Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease(CKD)and end-stage kidney disease(ESKD)worldwide.While both haemodialysis(HD)and peritoneal dialysis(PD)are commonly used treatment options for ESKD,the choice of...
Context: COVID-19 can spread rapidly in haemodialysis centres, leading to fatal outcomes. Implementing physical measures is crucial in limiting the spread of infection. Aims: To assess adherence to physical measures a...
Background: Renal osteodystrophy (ROD) is a bone disorder resulting from chronic kidney disease (CKD) and related metabolic diseases. Dickkopf-related protein-1 (DKK-1) is critical in regulating bone biology. This stu...
Background: Acute kidney injury associated with proteinuria has been reported following vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 several times since 2021. Decisions about subsequent revaccination in these patients have been dif...
Introduction: Haemodialysis is an exchange of solutes and water between the patient’s blood and a dialysis solution with a composition close to that of normal extracellular fluid, through a semi-permeable membrane. I...
Introduction: LVH is the earliest cardiovascular abnormality in CKD. It is a significant risk factor for mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease. The objective of this study was ...
Background: Fluid overload is frequent in Haemodialysis (HD) and is one of the major factors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality for chronic HD patients. The main challenge with chronic haemodialysis patients is...
Introduction: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Intra-dialytic hypotension (IDH) according to the European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) definition in relation to the number of haemodialysis sessions and ...
Background: The term urinary lithiasis (UL) from the Greek “lithos” refers to the disease characterised by the result of abnormal precipitation of normal constituents of the urine within the urinary tract. The aim o...
Background: There is scarcity of data on the actual frequency of routine blood work-up for patients on maintenance haemodialysis and how this affects the achievement of therapeutic goals in sub-Saharan Africa. This st...