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Peritoneal dialysis in the era of COVID-19: experience of a Tunisian center.

Published in Journal of nephrology

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the health landscape by hampering the management of patients with chronic diseases. Providing optimal healthcare has become a critical issue, especially for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving in-center dialysis. Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) has the advantage of being a home-based therapy. Severa...

Improvised, emergency peritoneal dialysis in children with acute kidney injury amid war in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: tw...

Published in Journal of nephrology

A woman with Alport syndrome in compound-heterozygous state in pregnancy: lessons for the clinical nephrologist.

Published in Journal of nephrology

Bleeding risk in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease treated with acetylsalicylic acid: implicati...

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Association between kidney biopsy findings in CKD patients with diabetes and renal replacement therapy initiation, a per...

Published in Journal of nephrology

Kidney disease in diabetes mellitus is usually explained by diabetic kidney disease, but other superimposed etiologies occur frequently. The distinction between diabetic kidney disease and non-diabetic kidney disease can only be made by performing kidney biopsy. Our objective was to evaluate the association of diabetic kidney disease, non-diabetic ...

Overcoming obstacles in Panama to starting a renal biopsy program in a rural area during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published in Journal of nephrology

Due to the many implemented restrictions, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has rendered some tasks more difficult, for instance, the evaluation of outpatients. Panama's tertiary care hospital for kidney biopsy referral was transformed into a COVID-only hospital in order to assist the large number of COVID-19 patients. In order to face the impossibility of f...

Correction to: Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury in the African continent: where do we stand? A systematic review.

Published in Journal of nephrology

Incidence, severity, risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury in older adults: systematic review and meta-analys...

Published in Journal of nephrology

Old age was identified as a strong risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI). Our objectives were to provide estimates of AKI, risk factors and outcomes in patients ≥ 75 years for whom data are scarce. Observational studies and randomized controlled trials between 2005 and 2021 with patients of mean or median age ≥ 75 years, reporting AKI according...

Kidney biopsy during pregnancy: a difficult decision. A case series reporting on 20 patients from Mexico.

Published in Journal of nephrology

Kidney biopsy is a routine procedure in the diagnosis of kidney disease, but during pregnancy it carries potential adverse effects for both mother and child, aside from the challenges of obtaining adequate tissue samples. Nevertheless, a precise diagnosis is necessary when specific and potentially toxic treatments are to be used during pregnancy. T...

How useful is kidney biopsy for the management of glomerulopathies in the elderly?

Published in Journal of nephrology

The use of kidney biopsy in elderly individuals is still matter of discussion. The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of kidney biopsy for the management of glomerulopathies in an Eastern European cohort, targeting patients older than 65 years. This retrospective study included 875 adults (147 older than 65 years), with biopsy-proven gl...