Background. Pruritus affects many haemodialysis (HD) patients. In this study, pruritus and its
relationship to morbidity, mortality, quality of life (QoL), sleep quality and patient laboratory …

Background. A well-functioning vascular access (VA) is essential to efficient dialysis therapy.
Guidelines have been implemented improving care, yet access use varies widely across …

Background Phosphate binders (calcium-based and calcium-free) are recommended to
lower serum phosphate and prevent hyperphosphataemia in patients with chronic kidney …

Background: Anemia is common in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: Data collected from
nationally representative samples of HD patients (n = 11,041) in 2002 to 2003 were used …

Background: Mineral metabolism has emerged as an important predictor of morbidity and
mortality in dialysis patients, independent of bone and muscle concerns. Several expert panels …

Background Traditional academic assumptions about advance care planning (ACP) include
the following: (1) the purpose of ACP is preparing for incapacity; (2) ACP is based on the …

Results Median parathyroid hormone increased from phase 1 to phase 4 in all regions except
for Japan, where it remained stable. Prescriptions of intravenous vitamin D analogs and …

A 1993 National Institutes of Health Consensus statement stressed the importance of early
medical intervention in predialysis populations. Given the need for evidence-based practice, …

Background: Predialysis psychoeducational interventions increase patient knowledge about
chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its treatment and extend time to dialysis therapy without …

BACKGROUND:: Consensus endorses predialysis intervention before the onset of end-stage
renal disease. In a previous study, predialysis psychoeducational intervention (PPI) …