Thursday, July 29, 2021

News Headlines

• Predicting hospital mortality in COVID-19 hemodialysis patients with developed scores
  Free, full-text, Early View article from Seminars in Dialysis.

• July 29 Webinar — ASN/AST COVID-19 Kidney Transplant Roundtable: Life After Vaccination
  Notice from the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation.
• How to Evaluate Phosphate Control in Patients on Dialysis
  (9-page pdf) Accepted Manuscript article from NDT – journal info
• Organ trafficking concern about Assam and Calcutta
  Article from The Telegraph India.
• A randomized intervention to assess the effectiveness of an educational video on organ donation intent
  Early Access abstract and link to full-text PDF from Kidney360.
• Review of risk associated with blood leaks from haemodialysis circuits and lines
  (11-page pdf) Document from the UKKA Kidney Patient Safety Committee (KPSC) via the Renal Association (UK).
• Covid-19 Breakthrough Infections in Vaccinated Health Care Workers
  Free, full-text, Recently Published article from The New England Journal of Medicine.
• Voicing Individual Concerns for Engagement in Hemodialysis (VOICE-HD): A Mixed Method, Randomized Pilot Trial of Digital Health in Dialysis Care Delivery
  Free, Open Access article from Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease.
• Systolic finger pressures during an Allen test before hemodialysis access construction predict severe postoperative hand ischemia
  Article in Press abstract from Journal of Vascular Surgery.
• Acquired Decline in Ultrafiltration in Peritoneal Dialysis: The Role of Glucose
  Published Ahead of Print JASN abstract.
• Valvular Calcific Deposits and Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Analysis
  Free, full-text, Online First article from Cardiorenal Medicine.
• Morphological Lesion Types Are Associated with Primary and Secondary Patency Rates after High-Pressure Balloon Angioplasty for Dysfunctional Arteriovenous Fistulas
  Free, full-text, Online First article from Blood Purification.
• Transplant Risk Assessment: It Is Not about the Panel Reactive Antibodies
  Free, full-text, Online First letter to the editor from American Journal of Nephrology.
• Achieved blood pressure post-acute kidney injury and risk of adverse outcomes after AKI: A prospective parallel cohort study
  Free, Open Access article from BMC Nephrology.
• Traditional medicines prescribed for prevention of COVID-19: Use with caution
  Early View abstract from Nephrology.
• Serious complications from youth-onset type 2 diabetes arise by young adulthood
  Press release from the National Institutes of Health.

Health-Related News

Medicare-Related News

• Study finds Medicare eligibility corresponds to decreases in health disparities along racial, ethnic lines
  News brief from the American Hospital Association.   Online First article from JAMA Internal Medicine.