Leonard Pinkney knew for years that his DNA was against him — he has family history on both sides of diabetes, blood pressure and heart attacks. The Susquehanna Twp. man was diagnosed with diabetes 24 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Good vascular access continues to be a cornerstone of optimal hemodialysis (HD) for patients with end-stage ...

This type of dialysis uses the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity as a filter for removing the excess fluids and waste. The dialysate is pumped into the peritoneal cavity ...

First things first, what is dialysis? Dialysis is a treatment that replicates kidney functions when they fail or are unable to function properly. Most of us know that the role of kidneys is to detox ...

In contrast to reports of favorable survival in incident patients on peritoneal dialysis compared with hemodialysis, a recent study has shown similar survival outcome depending on type of vascular ...

Dialysis patients with central venous catheters more likely to contract bloodstream infections Infection rates and other dialysis events were highest among patients with a central venous catheter as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A retrospective study conducted in Belgium found neither catheter nor arteriovenous access was associated with ...

Using catheters to access the blood during hemodialysis continues to be linked with increased rates of bloodstream infections, according to a recent analysis of data from US dialysis facilities. The ...

This Practice Point commentary discusses the findings and limitations of a meta-analysis that evaluated the use of prophylactic antibiotics for hemodialysis catheters. Use of prophylactic topical ...

For the many thousands of people with kidney disease, dialysis remains a lifesaver. But providing dialysis services has an Achilles heel—the challenge of maintaining an adequate vascular access to be ...