More than half of patients with nondialysis chronic kidney disease reported bothersome pruritus, or “itchy skin.” Pruritus, or “itchy skin,” also affects patients with nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is tied with worse outcomes.
Severity of CKD-associated pruritus linked to all-cause mortality, other comorbidities healio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from healio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Low uptake of conservative kidney management appears to be due to barriers at multiple points of clinical care, according to investigators. A US study describes the discussions and resources around providing conservative kidney management to select patients with kidney failure.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of COVID-19 and is associated with a higher risk of death. A new study published in CJASN has examined the use of palliative care in patients with COVID-19 and AKI.
Research explores use of palliative care for patients with Covid and acute kidney injury miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.