Predictors of Mortality in Geriatric Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Emine Emektar, Seda Dağar, Şeref Kerem Çorbacıoğlu, Hüseyin Uzunosmanoğlu, Metin Uzman, Rabia Handan Karaatlı, Yunsur Çevik

“…A comparison of the patient characteristics in terms of in-hospital mortality (survivor/non-survivor) revealed significant differences in chronic renal failure; hemodynamic instability; hematocrit values; blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and albumin levels; erythrocyte transfusion; rebleeding; and Rockall scores (for all variables, p<0.05). …”
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Outcomes of patients admitted to the intensive care unit with community-acquired pneumonia in a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Talal Oreibi, Farhan Alenezi, Amjad M Ahmed, Felwa Bin Humaid, Musharaf Sadat, Hani Mohammed Tamim, Faisal Fouad Baseet, Brintha Naidu, Yaseen M Arabi

“…The survivors compared with nonsurvivors were younger (65 vs. 70 years), less likely to have chronic liver disease (2.4% vs. 10.5%), chronic renal failure (8.1% vs. 14.4%), and be immunocompromised (10.2% vs. 18.2%), and less frequently required mechanical ventilation or vasopressors (46.2% vs. 80.5% and 29.6% vs. 55.9%, respectively). …”
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Incidence of Severe Malaria Syndromes and Status of Immune Responses among Khat Chewer Malaria Patients in Ethiopia. by Tsige Ketema, Ketema Bacha, Esayas Alemayehu, Argaw Ambelu

“…However, relative risk to jaundice and renal failure were significantly higher (P<0.05) in khat chewers than in non-khat chewer malaria patients. …”
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Clinico-pathological Spectrum of Rare Skin Syndromes and Diseases: A Series of Five Cases by Anusha K Marulasiddappa, Sharanabasav M Choukimath, Bharati M Bhavikatti, Sunita Vernekar, Purushottam Reddy

“…Based on clinico-pathological analysis, various rare skin syndromes were diagnosed, as depicted in present case series of five cases (10 years old boy, 40 years old male, 27 years old male, 44 years old male, 52 years old male patients) for: a) Griscelli Syndrome; b) Gougerot-Carteaud Syndrome, considered rare as it is one of the underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed syndromes due to its similarity with Pityriasis versicolour; c) Kyrle’s disease, a rare perforating dermatosis occurring in 10% of chronic renal failure patients who are on dialysis; d) Nekam’s disease; e) Sweet syndrome, an uncommon syndrome occurring in about 10-20% of malignancies.…”
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Functional state of the kidneys in children who suffered acute kidney injury in the catamnesis of observation by O.V. Lavrenchuk, I.V. Bagdasarova, M. A. Ponomareva

“…During the observation period, 15 years or more, 53.3% of the child was fully recovered; in 31.6% of patients, chronic renal failure (CRF) was diagnosed, and 30.0% had a defective recovery - a consistent reduction of the function with available markers of damage kidney. …”
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Effect of pioglitazone therapy on high sensitive C-reactive protein and lipid profile in diabetic patients with renal transplantation; a randomize clinical trial by Rana Arashnia, Kobra Roohi-Gilani, Hamidreza Karimi-Sari, Niloofar Nikjoo, Ali Bahramifar

“…Background: Inflammation has a major role in disease lead to renal failure and diabetes mellitus, controlling inflammation in diabetic kidney receivers could decrease morbidity and mortality. …”
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Effect of Near-Infrared Blood Photobiomodulation on Red Blood Cell Damage from the Extracorporeal Circuit during Hemodialysis In Vitro by Tomasz Walski, Karolina Grzeszczuk-Kuć, Weronika Berlik, Izabela Synal-Kulczak, Raghvendra Bohara, Jerzy Detyna, Małgorzata Komorowska

“…The contact of blood with the bioincompatible membranes of the dialyzer, which is part of the extracorporeal circuit during hemodialysis (HD), causes upregulation of various cellular and non-cellular processes, including massive generation and release of reactive oxygen species (ROS), (which is one of the primary causes of anemia in chronic renal failure). We hypothesize that near-infrared (NIR) radiation possesses antioxidant properties and is considered to protect the red blood cell (RBC) membrane by enhancing its resilience to negative pressures. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF ORGAN-PRESERVING TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE RENAL TUMORS by B. Ya. Alekseev, A. S. Kalpinskiy, I. A. Taraki, A. A. Mukhomed’yarova, K. М. Nyushko, N. V. Vorobyev, A. A. Kostin, A. D. Kaprin

“…Patients with bilateral RCC are at high risk of dev eloping of local recurrence or progression of the disease after organ-preserving surgeries, which is why the surgeon is faced with a choice between a high risk of developing renal failure or relapse and/or progression of the disease, depending on the extent of the surgical intervention. …”
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Compound Haplotype Variants in <i>CFH</i> and <i>CD46</i> Genes Determine Clinical Outcome of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS)—A Series of Cases from a Single Family by Agnieszka Furmańczyk-Zawiska, Anna Kubiak-Dydo, Ewelina Użarowska-Gąska, Marta Kotlarek-Łysakowska, Katarzyna Salata, Monika Kolanowska, Michał Świerniak, Paweł Gaj, Beata Leszczyńska, Maria Daniel, Krystian Jażdżewski, Magdalena Durlik, Anna Wójcicka

“…Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare disease triggered by dysregulation of the alternative complement pathway, consisting of a characteristic triad of nonimmune hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal failure. The risk of aHUS onset, recurrence, and allograft loss depends on the genetic background of a patient. …”
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Dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera leaves extract reduces the impacts of sub-lethal fipronil in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Hemat K. Mahmoud, Mayada R. Farag, Fayiz M. Reda, Mahmoud Alagawany, Hany M. R. Abdel-Latif

“…Sub-lethal FIP toxicity induced hypochromic anemia, leukopenia, hypoproteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, hypoglobulinemia, and hepato-renal failure (increased urea and creatinine concentrations, as well as ALT and AST enzymes). …”
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A predictive model for hospitalization and survival to COVID-19 in a retrospective population-based study by Alejandro Cisterna-García, Antonio Guillén-Teruel, Marcos Caracena, Enrique Pérez, Fernando Jiménez, Francisco J. Francisco-Verdú, Gabriel Reina, Enrique González-Billalabeitia, José Palma, Álvaro Sánchez-Ferrer, Juan A. Botía

“…The most relevant characteristics for these models were age, sex, number of comorbidities, osteoarthritis, obesity, depression, and renal failure. Finally, to facilitate its use by clinicians, a user-friendly website has been developed ( https://alejandrocisterna.shinyapps.io/PROVIA ).…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in haemodialysis in Cochabamba, Bolivia: a cross-sectional study by Nicolas Tebib, Nathalie Tebib, Mauricio Paredes, Rosario Castro, Stéphanie Baggio, Mario Villarroel Torrico, Amilcar Alejandro Flores Leon, Maya Herbas Zamorano, Francois Chappuis, Laurent Getaz

“…Patients with end-stage renal failure who are on dialysis have a considerably weakened immune system, and organ transplantation is a major risk factor for severe strongyloidiasis. …”
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Real-world data on vitamin D supplementation and its impacts in systemic lupus erythematosus: Cross-sectional analysis of a lupus registry of nationwide institutions (LUNA). by Keigo Hayashi, Ken-Ei Sada, Yosuke Asano, Yu Katayama, Keiji Ohashi, Michiko Morishita, Yoshia Miyawaki, Haruki Watanabe, Takayuki Katsuyama, Mariko Narazaki, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Nobuyuki Yajima, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Shigeru Ohno, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Kunihiro Ichinose, Shuzo Sato, Michio Fujiwara, Jun Wada

“…Even after excluding 136 patients who were highly recommended vitamin D supplementation (with age ≥ 75 years, history of bone fracture or avascular necrosis, denosumab use, and end-stage renal failure), disease-related SDI, total SDI, and SLEDAI did not significantly differ between the two groups.…”
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Identification of Endothelial Cell Protein C Receptor by Urinary Proteomics as Novel Prognostic Marker in Non-Recovery Kidney Injury by Chih-Hsiang Chang, Cheng-Chia Lee, Yung-Chang Chen, Pei-Chun Fan, Pao-Hsien Chu, Lichieh Julie Chu, Jau-Song Yu, Hsiao-Wei Chen, Chih-Wei Yang, Yi-Ting Chen

“…We found that the EPCR was a usable marker for non-recovery renal failure in our setting with the area under the receiver operating characteristics 0.776 ± 0.065; 95%CI: 0.648–0.905, (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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The impact of intra-sacroiliac joint methylprednisolone injection in the recovery of patients with spondyloarthropathy: a randomized controlled trial by Elham Rajaei, Khaled Bavieh, Karim Mowla, Ali Ghorbani, Nooshin Movaffagh

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Factors Affecting the Colistin Nephrotoxicity: Advanced Age and/or Other Factors? by Tuğba ARSLAN GÜLEN, Ayfer İMRE, Üner KAYABAŞ

“…Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 170 patients, a total of 116 (68.2%) of whom were in the geriatric group (age ≥65). Acute renal failure was evaluated using the RIFLE score. Factors associated with COL nephrotoxicity were described firstly in a general population and then in the geriatric group patients. …”
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STRATIFICATION OF NEPHROCEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS (LITERATURE REVIEW) by I. T. Murkamilov, I. S. Sabirov, Zh. A. Murkamilova, V. V. Fomin, A. I. Sabirova, K. A. Aitbaev, B. Zh. Imanov, N. A. Redzhapova, F. A. Yusupov

“…The presented data on the role of endothelial dysfunction in impaired renal function, which contributes to the formation of atherosclerosis, and the increase in the severity of the atherosclerotic process contributes to an increase in the sever ity of renal failure. Literature data on the value of the heart rate are also presented. …”
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Finnish gelsolin amyloidosis causes significant disease burden but does not affect survival: FIN-GAR phase II study by Eeva-Kaisa Schmidt, Tuuli Mustonen, Sari Kiuru-Enari, Tero T. Kivelä, Sari Atula

“…Proteinuria was reported by 13% and renal failure by 5% of the patients. A total of 65% of the patients had undergone a skin or soft tissue surgery, 26% carpal tunnel surgery and 24% at least unilateral cataract surgery. …”
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Patient Factors Impacting Perioperative Outcomes for T1b-T2 Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma May Guide Decision for Partial versus Radical Nephrectomy by Yash B. Shah, Rishabh K. Simhal, Kerith R. Wang, Hanan Goldberg, Costas D. Lallas, Thenappan Chandrasekar

“…Reoperation rates were comparable; however, PN patients more commonly experienced 30-day readmissions (7.0% vs. 4.7%, <i>p</i> = 0.026), bleeds (9.19% vs. 5.56%, <i>p</i> = 0.001), renal failure requiring dialysis (1.23% vs. 0.31%, <i>p</i> = 0.013) and urine leak or fistulae (1.10% vs. 0.31%, <i>p</i> = 0.025). …”
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Plasma Insulin-like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-2 of Critically Ill Patients Is Related to Disease Severity and Survival by Patricia Mester, Ulrich Räth, Luisa Popp, Stephan Schmid, Martina Müller, Christa Buechler, Vlad Pavel

“…In conclusion, our study indicates that plasma IGFBP-2 levels are associated with disease severity, renal failure, and mortality in SIRS/sepsis patients.…”
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