Haemodialysis (HD) is the commonest form of kidney replacement therapy in the world,
accounting for approximately 69% of all kidney replacement therapy and 89% of all dialysis …

The development of dialysis by early pioneers such as Willem Kolff and Belding Scribner set
in motion several dramatic changes in the epidemiology, economics and ethical frameworks …

Improved understanding of sex and gender-specific differences in the aetiology,
mechanisms and epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) could help nephrologists …

Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease …

In this narrative review, the biological/biochemical impact (toxicity) of a large array of known
individual uremic retention solutes and groups of solutes is summarized. We classified these …

Protein energy wasting (PEW) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, especially in individuals receiving …

Haemodialysis is an extracorporeal process in which the blood is cleansed via removal of
uraemic retention products by a semipermeable membrane. Traditionally, dialysis …

Background Disorders of mineral metabolism, including secondary hyperparathyroidism, are
thought to contribute to extraskeletal (including vascular) calcification among patients with …

Retrospective studies suggest that online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) may reduce the risk of
mortality compared with standard hemodialysis in patients with ESRD. We conducted a …

Intradialytic hypotension is a serious and frequent complication of hemodialysis; however,
there is no evidence-based consensus definition of intradialytic hypotension. As a result …