Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since …

As kidney disease progresses, patients often experience a variety of symptoms. A challenge
for the nephrologist is to help determine if these symptoms are related to advancing CKD or …

BACKGROUND: The proportion of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD)
initiating dialysis therapy at a higher glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has increased during …

Objective To identify the optimal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at which to
initiate dialysis in people with advanced chronic kidney disease. Design Nationwide …

Background In light of the recent trend toward earlier dialysis initiation and its association
with mortality among patients with end-stage renal disease, we hypothesized that frailty is …

This position statement is intended to be used in conjunction with the original 2002
European guideline on when to start dialysis [1]. The original guideline was based on a …

Background This study examines the time trends in incidence, prevalence, patient and
kidney allograft survival and causes of death (COD) in patients receiving renal replacement …

Canadian Society of Nephrology 2014 clinical practice guideline for timing the initiation of
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Diabetes mellitus is becoming increasingly prevalent and is considered a rapidly growing
concern for healthcare systems. Besides the cardiovascular complications, diabetes mellitus …

Context Studies of kidney failure in older adults have focused on receipt of dialysis, which
may underestimate the burden of disease if older people are less likely to receive treatment …