Infection control professionals questioning CMS’ approach on ESRD QIP clinical measure
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is questioning CMS’ decision in the 2014 proposed rule for the End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program to redirect the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) dialysis event reporting measure to a clinical measure, saying dialysis providers lack the experience to track the data accurately.
Kidney stone removal breakthrough combines robotic surgery with new cooling technique
A first-ever technique using ice slush and minimally invasive robotic surgery to remove a particularly large type of kidney stone has been reported by urologists at Henry Ford Hospital.
Post-Heart Attack Mortality Declining in Kidney Disease Patients
Mortality after myocardial infarction (MI) has been declining among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to researchers.
Exercise is Tolerable, Beneficial in CKD
Exercise training and lifestyle intervention has beneficial effects on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and diastolic function in patients with moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to research published online in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Skin cancer an increased risk for recipients of donor kidneys
Patients that receive kidney transplants have an increased risk of an invasive form of skin cancer. It is unclear if donor tissue contributes to cancer formation.
Risk of kidney stones in women appears to be increasing, along with related ER visits
The risk of women developing kidney stones is rising, as is the number of cases being seen in U.S. emergency departments, while the rate of hospitalization for the disorder has remained stable.
Higher intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of bladder cancer in women
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Researcher Song-Yi Park, PhD, along with her colleagues, recently discovered that a greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of invasive bladder cancer in women.
More evidence supporting development of noninvasive tests for kidney transplant outcomes
Levels of a protein in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can distinguish those at low risk of developing kidney injury from those at high risk, a study suggests. The results also suggest that low levels of this protein, called CXCL9, can rule out rejection as a cause of kidney injury.
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