Study reveals that childless men are more likely to have decreased renal function and proteinuria than fathers, suggesting an association between male infertility and higher risks of kidney disease.
Researchers have developed a new model predicting severe acute kidney injury in patients treated with cisplatin, incorporating factors like hypomagnesemia to improve patient care and outcomes.
Hospital-acquired acute kidney injury (HA-AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients that can lead to chronic kidney disease and is associated with longer hospital stays, higher health care costs and increased mortality.
Low eGFRcr-cys was more strongly and uniformly associated with adverse outcomes compared to low eGFRcr in an older patient population, highlighting the benefit of including cystatin C in GFR estimation.