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..The primary objective of this study was to assess the actual risk of thrombosis of autogenous radio-cephalic (RC) wrist arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) without any pre-emptive interventions...

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..The GENIUS single-pass batch dialysis system (Fresenius Medical Care, Germany) consists of a closed dialysate tank of 90 L; it offers the opportunity of effecting mass balances of any solute in a very precise way...

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..The Italian Society of Nephrology should promote trials and the National Health Service should provide funds for these promising hemodialysis schedules...

..The GENIUS single-pass batch dialysis system (Fresenius Medical Care, Germany) consists of a closed dialysate tank of 90 L; it offers the unique opportunity of effecting mass balances of any solute in a very precise way...

..In conclusion, severe AKI in the critically ill patient is associated with high rates of morbidity, mortality and consumption of health care resources...

..This review critically discusses the technical approaches that have been recently introduced to the therapy with the promise of reducing hypovolemia-induced IDH...

..This kind of treatment, known as ''sustained low-efficiency dialysis'' or SLED, has most of the advantages of IHD and CRRT, without sharing their disadvantages and limitations...

..The present prospective study was designed in order to test the hypothesis that a higher body mass index (BMI) may predispose to a larger body burden of phosphate (P), influencing by that way the severity of sHPTH...

..It allows an improvement in quality - if not quantity - of life. Randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the evidence derived from case reports...

..Thus, arteriomegaly and aneurysm of the brachial artery proximal to long-standing AVFs might be seen as a "continuum" of these morphologic modifications...

..Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been recognized as a noninvasive and simple technique for the determination of DW in HD patients...

..Therefore, indirect methods of estimating TBW are commonly employed, such as bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and anthropometry. In the human body, >90% of the measured impedance is composed of resistance (R)...

..Aim of the present prospective study was to evaluate the relationship between Qa of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and CO in order to have a closer insight into this scarcely explored aspect of HD pathophysiology...

..In bicarbonate-based hemodialysis, dialysate total calcium (tCa) concentration may have effects on mineral metabolism...

..If higher R values may represent a proxy of a correct dry body weight, it remains a matter of future research...

..Even though several observational studies and preliminary randomized controlled trials seem to confirm these associations, time has come for interventional studies to confirm these complex relationships...

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..67 (W 0.67), body surface area (BSA), resting energy expenditure (REE), high metabolic rate organ (HMRO) mass and liver size (LV) have been proposed (respective HD adequacy indices: Kt/W 0.67, Kt/BSA, Kt/REE, Kt/HMRO and Kt/LV)...

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..It is suggested that ADPKD may be a predisposing factor for spontaneous coronary artery dissection...

..Furthermore, HBS is a safe treatment in the medium-term because these results are not achieved through potentially harmful changes in blood pressure, body weight, and serum sodium concentration...

..This study was aimed to assess a possible association between histopathologic changes of parathyroid tissue and treatment modality...

..In conclusion, GENIUS is able to offer user-friendly, high-quality and adequate dialysis treatment...

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..In conclusion, this study aims to stress that most cases of AION occurring in chronic uremic patients on dialysis have some common features, including hypotension above all and anemia as common risk factors...

..However, not much is known about the effect of such therapy on parathyroid morphology...

..This study aimed to report the long-term experience of our department in this field...

..Estimated weight, percentage of MIBI positivity, and percentage of localization permitted by MIBI scintigraphy were significantly greater in inferior glands...

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..the natural history of vascular access, but also of the patient...

..Furthermore, some other indicator dilution techniques, utilizing the dilution of serum potassium (K), glucose, hematocrit (Hct) and hemoglobin (Hb) have been recently described...

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..Furthermore, the different technical solutions available allow to adequately solve the problems linked to anatomical variability and to the sites of the vascular accesses...

..The results of this surgical technique appear satisfactory...

..This measure may be helpful in monitoring which AVFs will probably fail. This screening should integrate clinical assessment, thus allowing sound judgment of the level of maturation of an AVF and of its outcome...

..The aim of this single-centre prospective study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of cinacalcet in this high-risk category of patients...

..However, it must not be forgotten that the best way of preventing CVC-related bacteremia is by reinforcing all control procedures, with the active involvement of patients and staff...

..This review intends to explore the role that the perforating vein of the elbow plays in the physiology and pathology of the AVF, in relation to the issues that most frequently occur in clinical practice...

..The present retrospective study supports a role of HOT in many cases of CUA, especially considering that, in the absence of severe II(nd) HPTH, there are very few therapeutic options...

..Larger prospective trials are needed to achieve a definitive answer about the relationship between somatic proteins, acute phase response activation and nutrition in dialysis patients...

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..Diabetes mellitus is a common disease, comprising 4-8% of the general population and up to 45% of new dialysis patients in industrialized countries...

..Some cases have been reported of culture-negative ICO-associated peritonitis which relapse on re-challenge...

..However, to date little attention has been paid to 25OHD metabolism abnormalities after renal transplantation (Tx). This cross-sectional study aimed to focus on its role in mineral metabolism dysregulation in functioning Tx...

..In summary, increased AP2 expression and transcriptional activity at the TGF-alpha promoter determine the severity of the hyperplasia driven by parathyroid TGF-alpha self-upregulation in secondary hyperparathyroidism...

..This multicenter, prospective, randomized, crossover study aimed to clarify whether BVT (treatment B) can improve hypotension-prone patients' treatment tolerance, compared with conventional hemodialysis (treatment A)...

..A recruitment period of 1 year is planned. The study design has adequate power to detect an absolute reduction of 3% hypotensive episodes with the experimental convective treatments compared with standard low-flux HD...

..By looking at variations of rates and outcomes among areas, potential improvements of local DTR for planning and research uses are discussed...

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