Uremic Toxins Induce ET-1 Release by Human Proximal Tubule Cells, which Regulates Organic Cation Uptake Time-Dependently by Carolien M. S. Schophuizen, Joost G. J. Hoenderop, Rosalinde Masereeuw, Lambert P. van den Heuvel

“…In renal failure, the systemic accumulation of uremic waste products is strongly associated with the development of a chronic inflammatory state. …”
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The Impact of Intraluminal Vancomycin Adminstration on Prevention of Hemodialysis CatheterRelated Infections by H Shahbazian, M. Hadadzadeh

“…Method: A total of 100 patients with renal failure requiring hemodialysis by way of double-lumen central venous catheters inserted into the internal jugular or subclavian vein in 6 months period, were randomly divided into two groups of receiving a single intravenous dose of 1000 mg of vancomycin during catheter insertion and no antibiotics. …”
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Two Cases of Ethylene Glycol Poisoning Treated Successfully with Haemodialysis by Rukshanie De Silva, Hasitha Sumanadasa, Sanjeewa Wijekoon, Kamani Wanigasuriya

“…Toxic effects of ethylene glycol are due to its metabolites glycolic acid and oxalic acid which cause potentially fatal metabolic acidosis and renal failure. Here we discuss two cases of ethylene glycol poisoning with literature review on pathophysiology, clues in diagnosis and therapy. …”
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A Case of Parathyroid Carcinoma in Renal Hyperparathyroidism by Victoria Meijia Zheng, Eugene Kwong Fei Leong, Diluka Pinto, Rajeev Parameswaran, Bingcheng Wu, Nicholas Jin Hong Tan, James Wai Kit Lee

“…Case Presentation: Our patient is a 31-year-old woman with a past medical history of end-stage renal failure (ESRF), on hemodialysis for the past 18 years. …”
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دراسة تأثير فقر الدم بعوز الحديد على تركيز الخضاب الغلوكوزي HbA1c by بسام عابدين, علي درويش, مؤمنة مكية

“…This study was carried out to determine the effect of iron deficiency anemia on  the level of glycosylated hemoglobin HbA1c in December 2005 and February 2006.  150 samples (males and females) had been taken from Al-Assad University Hospital in Latakkia; their ages ranged between 20and 40 years.  Pregnant, renal failure, diabetes mellitus, and hemolytic anemia patients were excluded.  …”
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Cardiac-surgery associated acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. A Spanish retrospective case-cohort study by Garcia-Fernandez Nuria, Vives Marc, Monedero Pablo, Perez-Valdivieso Jose, Bes-Rastrollo Maira

“…Multiple factors may concur in the development of this disease. Moreover, severe renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) presents a high mortality rate. …”
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Clinical Course of a Rare Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Smooth Muscle Tumor and Its Genomic Analysis by Jun Miyahara, Kazuhiro Shimazu, Ayano Saito, Mitsuru Saito, Koji Fukuda, Taichi Yoshida, Daiki Taguchi, Hanae Shinozaki, Naoto Takahashi, Hiroshi Nanjyo, Hiroyuki Shibata

“…A 20-year-old female patient underwent kidney transplantation for renal failure. Since then, she has been treated with immunosuppressants, including a calcineurin inhibitor, tacrolimus, and prednisolone, owing to the immunological rejection. …”
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Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Technique: Valsalva Graft versus Two Straight Tubular Grafts by Alexander Makkinejad, Bailey Brown, Rana-Armaghan Ahmad, Joanna Hua, Xiaoting Wu, Shinichi Fukuhara, Karen Kim, Himanshu Patel, G. Michael Deeb, Bo Yang

“…Postoperative complications including reoperation for bleeding, stroke, pacemaker implantation, and renal failure were slightly more frequent in the Valsalva group, but the differences were not significant. …”
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Extremely dangerous hypopituitarism related long QT syndrome and transient ST-segment elevation: A case report by Jia Zhang, Yingying Zou, Xiaoshu Chen, Jingye Pan, Haizhu Yu, Yi Wang, Yanran Wu, He Zou

“…A 44-year-old Chinese woman with renal failure experienced sudden cardiac arrest in the haemodialysis room. …”
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WARFARIN AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE ERA OF NEW ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS. ISSUES OF MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF TREATMENT by S. Yu. Martsevich, Y. V. Lukina

“…All NOAC were studied in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in comparison with warfarin, mainly in patients with non-valvular AF, therefore, in valvular AF, as well as in patients with severe renal failure, warfarin remains the drug of choice. Advantages of warfarin in comparison with NOAC are the presence of known  antidote and standardized indicator of the efficacy and safety of the anticoagulation therapy – International Normalized Ratio (INR), as well as low price of the drug. …”
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CLINICAL AND HEMODYNAMIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE INITIAL FUNCTION OF RENAL ALLOGRAFT by S.KH. TAGOEV, M.K. GULOV, KH.YO. SHARIPOVA, N.A. ALIMOVA

“…Objective: To establish predictors of optimal functioning of renal allograft (RAG) and reversibility of cardiovascular disorders when comparing functional-hemodynamic indicators in patients with terminal chronic renal failure (TCRF) before and after kidney transplantation (KT). …”
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The Incidence of Thrombocytopenia and Its Association with Mortality in Patients with Sepsis Followed in Intensive Care Unit by Yeşim Şerife Bayraktar, Aslı Açıkgöz, Hatice Eyiol, Hasan Hüseyin Bayram, İskender Kara, Ateş Duman, Jale Çelik

“…Additionally, the rate of acute renal failure was 24.1%, which was higher in the thrombocytopenia group (p=0.011). …”
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Simultaneous native nephrectomy with renal transplantation: Our experience and a brief literature review by Serdar Karadağ, Ahmet Faysal Güler, Taner Kargı, Ahmet Hacıislamoğlu, Hakan Polat, İsmail Evren, Mithat Ekşi, Osman Özdemir

“…Material and Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the data of 245 patients who underwent renal transplantation due to end-stage renal failure (ESRD) between September 2011 and February 2020. …”
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Comparative study of anticoagulation versus saline flushes in continuous renal replacement therapy by Nagarik Amit, Soni Sachin, Adikey Gopal, Raman Anuradha

“…From January 2004 to November 2007, 65 critically ill patients with acute renal failure underwent CRRT. Continuous venovenous hemodialfiltration (CVVHDF) was performed using Diapact Braun CRRT machine. 1.7% P.D. fluid was used as dialysate. 0.9% NS with addition of 10% Ca Gluconate, Magnesium Sulphate, Soda bicarbonate and Potassium Chloride added sequentially in separate units were used for replacement, carefully monitoring their levels. …”
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Behavior of the initial function of renal graft in recipients from donors with expanded criteria for age by Milagros E. Hernández Fernández, Tania Ramírez González, Eduardo Fernández Ruiz, Jorge López Romero, Rafael Enrique Cruz Abascal, Raúl Antonio Fariña Peláez

“…One of the problems faced by nephrology at present is the increasing number of patients with terminal chronic renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy to survive. …”
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Case report of scrub typhus complicated by hypokalemia and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome by Li Chen, Yi Deng, Peiying Huang, Sisi Lei, Shuling Liu, Weitao Lin, Zhishang Li, Jing Zeng, Miaochun Huang, Qiuping Huang, Qihua Wu, Haobo Zhang, Bojun Chen

“…ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, has a wide range of clinical manifestations, including meningoencephalitis, acute renal failure, pneumonitis, myocarditis, and septic shock. …”
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Levetiracetam in Select Populations by Dael Jarvie, Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud

“…LEV clearance declined in a linear fashion with declining estimates of creatinine clearance but was variable in patients with end-stage renal failure or those requiring renal replacement therapy. …”
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Post-operative Unexpected Bilateral Massive Pulmonary Embolism in a Thirty-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report by Öznur Şen, Gamze Mısırlıoğlu, Nurdan Aydın, Emel Koçer Gür, Mehmet Toptaş

“…The preliminary diagnoses were acute renal failure (ARF) and PE. Fluid replacement, inotropic support, anticoagulant therapies, as well as sedation to prevent brain damage were started immediately. …”
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Sulfated Galactan from Palisada flagellifera Inhibits Toxic Effects of Lachesis muta Snake Venom by Ana Cláudia Rodrigues da Silva, Luciana Garcia Ferreira, Maria Eugênia Rabello Duarte, Miguel Daniel Noseda, Eladio Flores Sanchez, André Lopes Fuly

“…Envenomation by L. muta is characterized by systemic (hypotension, bleeding and renal failure) and local effects (necrosis, pain and edema). …”
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Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy for a Right Pelvic Kidney: A Case Report of Challenging Dilemma by Selçuk Şahin, Mithat Ekşi, İsmail Evren, Emre Şam, Ramazan Uğur, Fatih Akkaş, Serdar Karadağ, Ali İhsan Taşçı

“…Transplantation and dialysis are the main treatment options for end-stage renal failure. Transplant, which provides a permanent solution, can be done in two different ways: cadaver and living. …”
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