Background Lowering LDL cholesterol with statin regimens reduces the risk of myocardial
infarction, ischaemic stroke, and the need for coronary revascularisation in people without …

Background Qualitative research explores complex phenomena encountered by clinicians,
health care providers, policy makers and consumers. Although partial checklists are available…

Background The syntheses of multiple qualitative studies can pull together data across
different contexts, generate new theoretical or conceptual models, identify research gaps, and …

Background Cranberries have been used widely for several decades for the prevention and
treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). This is the third update of our review first …

Procalcitonin is widely reported as a useful biochemical marker to differentiate sepsis from
other non-infectious causes of systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In this systematic …

The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline for the
Management of Glomerular Diseases is an update to the KDIGO 2012 guideline. The aim is …

Background In clinical practice, there is considerable variation in the timing of the initiation
of maintenance dialysis for patients with stage V chronic kidney disease, with a worldwide …

Background Although renal-replacement therapy for children with end-stage renal disease
has been used for several decades, data on patients' long-term survival are sparse. Methods …

Context Clinical practice guidelines on the management of mineral and bone disorders due
to chronic kidney disease recommend specific treatment target levels for serum phosphorus, …

Prevalence estimates of depression in chronic kidney disease (CKD) vary widely in existing
studies. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies to …