While antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) is often used as a diagnostic marker for
certain vasculitides, ANCA induction in the setting of infection is much less common. In the …

Background: Conservative/palliative (nondialysis) management is an option for some
individuals for treatment of stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Little is known about these …

Cholestyramine is a bile acid sequestrant that has been used in the treatment of
hypercholesterolemia, pruritus due to elevated bile acid levels, and diarrhea due to bile acid …

Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis (PD) access sites are portals of entry for bacteremia
and peritonitis, respectively. Incidence rates of hemodialysis-associated bacteremia and PD …

Background Tumoral calcinosis is a rare manifestation of extraskeletal calcification, featuring
large calcified cystic masses in the periarticular regions of large joints. In chronic kidney …

Whether the lower risk of mortality associated with arteriovenous fistula use in hemodialysis
patients is due to the avoidance of catheters or if healthier patients are simply more likely to …

Results We included 609 adults (mean age, 65 [±15] years; 61% men; 54% with diabetes).
By the end of the first year of hemodialysis, 102 participants received a fistula in the preteam …

Rationale & Objective Fistulas are the preferred form of hemodialysis access; however,
many fistulas fail to mature into usable accesses after creation. Data for outcomes after …

… Transplant patient management and manuscript revision: Wenjie Wang and Fareed Kamar.
Co-principal investigator reviewing the work: Faisal Khan. Principal investigator, research …

Background: Clinical practice guidelines recommend arteriovenous fistulas as the preferred
form of vascular access for hemodialysis. However, some studies have suggested that older …