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The FDA has granted Outset Medical Inc. 510(k) clearance of TabloCart with Prefiltration, an optional accessory for the Tablo Hemodialysis System, according to a press release. “With the FDA’s clearance of TabloCart with prefiltration, we have delivered features to the Tablo hemodialysis system that increase the flexibility for nurses and health systems to serve patients from the ICU to the
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Mashup Score: 0Targeted intervention may help combat barriers that limit cystatin C use in CKD detection - 4 day(s) ago
Targeted educational and training programs may help address barriers that could limit cystatin C use in clinical practice for enhanced chronic kidney disease detection, according to published data. “Cystatin C is less affected by external non-kidney factors than creatinine and is more strongly associated with adverse health outcomes. It provides more accurate eGFR estimates when the
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Apolipoprotein L1 genotype may not be a major factor for future risk of kidney disease in middle-aged adults, according to data from a longitudinal cohort study.“Currently it is unclear if kidney donation is the instigating event for some [living kidney donor] LKD carrying high-risk APOL1 genotype to progress to [chronic kidney disease] CKD or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD),” Mona D.
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Mashup Score: 0VIDEO: Distress, anxiety need to be addressed when patients face a failed transplant - 10 day(s) ago
SAN DIEGO — Transplant physicians should have a patient care plan in place when helping patients deal with the distress and anxiety after a failed transplant, a presenter said here.“Number one, the focus among other things is their mental health,” Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, clinical chief of nephrology at UCLA Health and medical director of the Core Kidney Program, said in a
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The American Transplant Congress has announced its scientific program and featured state-of-the-art speakers for the annual meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Philadelphia in June.“This year’s scientific program presents a captivating lineup of sessions, showcasing groundbreaking research and fostering crucial discussions that will propel the field of transplantation
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Mashup Score: 0Study: Men with CKD may have higher resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity than women - 12 day(s) ago
Men with chronic kidney disease may have higher resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity than women but show no difference in vascular stiffness, according to study results.“Although it is well established that [sympathetic nervous system] SNS activity and vascular stiffness are substantially elevated in CKD, prior studies have primarily been performed in men,” Matias G. Zanuzzi, MD,
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Mashup Score: 2US dialysis center technician staffing varies widely by region, may impact quality of care - 16 day(s) ago
Patient care technician staffing at U.S. dialysis facilities varies by geography, time and other attributes, data show. Further investigation could lead to better quality of care, according to published data. “Although the number of technicians caring for patients receiving dialysis continues to grow with the patient population … and several states have instituted dialysis staffing
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SAN DIEGO — Researchers have developed a new tool to assess malnutrition in children with end-stage kidney disease to help prevent protein-energy wasting, according to a presentation here. “Protein-energy wasting in end-stage kidney disease is a result of insufficient nutrient intake, uremia, inflammation and catabolism,” Dani Jackson MSN, CPNP-PC, of the division
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The American Society of Nephrology has called on Congress to increase funding for the U.S. transplant system by $8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to a press release.“ASN urges Congress to build on its historic commitment to people seeking a kidney transplant by increasing investment in the U.S. transplant system” Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, president of ASN, said in the
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BALTIMORE — With a global increase in natural disasters, it has become more urgent for nephrology practices to prepare facilities and patients for potential disruptions in care, according to a presenter here. Graham Abra, MD, a clinical associate professor in the nephrology division at Stanford University School of Medicine and associate editor for Healio | Nephrology News &
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.@OutsetMedical receives @US_FDA 510(k) clearance for #TabloCart with Prefiltration. The announcement notice comes after Outset paused shipment of the device in August 2023. https://t.co/ooKYm6njkl