A successful kidney transplant triples life expectancy for end-stage-renal-failure patients compared with that expected in those remaining on dialysis, according to long-term data from Scotland ...

References: Montez de Sousa IR, Bonthuis M, Kramer A, et al. Adult outcomes of childhood kidney replacement therapy in Europe from 2008 to 2019: an ERA Registry study. Nephrol Dial Transplant ...

MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, starting dialysis when the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) falls below 12 mL/min/1.73 m2 results in modest gains in life ...

Montez Rath is the lead author on a study about dialysis, life expectancy and time at home published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Manjula Tamura, MD, a professor of nephrology, is the senior ...

Montez Rath is the lead author on a study about dialysis, life expectancy and time at home to be published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Manjula Tamura , MD, a professor of nephrology, is the ...

Effect of Starting Dialysis Versus Continuing Medical Management on Survival and Home Time in Older Adults With Kidney Failure. Annals of Internal Medicine , 2024; DOI: 10.7326/M23-3028 Cite This ...

The team evaluated the health records, from 2010 to 2018, of 20,440 patients (98% of them men) from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The patients were 65 and older, had chronic kidney ...

Kidney disease without a low GFR is considered stage 1; stage 2 is mild, ranging from 60-89; stage 3a and 3b range from 30-59; stage 4 ranges from 15-29; and stage 5 is end-stage renal failure with a ...

At the time, the life expectancy of someone with FSGS was 10-20 years, which I have clearly passed. I am now in stage 4 with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 23. I am trying to get a better ...

At the time, the life expectancy of someone with FSGS was 10-20 years, which I have clearly passed. I am now in stage 4 with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 23. I am trying to get a better ...

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, ... Montez Rath is the lead author on a study about dialysis, life expectancy and time at home published in Annals of Internal ...