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Quality Measures Driving Quality CKD Care

John Anderson, MD, discusses the management of quality care for patients with CKD. ....

Ryan Haumschild , Johne Anderson , Chronic Kidney Disease , Primary Care , Specialty Care ,

Adjuvant everolimus does not improve survival for patients with resected renal cell carcinoma

1. Recurrence-free survival was significantly different between the adjuvant everolimus and placebo groups. 2. Grade 3 or higher adverse events were more frequent in the everolimus group with oral mucositis being the most reported within this treatment arm. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Patients with renal cell carcinoma face a high risk of ....

United States , Rating Level , Advanced Renal Cell , Between Apr , Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors , Kidney Cancer , Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma , Renal Cell Carcinoma , Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor , Chronic Disease ,

Prophylactic antibiotics prevent urinary tract infections in infants with vesicoureteral reflux

1. In this randomized controlled trial, prophylactic antibiotics resulted in significantly lower rates of first-occurrence urinary tract infections (UTIs) in infants with vesicoureteral reflux. 2. The groups did not differ in kidney scarring, kidney filtration function, or hospitalization rates due to UTI. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Infants with vesicoureteral reflux are at ....

Minute Medicine Inc , Rating Level , Infectious Disease , Kidney Filtration Function , Kidney Scarring , Prophylactic Antibiotics , Public Health , Urinary Tract Infections , Vesicoureteral Reflux Vur ,

#VisualAbstract: Budesonide may be effective for slowing renal function decline in patients with IgA nephropathy

1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse events were mild-to-moderate in nature with no treatment-related deaths. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: IgA nephropathy is a chronic immune-mediated kidney disease with marked proteinuria. Nefecon, a novel, targeted-release form of budesonide, is designed ....

Minute Medicine Inc , Rating Level , Intensive Supportive Care , Between Sept , Iga Nephropathy , Kidney Failure ,

Budesonide may be effective for slowing renal function decline in patients with IgA nephropathy

1. Reduction in time-weighted glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline was significantly greater in Nefecon versus placebo. 2. Majority of adverse events were mild-to-moderate in nature with no treatment-related deaths. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: IgA nephropathy is a chronic immune-mediated kidney disease with marked proteinuria. Nefecon, a novel, targeted-release form of budesonide, is ....

Rating Level , Intensive Supportive Care , Between Sept , Iga Nephropathy , Kidney Failure , Primary Iga Nephropathy , Chronic Disease ,