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23 Jul 2020

Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Factors and Management Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem, occurring in >13 million people and responsible for >2.3 million deaths every year, 85% of which are in developing countries.
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23 Jul 2020

Diabetic Kidney Disease in Childhood and Adolescence: Conventional and Novel Renoprotective Strategies

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is defined as a clinical syndrome consisting of persistent macroalbuminuria
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23 Jul 2020

Pharmacokinetics of Amoxicillin and Cefepime During Prolonged Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy: A Case Report

Prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy (PIRRT) is an emerging form of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients, but dosing data…
12 Mins
19 Jun 2020

Complement and Neutrophils in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis – Partners in Crime: Interviews with Two Key Opinion Leaders

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) comprises a group of rare, necrotising inflammatory diseases.
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3 Mar 2020

A Change for Better Exchange – From Membrane Therapeutic Plasma Exchange to Centrifugal Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

Plasmapheresis is an extracorporeal procedure in which plasma is separated from the cellular components of the blood and then either donated or discarded…
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12 Dec 2019

National Analyses on Survival in Maltese Adult Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy Started During 2009–2012

Chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance dialysis (CKD 5D) experience major morbidity and mortality. No data on survival in Maltese dialysis…
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12 Sep 2019

Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: Achieving and Sustaining Remission while Reducing Organ Damage

The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are a group of rare inflammatory diseases including microscopic polyangiitis…
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30 Jul 2019

Survival After End-Stage Renal Failure: Preventing Cardiac Death in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

Haemodialysis was developed to alleviate symptoms due to accumulating uraemic toxins and acute fluid overload in patients with advancing chronic kidney…