Minimally invasive surgery linked to lower major complication risk, reduced length of stay, decreased transfusion rate.

Two distinct patterns of response of blood pressure to achievement of dry weight (no clinical evidence of edema and optimal body sodium content and volume of water), antihypertensive drugs and ...

It is well known that in patients with chronic kidney diseases, the nocturnal fall of blood pressure (BP) is lost and they manifest as nondippers. 1 In patients on haemodialysis (HD), it is also well ...

PERIPHERAL neuropathy is often associated with chronic renal insufficiency. This complication has become more frequent as patients with terminal renal disease are living longer because of treatment ...

Absolute indications include circumstances in which RN would render the patient anephric, with a consequent immediate need for renal replacement therapy. Patients with an anatomically or functionally ...

WHOLE-BODY irradiation is one of the procedures used to promote survival of a kidney homograft. Since such irradiation produces extensive cellular damage it might conceivably lead to a rise in the ...

The researchers found that preoperative hypertension, dialysis, and steroid use were most common. HealthDay News – Major complications occur in 7.0% of patients undergoing nephrectomy with a diagnosis ...

Major complications occur in 7.0% of patients undergoing nephrectomy with a diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Urology ...