Renal news roundup from AKF

Two recipients of gene-edited pig kidneys from eGenesis have successfully received human organ transplants, demonstrating that xenotransplant patients do not produce antibodies that complicate subsequent human-to-human transplants. The patients returned to dialysis for several mo...

Children with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) who achieve sustained remission of proteinuria for more than 90 days have significantly better kidney function after four and five years, according to a study in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. The study finds that renin-angi...

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension who maintain A1c and systolic blood pressure within target ranges for more than 80% of the time over one year experience a 29% lower risk of adverse kidney outcomes, according to a study in the American Journal of Kidney Diseas...

Pediatric patients on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) with preserved urine output may benefit from earlier discontinuation of the therapy, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The study found that patients who u...

A study in the journal Kidney Medicine found that patients undergoing hemodialysis who use glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have lower neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios, white blood cell counts and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent requirements compared with nonuser...

Initiating sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors within 30 days of discharge after severe acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring dialysis is linked to better kidney outcomes in patients with T2D, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. The study found a significant re...

A Fresenius Medical Care study involving nearly 20,000 patients across eight European countries found that hemodiafiltration is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality compared with conventional high-flux hemodialysis. MassDevice (Boston) (8/27)

Community-based vascular access centers are crucial for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) because they increase fistula rates and reduce reliance on catheters, which have higher infection rates, writes interventional nephrologist Dr. Omar Davis. However, these centers...

Standardized monitoring for pediatric patients after acute kidney injury (AKI) could improve outcomes, according to Guillermo Hidalgo, head of pediatric nephrology at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Hidalgo says the current system relies heavily on wor...