Renal and hepatic diseases are challenging to manage perioperatively given the myriad of
associated comorbidities in this population. Despite substantial postoperative risk …

Background & Aims Globally, emergency departments (ED) are experiencing rising costs
and crowding. Despite its importance, ED utilization and outcomes among patients with …

Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) experience significantly elevated
perioperative risk compared with patients with normal or near normal kidney function. 1 We …

The provision of anaesthesia for individuals receiving chronic dialysis can be challenging.
Sedation and anaesthesia are frequently managed by critical care clinicians in the intensive …

Objective The goal of this study was to establish a connection between sleep quality (SQ),
quality of life, nutritional status, and independent variables of SQ in hemodialysis (HD) …

Purpose It has been reported that cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) measured by near
infrared spectroscopy is low in dialysis patients. We compared the rSO2 values of dialysis …

Background Patients with chronic kidney disease who require maintenance dialysis suffer
excess morbidity and mortality for reasons that are not clearly elucidated. There are few …

Hemodialysis is arduous, and fatigue often persists the day after. Two days after
hemodialysis, patients feel better but are due for another session. Many patients undergoing …

Purpose Although minimally invasive colorectal surgery has been proven to have a shorter
hospital stay and fewer short-term complications than open surgery, the advantages of …

Background The rising incidence of dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
has underscored the need for collaboration between plastic surgeons and nephrologists …