News tagged with renal dialysis

Before starting dialysis, patients need nephrologist care

For patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), receiving care from a nephrologist in the months before starting dialysis reduces the risk of death during the first year on dialysis, reports a study in the May 2009 issue ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Earlier specialist care associated with lower incidence of ESRD and better patient outcomes

Among kidney disease patients, earlier care from a nephrologist is associated with a decreased likelihood of developing end-stage renal disease and a lower risk of death during the first year of dialysis, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0