Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Jan 1, 2023
BACKGROUND: Dialysis machines are used regularly in healthcare practice. They are classified as a type of medical device with moderate and high risk therefore significant requirements are placed on their safety and performance every time they are use...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of using a deep learning-based analysis of auscultation data to predict significant stenosis of arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) in patients undergoing hemodialysis requiring percutaneous transluminal angioplasty...
AIMS: Dynamic retinal vessel analysis (DVA) provides a non-invasive way to assess microvascular function in patients and potentially to improve predictions of individual cardiovascular (CV) risk. The aim of our study was to use untargeted machine lea...
BACKGROUND/AIM: To clarify the perioperative and oncological outcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) in advanced bladder cancer (BC) patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis (HD) therapy.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Feb 20, 2021
BACKGROUND: The mortality risk remains significant in paediatric and adult patients on chronic haemodialysis (HD) treatment. We aimed to identify factors associated with mortality in patients who started HD as children and continued HD as adults.
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Jan 1, 2021
Obesity is an important risk factor for chronic kidney disease. Bariatric surgery (BS) may improve long-term kidney outcomes, but there is no agreement regarding the benefit and timing of BS in patients with end-stage renal disease. We present a 46-y...
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Jan 1, 2021
Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication of end-stage renal disease. Surgical management occurs in severe forms and/or unresponsive medical treatment. The aim of this study was to outline the indications of parathyroidectomy and ...
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Jan 1, 2021
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) treated by hemodialysis (HD) is a worldwide major public health problem. Its incidence is getting higher and higher, leading to an alarming social and economic impact. The survival of these patients is significantly low, ...
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Aug 1, 2020
BACKGROUND: All-cause mortality in haemodialysis (HD) is high, reaching 15.6% in the first year according to the European Renal Association.
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jun 16, 2020
Studies have shown that mental health and comorbidities such as dementia, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are risk factors for dialysis patients. Extracting accurate and timely information associated with these risk factors in the patient health...