News tagged with acute kidney failure
Early lessons from the H1N1 pandemic: Critical illness in children unpredictable but survivable
Lessons learned from the first 13 children at Johns Hopkins Children's Center to become critically ill from the H1N1 virus show that although all patients survived, serious complications developed quickly, unpredictably, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Hospital re-admission high for dialysis patients treated in long-term care hospitals
A new study by University of Cincinnati (UC) nephrologists shows that most dialysis patients admitted to long-term care hospitals face readmission to acute care facilities, and those with acute kidney failure don't often ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Kidneys from deceased donors with acute renal failure expand donor pool
Kidneys recovered from deceased donors with acute renal failure (ARF) - once deemed unusable for transplant - appear to work just as well as kidneys transplanted from deceased donors who do not develop kidney problems prior ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Research points to a new way to protect kidneys threatened by insufficient blood or toxins (w/Video)
Better treatments for acute renal failure may be possible by blocking the mitochondrial fragmentation that occurs when kidneys don't get enough blood or are exposed to toxins, researchers at the Medical College ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 18, 2009 |
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Sodium bicarbonate reduces incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy
A meta-analysis of 17 randomised controlled trials has shown that pre-procedural treatment with sodium bicarbonate based hydration is the optimal treatment strategy to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). The research, ...
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May 13, 2009 |
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