Washington, DC - Proteinuria, assessed by casual urine dipstick testing, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are associated with the long-term risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), ...

Frailty is quite common among patients starting dialysis in the United States, and it is associated with a higher estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at dialysis initiation, researchers ...

As eGFR decreased, risks for 30-day hospital readmission or death increased for patients with chronic kidney disease, according to study data published in Clinical Journal of the American Society of ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Hospitalization rates were higher in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) treated with dialysis than those treated with conservative management, among those with an ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with type 1 diabetes, the decline of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is mainly linear, according to a study published online in Diabetes Care. Jan Skupien, ...

The authors observed a significant increase in optimal starts for dialysis and in peritoneal dialysis rates after implementing a standardized end-stage renal disease transition pathway. Objective: To ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As a teenager at camp in 1973, a looming tornado forced Dori Schatell, MS, and her fellow campers into the ...

Stage 1 CKD often doesn't cause noticeable symptoms but requires measures to preserve kidney function. Managing high blood ...

A retrospective cohort study found that a drop in events signaling renal function decline during the COVID-19 pandemic could be associated with a decrease in fine particulate matter concentration. The ...