarction (RI) is a rare disease with poor prognosis. Appropriate secondary prevention treatment is essential and requires an exhaustive etiological assessment. We aimed to determine whether invasive en...
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Open AccessContribution of medico-administrative data to the development of a comorbidity score to predict mortality in End-Stage Renal Disease patients
Comorbidity scores to predict mortality are very useful to facilitate decision-making for personalized patient management. This study aim was to assess the contribution of medico-administrative data in additio...
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Arginine Vasopressin and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Pathophysiology: the Missing Link?
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinicoradiological entity characterized by a typical brain edema. Its pathogenesis is still debated through hypoperfusion and hyperperfusion theories, ...
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Forensic age estimation using computed tomography of the medial clavicular epiphysis: a systematic review
Medicolegal physicians are increasingly called upon to aid in determining the administrative age group affiliation of refugees with questionable unaccompanied minor claims. According to guidelines for forensic...
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Open AccessStandardised Outcomes in Nephrology—Polycystic Kidney Disease (SONG-PKD): study protocol for establishing a core outcome set in polycystic kidney disease
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common potentially life threatening inherited kidney disease and is responsible for 5–10% of cases of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Cystic ki...
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Community pharmacist intervention in patients with renal impairment
Background In France, community pharmacists do not have free access to patients’ lab results, and it is therefore impossible for them to identify patients with renal impairment. Objective
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Deficits in information transfer between hospital-based and primary-care physicians, the case of kidney disease: a cross-sectional study
Late recognition plays an important role in prognosis associated with kidney disease; thus, information transfer at hospital discharge regarding kidney disease is crucial. Whether it is notified in patients’ h...
