Background. Quantification of proteinuria is important in the assessment of chronic kidney
disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to investigate the optimal test to identify significant …

BACKGROUND:: Proteinuria is common and is associated with adverse patient outcomes.
The optimal test of proteinuria to identify those at risk is uncertain. This study assessed …

Calciphylaxis is a rare but serious complication of end-stage renal failure, which has a high
mortality due to widespread vascular calcification and refractory infections [1, 2]. …

Early graft function and patient survival following cadaveric renal transplantation. Background
The influence of events that occur early following renal transplantation such as delayed …

Background. Home haemodialysis (HD) has the best patient outcomes and is the most cost-effective
of any dialysis modality, but its use has been declining in many countries. Methods. …

Background. The UK national policy promotes expansion of home haemodialysis, but there
are no recent data on characteristics and outcomes of a national home haemodialysis …

Nephrologists have long been concerned about late referral of patients with severe kidney
disease, and resultant poor outcomes on dialysis. But there is an increasing realisation that …

Echinocandins are first-line agents for treating severe invasive candidiasis. Glucan synthase
gene (FKS1) mutations lead to echinocandin resistance but the role of enhanced chitin …

During the early decades, the hemodialysis (HD) terminology for modality, technique and
function altered little as the widely accepted regime of thrice‐weekly, 4‐hourly dialysis varied …

Background Primary care chronic kidney disease (CKD) registers report widely varying
prevalence within the UK. We examined the effects of laboratory ascertainment and adjusting for …