Fecal microbiota analysis of polycystic kidney disease patients according to renal function: A pilot study.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/1535370218818175 Authors: Yacoub, Rabi; Nadkarni, Girish N; McSkimming, Daniel I; Chaves, Lee D; Abyad, Sham; Bryniarski, Mark A; Honan, Amanda M; Thomas, Shruthi A; Gowda, Madan; He, John C; Uribarri, Jaime Abstract: The heterogeneity of the renal disease, therapeutic interventions, and the original cause of the renal failure, all directly affect the microbiota. We…

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

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.

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.

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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National Trends in Emergency Room Visits of Dialysis Patients for Adverse Drug Reactions.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1159/000489703 Authors: Chan, Lili; Saha, Aparna; Poojary, Priti; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Naik, Nidhi; Coca, Steven; Garimella, Pranav S; Nadkarni, Girish N Abstract: Various medications are cleared by the kidneys, therefore patients with impaired renal function, especially dialysis patients are at risk for adverse drug events (ADEs). There are limited studies on ADEs in maintenance dialysis…

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

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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The Authors Reply.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2018020164 Authors: Coca, Steven G; Nadkarni, Girish N; Chauhan, Kinsuk; Parikh, Chirag R Abstract:

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