Use of prophylactic topical or intraluminal antibiotics for hemodialysis catheters [0.03%]
预防性使用血液透析导管的局部或腔内抗生素
Michele H Mokrzycki
Michele H Mokrzycki
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 antibiotics at the catheter exit site was as...
ACE gene polymorphism and the prognosis and treatment of overt diabetic nephropathy [0.03%]
血管紧张素转换酶基因多态性与显性糖尿病肾病的预后及治疗的关系
Jesús Egido,Alberto Ortiz
Jesús Egido
An insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) gene influences the circulating and renal activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. This Practice Point commentary discusses a 2008 paper by P...
How should women with pre-eclampsia be followed up? New insights from mechanistic studies [0.03%]
子痫前期女性的随访机制研究的新见解
Alexandre Hertig,Suzanne Watnick,Helena Strevens et al.
Alexandre Hertig et al.
Understanding of the maternal syndrome of pre-eclampsia has greatly improved over the past 5 years. Specifically, the notion has emerged that the placenta is a source of antiangiogenic factors, such as soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1, th...
Glycated hemoglobin or glycated albumin for assessment of glycemic control in hemodialysis patients with diabetes? [0.03%]
糖化血红蛋白还是糖化血清白蛋白用于糖尿病血液透析患者的血糖评估？
Masanori Abe,Koichi Matsumoto
Masanori Abe
This commentary discusses the findings of a study by Peacock et al., who measured levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)) and glycated albumin in patients with diabetes who either were or were not on hemodialysis in an effort to determine w...
Assessing the benefits and harms of statin treatment in patients with chronic kidney disease [0.03%]
他汀类药物治疗慢性肾病患者的获益和风险评估
Yolanda E Bogaert,Michel Chonchol
Yolanda E Bogaert
This Practice Point commentary discusses a meta-analysis by Strippoli et al. that included 50 randomized and quasi-randomized trials of statins in patients with different stages of kidney disease (predialysis, dialysis and transplantation; ...
Treating difficult or disruptive dialysis patients: practical strategies based on ethical principles [0.03%]
基于伦理原则的治疗难治或扰乱透析的患者的实用策略
Adnan Hashmi,Alvin H Moss
Adnan Hashmi
For more than a decade, dialysis units have had to contend with an increasing number of difficult or disruptive dialysis patients. These individuals present a spectrum of behaviors, ranging from those that harm only themselves to those that...
Should arteriovenous fistulas and synthetic grafts undergo surveillance with pre-emptive correction of stenosis? [0.03%]
动脉静脉瘘和合成移植物的监测以及先发制人的狭窄矫正术？
William D Paulson,John J White
William D Paulson
This Practice Point commentary discusses Tonelli et al.'s systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that evaluated surveillance of hemodialysis accesses. Tonelli et al. identified studies that used access blood-flo...
Low-molecular-weight heparins should be used with caution in patients with chronic kidney disease [0.03%]
慢性肾病患者应谨慎使用低分子肝素
Maurizio Gallieni,Mario Cozzolino,Chiara Ronga et al.
Maurizio Gallieni et al.
Jan J Weening
Jan J Weening
Routine reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate: not ready for prime time [0.03%]
估计肾小球滤过率的常规报告：尚早
Richard J Glassock,Christopher G Winearls
Richard J Glassock