Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 850 million people globally, and there is an
urgent need to prevent its development and progression. During the last decade, new …

Early detection is a key strategy to prevent kidney disease, its progression and related
complications, but numerous studies show that awareness of kidney disease at the …

This article is published as part of a supplement sponsored by Kidney Disease: Improving
Global Outcomes (KDIGO). The opinions or views expressed in this supplement are those of …

Background and objectives For older patients with kidney failure, lowering symptom burden
may be more important than prolonging life. Dialysis initiation may affect individual kidney …

Background Dialysis patients experience a high symptom burden, which may adversely
impact their quality of life. Whereas other specialties emphasize routine symptom …

While dialysis has been the prevailing treatment paradigm for patients with advanced
chronic kidney disease (CKD), emphasis on conservative and preservative management in …

Results Patient mean age (±SD) at baseline was 67±13 years, and mean eGFR was 33±13
ml/min per 1.73 m 2. The prevalence of each symptom ranged from 24%(chest pain) to …

Abstract The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) is an advocacy organization that
defends the case of the kidney patients and the nephrological community at the level of the …

Transplantation is a life-saving medical intervention that unfortunately is constrained by
scarcity of available organs. An ideal system for allocating organs should seek to achieve …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) confers a high burden of uremic symptoms that may be
underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Unpleasant symptoms, such as CKD …