Rate of Correction of Hypernatremia and Health Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients.

By Amir Safavi | April 4, 2019 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.10640918 Authors: Chauhan, Kinsuk; Pattharanitima, Pattharawin; Patel, Niralee; Duffy, Aine; Saha, Aparna; Chaudhary, Kumardeep; Debnath, Neha; Van Vleck, Tielman; Chan, Lili; Nadkarni, Girish N; Coca, Steven G Abstract: Hypernatremia is common in hospitalized, critically ill patients. Although there are no clear guidelines on sodium correction rate for hypernatremia, some studies suggest a reduction rate…

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Association of Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Variability and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients.

By Amir Safavi | December 6, 2018 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.1159/000494630 Authors: Zhang, Hanjie; Campos, Israel; Chan, Lili; Meyring-Wösten, Anna; Tapia Silva, Leticia M; Rivera Fuentes, Lemuel; Preciado, Priscila; Thijssen, Stephan; Kooman, Jeroen P; van der Sande, Frank M; Kotanko, Peter Abstract: Central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) is correlated with cardiac output. In most patients, ScvO2 declines during hemodialysis (HD) due to factors such…

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Kidney Biopsy-Related Complications in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Kidney Disease.

By Amir Safavi | October 22, 2018 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04910418 Authors: Moledina, Dennis G; Luciano, Randy L; Kukova, Lidiya; Chan, Lili; Saha, Aparna; Nadkarni, Girish; Alfano, Sandra; Wilson, F Perry; Perazella, Mark A; Parikh, Chirag R Abstract: Patients are informed of the risk of kidney biopsy-related complications using data from nonhospitalized patients, which may underestimate the risk for hospitalized patients. We evaluated the…

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Relationship of Estimated GFR and Albuminuria to Concurrent Laboratory Abnormalities: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis in a Global Consortium.

By Amir Safavi | October 19, 2018 |

Link: https://doi.org/S0272-6386(18)30916-8 Authors: Inker, Lesley A; Grams, Morgan E; Levey, Andrew S; Coresh, Josef; Cirillo, Massimo; Collins, John F; Gansevoort, Ron T; Gutierrez, Orlando M; Hamano, Takayuki; Heine, Gunnar H; Ishikawa, Shizukiyo; Jee, Sun Ha; Kronenberg, Florian; Landray, Martin J; Miura, Katsuyuki; Nadkarni, Girish N; Peralta, Carmen A; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Schaeffner, Elke; Sedaghat, Sanaz; Shlipak,…

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Pediatric heart transplantation at adult-specialty centers in the United States: A multicenter registry analysis.

By Amir Safavi | June 1, 2018 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.14930 Authors: Duong, Son Q; Yabes, Jonathan G; Teuteberg, Jeffrey J; Shellmer, Diana A; Feingold, Brian Abstract: Recent Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network bylaw revisions mandate that US transplant programs have an “approved pediatric component” in order to perform heart transplantation (HT) in patients

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National Trends and Outcomes in Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury in Heart Failure: 2002-2013.

By Amir Safavi | May 3, 2018 |

Link: https://doi.org/S1071-9164(18)30170-2 Authors: Correa, Ashish; Patel, Achint; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Shah, Harshil; Saha, Aparna; Dave, Mihir; Poojary, Priti; Mishra, Abhishek; Annapureddy, Narender; Dalal, Shaman; Konstantinidis, Ioannis; Nimma, Renu; Agarwal, Shiv Kumar; Chan, Lili; Nadkarni, Girish; Pinney, Sean Abstract: Dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury (D-AKI) is a serious complication in hospitalized heart failure (HF) patients. However, data on…

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