End Stage Renal Disease

Antihypertensive prescribing patterns in non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease: Findings from the Salford Kidney Study.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is commonly observed in patients living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Finding an optimal treatment regime remains challenging due to the complex bidirectional cause-and-effect relationship between hypertension and CKD. There remains variability in antihypertensive treatment practices.

Skin Changes in Suspected Lyme Disease.

Dear Editor, Ticks carry many diseases, bacteria, and viruses and represent a very important healthcare issue both in Croatia and globally. Although most ticks are not infected with pathogens dangerous to humans, some ticks can transmit infectious diseases with significant morbidity and mortality. This is caused by the increasing incidence of many tick-borne diseases over a growing geographical ar...

Assessment of Biomedical Waste Generation in Dialysis Units: A Prospective Observational Study-Is it Time for "Green Dialysis"?

: Chronic kidney disease and as a consequence end-stage kidney disease (EKSD) is increasing globally. More and more people across the world are requir...

Prediction of intradialytic hypotension using pre-dialysis features-a deep learning-based artificial intelligence model.

BACKGROUND: Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a serious complication of hemodialysis (HD) that is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular m...

Humoral Response After Two Doses of COVISHIELD Vaccine in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis.

OBJECTIVES: Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients are at increased risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vaccine against COVID-19...

DETERMINATION OF THE PRA POSITIVITY PERCENTAGE IN MALE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE BY USING FLOW CYTOMETRY TECHNIQUE.

The antibodies directed against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules, which play a crucial role in allograft histocompatibility, are called anti-HL...

Management of anastomotic leakage after robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy with an intrathoracic anastomosis.

Anastomotic leakage is a feared complication after esophagectomy and associated with increased post-operative morbidity and mrotality. The aim of this...

[Minimally invasive methods of surgical reconstruction of vesicouterine fistulas].

INTRODUCTION: Vesicouterine fistula (VVF) is a rare disease. In 83-93% of cases it develops due to caesarean section. VVF is characterized by non-phys...

A novel method for conformity assessment testing of dialysis machines for post-market surveillance purposes.

BACKGROUND: Dialysis machines are used regularly in healthcare practice. They are classified as a type of medical device with moderate and high risk t...

Review of Artificial Intelligence-Based Signal Processing in Dialysis: Challenges for Machine-Embedded and Complementary Applications.

Artificial intelligence technology is trending in nearly every medical area. It offers the possibility for improving analytics, therapy outcome, and u...

Deep Learning Using Electrocardiograms in Patients on Maintenance Dialysis.

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality occur with an extraordinarily high incidence in the hemodialysis-dependent end-stage kidney disease population....

Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 levels in children with aplastic anemia and its correlation with disease severity and response to immunosuppressive therapy.

BACKGROUND: Aplastic anemia (AA) is an uncommon condition characterized by pancytopenia and hypocellular bone marrow. Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 have...

Artificial intelligence in peritoneal dialysis: general overview.

OBJECTIVE: This article is a general overview about artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) algorithms in the domain of peritoneal dialysis (...

[Clinical Outcome of Robot-Assisted Distal Pancreatectomy in Our Institutional Introduction].

We evaluated the clinical outcome and assessed the safety of robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy(RADP)of early 5 cases in our institutional introduct...

[Clinical analysis of three-dimensional surgical planning system for guiding robot-assisted selective artery clamping partial nephrectomy in completely endophytic renal tumor].

To examine the safety and feasibility of three-dimensional (3D) surgical planning system for guiding robot-assisted selective artery clamping partial...

Feasibility of Deep Learning-Based Analysis of Auscultation for Screening Significant Stenosis of Native Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis Requiring Angioplasty.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of using a deep learning-based analysis of auscultation data to predict significant stenosis of arteriovenou...

[Transoral robotic surgery for treatment of lingual thyroglossal duct cyst].

To investigate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in the treatment of lingual thyroglossal duct cyst (LTGDC). ...

[Two Cases of Robot-Assisted Total Pelvic Exenteration and Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer].

We describe two cases of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treated with robot-assisted total pelvic exenteration (Ra-TPE) and intracorporeal ileal...

Assessment of Feasibility of Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy in Patients With Advanced Bladder Cancer Treated With Maintenance Hemodialysis Therapy.

BACKGROUND/AIM: To clarify the perioperative and oncological outcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) in advanced bladder cancer (BC) pati...

Airway stent placement for direct cricothyroid membrane puncture anesthesia with airway stricture or fistula.

CONTEXT: Tracheal stent implantation with bronchoscope has become one of the main methods for the treatment of airway stenosis. Bronchoscopy is usuall...