[HTML][HTML] Portable, wearable and implantable artificial kidney systems: needs, opportunities and challenges

DL Ramada, J de Vries, J Vollenbroek… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Haemodialysis is life sustaining but expensive, provides limited removal of uraemic solutes,
is associated with poor patient quality of life and has a large carbon footprint. Innovative …

Disasters and kidney care: pitfalls and solutions

MS Sever, V Luyckx, M Tonelli, R Kazancioglu… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Patients with kidney disease, especially those with kidney failure, are particularly
susceptible to the adverse effects of disasters because their survival depends on functional …

Flexible electrochemical sensor for highly sensitive and selective non-enzymatic detection of creatinine via electrodeposited copper over polymelamine formaldehyde

D Mehta, A Kafle, TC Nagaiah - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensor was developed for highly sensitive detection of
creatinine using copper nanoparticles supported over polymelamine formaldehyde. The …

[HTML][HTML] Still finding ways to augment the existing management of acute and chronic kidney diseases with targeted gene and cell therapies: Opportunities and hurdles

PR Corridon - Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rising global incidence of acute and chronic kidney diseases has increased the demand
for renal replacement therapy. This issue, compounded with the limited availability of viable …

Structural and physiological changes of the kidney with age and its impact on chronic conditions and COVID-19

N Ray, PH Reddy - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The kidney is an essential organ that removes waste products, balances the body's fluids,
releases hormones that regulate blood pressure, produces an active form of vitamin D …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on services for patients with chronic kidney disease: findings of a national survey of UK kidney centres

L Mackintosh, A Busby, K Farrington, J Hawkins… - BMC nephrology, 2023 - Springer
Background Services for patients with kidney disease underwent radical adaptations in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We undertook an online national survey of UK kidney …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 outcomes in patients with a history of immune-mediated glomerular diseases

P Gauckler, JS Kesenheimer, D Geetha… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Patients with immune-mediated glomerular diseases are considered at high risk
for severe COVID-19 outcomes. However, conclusive evidence for this patient population is …

[HTML][HTML] Immunogenicity rates after SARS-CoV-2 three-dose vaccination in patients under dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Yang, H Zhang, W Bao, S Fu, H Jin - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Considering the indeterminate effects following the administration of three
doses of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to patients under dialysis, the present study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 booster vaccine hesitancy among hemodialysis patients in Saudi Arabia using the health belief model: a multi-centre experience

S Alobaidi, E Alsolami, A Sherif, M Almahdy… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objective: Vaccination hesitance for the COVID-19 booster dosage among hemodialysis
patients is an important barrier in reducing morbidity and mortality linked to COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and Kidney: The Importance of Follow-Up and Long-Term Screening

V Rai - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Renal involvement and kidney injury are common in COVID-19 patients, and the symptoms
are more severe if the patient already has renal impairment. Renal involvement in COVID-19 …