Administrative health care databases contain valuable patient information generated by
health care encounters. These “big data” repositories have been increasingly used in …

Cognitive impairment is independently associated with kidney disease and increases in
prevalence with declining kidney function. At the stage where kidney replacement therapy is …

Background Haemodialysis centres have conventionally provided maintenance
haemodialysis using a standard dialysate temperature (eg, 36· 5° C) for all patients. Many …

Background Cold hemodialysis (HD) prevented intradialysis hypotension (IDH) in small,
short-term, randomized trials in selected patients with IDH. Whether this treatments prevents …

Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving treatment for patients with kidney failure. However,
patients requiring HD have a 10-20 times higher risk of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and …

Background Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections affect children and adults
worldwide, and treatment remain solely supportive. Up to 15–20% of children infected by …

Background Metoclopramide and domperidone are common prokinetics used to alleviate
gastrointestinal symptoms. However, both drugs may trigger ventricular arrhythmias. Aim We …

Registry‐based randomized controlled trials (RRCTs) can combine the advantages of
registries with those of randomization. This review aimed to expand the current knowledge …

Research teams are increasingly interested in using cluster randomized trial (CRT) designs
to generate practice-guiding evidence for in-center maintenance hemodialysis. However …

Hemodialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for persons with kidney failure. However, those
on hemodialysis still face a poor quality of life and a short life expectancy. High-quality …