An overview of regular dialysis treatment in Japan (as of 31 December 2013)

I Masakane, S Nakai, S Ogata, N Kimata… - Therapeutic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A nationwide survey of 4325 dialysis facilities was conducted at the end of 2013, among
which 4268 (98.7%) responded. The number of new dialysis patients was 38 095 in 2013 …

Current approaches to middle molecule removal: room for innovation

I Masakane, K Sakurai - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aggressive removal of middle molecules or larger low-molecular-weight proteins (LMWPs)
has been a growing concern following studies on their harmful effects on the mortality and …

Timing and outcome of renal replacement therapy in patients with congenital malformations of the kidney and urinary tract

E Wühl, KJ van Stralen, E Verrina, A Bjerre… - Clinical journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Results Of 212,930 patients commencing RRT from 1990 to 2009, 4765 (2.2%) had renal
diagnoses consistent with CAKUT. The proportion of incident RRT patients with CAKUT …

A case–control study of calciphylaxis in Japanese end-stage renal disease patients

M Hayashi, I Takamatsu, Y Kanno… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. Calciphylaxis, also called calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is a rare and often fatal
complication of end-stage renal disease and is characterized by painful skin ulceration …

Decreased physical function in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease

K Hiraki, T Yasuda, C Hotta, KP Izawa, Y Morio… - Clinical and …, 2013 - Springer
Background Patients undergoing dialysis experience decreases in physical function;
however, few data exist on physical function in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney …

An Overview of Regular Dialysis Treatment in J apan (as of 31 D ecember 2012)

S Nakai, N Hanafusa, I Masakane… - Therapeutic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A nationwide statistical survey of 4279 dialysis facilities was conducted at the end of 2012,
among which 4238 responded (99.0%). The number of new dialysis patients was 38 055 in …

上海市透析登记及其结果分析

张伟明, 钱家麒 - 中国血液净化, 2012 - cjbp.org.cn
目的通过上海市透析登记及其结果分析, 反映上海市终末期肾病患者透析治疗的总体现状.
方法上海市血液透析质量控制中心通过上海市“透析登记网络” 系统, 将2010 年1 月1 日到2010 …

[HTML][HTML] Geriatric nutritional risk index accurately predicts cardiovascular mortality in incident hemodialysis patients

H Takahashi, Y Ito, H Ishii, T Aoyama, D Kamoi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in end-stage renal
disease (ESRD) patients. Protein-energy wasting (PEW) or malnutrition is common in this …

Use of vascular access for haemodialysis in Europe: a report from the ERA-EDTA Registry

M Noordzij, KJ Jager, SN van der Veer… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Although arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are actively promoted, their use
at the start of haemodialysis (HD) seems to be decreasing worldwide. In this paper, we …

Increased risk of hip fracture among Japanese hemodialysis patients

M Wakasugi, JJ Kazama, M Taniguchi, A Wada… - Journal of bone and …, 2013 - Springer
Incidence of hip fracture in dialysis patients is significantly higher than that in the general
population. As information is lacking about Asian dialysis patients, we compared the …