Hemodialysis (HD) majorly represents the global treatment option for patients with chronic
kidney disease stage 5, and, despite advances in dialysis technology, these patients face a …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease …

Depression is highly prevalent and is associated with poor quality of life and increased
mortality among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those with end-stage …

Value-based health care is increasingly promoted as a strategy for improving care quality by
benchmarking outcomes that matter to patients relative to the cost of obtaining those …

The focus of this study is to enhance the protein fouling resistance, hydrophilicity,
biocompatibility, hemocompatibility and ability of the membranes and to reduce health …

Urea removal has become a key measure of the intensity of dialysis treatment for kidney
failure. Small solute removal, exemplified by Kt/V urea, has been broadly applied as a …

Aim To explore the association between the sociodemographic factors and the needs of
patients undergoing haemodialysis in Taiwan. Background Concomitant discomfort …

The optimal timing of initiation of maintenance dialysis in patients with end-stage renal
disease currently is unknown. This transition period is one of exceptionally high vulnerability …

Background: Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving treatment for patients with end stage renal
disease. However, HD patients have markedly increased rates of cardiovascular morbidity …

Background and aims Dyslipidemia is common in patients with chronic kidney disease and
particular prevalent in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. However, whether markers of …