AIMC Topic: Kidney Function Tests

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Association between exposure to air pollution and kidney function decline.

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Chronic kidney disease is a major global health concern, with air pollution increasingly recognized as a key contributor to kidney function decline. This study hypothesizes that exposure to air pollution accelerates kidney ...

Unraveling Uncertainty: The Impact of Biological and Analytical Variation on the Prediction Uncertainty of Categorical Prediction Models.

The journal of applied laboratory medicine
BACKGROUND: Interest in prediction models, including machine learning (ML) models, based on laboratory data has increased tremendously. Uncertainty in laboratory measurements and predictions based on such data are inherently intertwined. This study d...

[The Use of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Esophageal Cancer Patients with Impaired Renal Function].

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
INTRODUCTION: The key drugs of first-line chemotherapy for metastatic esophageal cancer are 5-FU and cisplatin(CF). However, the treatment strategy for unfit patients of CF regimen remains controversial.

Comparison of renal function after robot - assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy versus retropubic radical prostatectomy.

International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) and open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) on early renal function in this study.

Efficacy of eculizumab in an adult patient with HIV-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report.

Medicine
INTRODUCTION: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive patients has become a rare cause of kidney injury since the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Plasma exchange and antiretroviral therapy w...

[Analysis of risk factors for prognosis of patients with acute paraquat intoxication].

Zhonghua wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue
OBJECTIVE: To explore the risk factors influencing the prognosis by analyzing clinical data of patients with acute paraquat intoxication, and to assess the prognostic values of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score, sequ...