Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those without heart failure.

The medical staff in the Department of Artificial Kidney and Haemodialysis often work long hours, starting from 7am and continuing until late into the night.

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure have higher rates of inpatient dialysis initiation than those ...

Ben Parker, 42, had just returned from a holiday in Australia when he noticed he was "lethargic" but put it down to a chest infection ... again and is back on dialysis. He has now opted for ...

The LifeSite Hemodialysis Device showing a silicone catheter connected to a stainless ... the subcutaneous valves positioned on the anterior chest wall. Reproduced with permission from VASCA ...

During a four-day stay, doctors placed a catheter in my chest for dialysis. Several days later, I was introduced to the symphony of buzzers, beeps and alarms at the Centers for Dialysis Care in ...

Among 5,499 patients who initiated hemodialysis, central venous catheter (CVC) use occurred in 58.5 and 51.9 percent of the patients with and without heart failure, respectively. Patients with versus ...

Peritoneal dialysis is the second option, and this requires surgically implanting a catheter into the abdomen that is between the peritoneal membrane and the abdominal wall. Each time this process ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) that develop while in the hospital due to Pseudomonas account for roughly 10% of all catheter-associated UTIs ... and antibiotic treatment of peritoneal ...