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 …

Background: The global epidemiology of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) reflects each
nation's unique genetic, environmental, lifestyle, and sociodemographic characteristics. The …

Background The Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) has maintained a nationwide end-
stage renal disease (ESRD) registry data from Korean Renal Data System (KORDS) since …

Health inequity refers to the existence of unnecessary and unfair differences in the ability of
an individual or community to achieve optimal health and access appropriate care. Kidney …

Hemodialysis is the most common type of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Frailty is associated with poor outcomes such as higher mortality. ESRD patients have a …

Urea has been regarded as an important chemical compound in the food‐water‐energy
nexus. However, the emission of urea from human activity, industrial manufacture, and …

Dialyzers have been commercially used for hemodialysis application since the 1950s, but
progress in improving their efficiencies has never stopped over the decades. This article …

The world faces a dramatic man-made ecologic disaster and healthcare is a crucial part of
this problem. Compared with other therapeutic areas, nephrology care, and especially …

Patient involvement in clinical trial design can facilitate the recruitment and retention of
participants as well as potentially increase the uptake of the tested intervention and the …

Background Monitoring of microbiological cause of infective endocarditis (IE) remains key in
the understanding of IE; however, data from large, unselected cohorts are sparse. We aimed …