Albeit median survival is generally longer in RRT patients than in conservatively managed subjects, the 'no dialysis' option might be appropriate in patients who either present with severe ...

For the almost 520,000 Americans who will undergo treatment this year, the process leaves little room for a full life. An innovative new device could change everything.

"No weakness. No tiredness ... especially her two adult daughters and two grandchildren. Being on dialysis for four hours a day, three days a week meant she could rarely travel far for long.

As the dialysis fluid has no urea in it, there is a large concentration gradient - meaning that urea moves across the partially permeable membrane, from the blood to the dialysis fluid ...

Iron deficiency may be linked to non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and mortality in patients without anemia, according to results of a nationwide cohort study.While iron is a key component ...