The Choice of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Implantation Technique by Nephrologists by T. Yip, S. L. Lui, W. K. Lo

“…We strongly recommend mini-laparotomy as the method of choice for PDC implantation by nephrologists.…”
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A practical guide for nephrologist peer reviewers: understanding and appraising Mendelian randomization studies by Jianbo Qing, Yafeng Li, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

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Impact of Early versus Late Referral to Nephrologists on Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Northern India by Manoj Dhanorkar, Narayan Prasad, Ravi Kushwaha, Manas Behera, Dharmendra Bhaduaria, Monika Yaccha, Manas Patel, Anupama Kaul

“…CKD patients are often asymptomatic in the early stages and referred late to nephrologists. Late referred patients carry a poor prognosis. …”
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Optimising transitions of care for acute kidney injury survivors: protocol for a mixed-methods study of nephrologist and primary care provider recommendations by Rozalina Grubina McCoy, Kianoush B Kashani, Joan M Griffin, Heather Personett May, Abby K Krauter, Dawn M Finnie, Erin F Barreto

“…Nephrologists and primary care providers will be surveyed to assess recommendations and clinical decision-making in the context of post-AKI care. …”
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Peritonitis due to Moraxella Osloensis: An Emerging Pathogen by Sreedhar Adapa, Purva Gumaste, Venu Madhav Konala, Nikhil Agrawal, Amarinder Singh Garcha, Hemant Dhingra

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Kidney Disease-Specific Quality of Life among Patients on Hemodialysis by Issa Al Salmi, Pramod Kamble, Eilean Rathinasamy Lazarus, Melba Sheila D’Souza, Yaqoob Al Maimani, Suad Hannawi

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Challenges encountered to creating a renal biopsy program at a tertiary care academic institution in the United States by Eily Hayes, Erik Mai, Andre Uflacker, Natalie Freidin

“…We describe the process for the planning and development of a new Nephrologist directed native renal biopsy program to increase the opportunity to train Nephrology fellows in this procedure. …”
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Association of Serum Phosphate and Related Factors in ESRD-Related Vascular Calcification by Cai-Mei Zheng, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Chia-Chao Wu, Yung-Ho Hsu, Yuh-Feng Lin

“…Hyperphosphatemia and vascular calcification become popular discussion among nephrologist environment more than five decades, and many researches have been evolved. …”
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Infective Endocarditis with Multiple Mycotic Aneurysms Mimicking Vasculitis: A Case Report by Ji Hyeon Park, Hye Ryoun Jang, Jung Eun Lee, Wooseong Huh, Dae Joong Kim, Ha Young Oh, Yoon-Goo Kim

“…Approximately one in five infective endocarditis cases are referred initially to a nephrologist because of abnormal renal function or abnormal urinalysis; therefore, infection should be ruled out before diagnosing vasculitis.…”
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Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting by Adeel Rafi Ahmed, Ayanfeoluwa Obilana, David Lappin

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Successful Pregnancy after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation by A. Smyth, G. Gaffney, D. Hickey, D. Lappin, D. Reddan, F. Dunne

“…An integrated multidisciplinary team including the transplant team, nephrologist, endocrinologist, and obstetrician closely followed progress during pregnancy. …”
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Concomitant Nephrotic Syndrome and Cryoglobulinemia in a Case of Malignant Mesothelioma by Kei Nagai, Hiroaki Tachi, Kohei Inoue, Atsushi Ueda

“…After discontinuation of nivolumab and administration of gemcitabine as an alternative therapy, the patient was referred to a nephrologist because of the subsequent development of edema, renal injury, and proteinuria. …”
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A Case Report on Pasteurella multocida Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis: When Cats Think Medical Equipment Are Toys by Saeid Mirzai, Ahmad Oussama Rifai, Aron Tidrick, Qitan Huang, Justin Hale

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Study the effect of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (UPA) and some biochemical parameters in Iraqi hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes by Fatima Ali Essa Al-Sudani, Nawal Mohammed Jawad Al-Shammaa

“…Were diagnosed based on previous medical reports, and laboratory tests by a consultant nephrologist. UPA, Blood. Urea, Creatinine, fasting serum glucose (FSG), HbA1c, Insulin, HOMA-IR, and lipid profile levels were determined. …”
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Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy: A Case Series and Review from an Inner-City Tertiary University Center in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy by Mohamed Omer, Zeenat Yousuf Bhat, Nanette Fonte, Nashat Imran, James Sondheimer, Yahya Osman‐Malik

“…A multifaceted approach may play a role in treating CUA. Referral to a nephrologist may aid in the early diagnosis and prompt management of CUA.…”
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Acute kidney injury in critically ill COVID-19 patients in a tertiary hospital: short and long-term kidney and patient outcomes by Juliana Alves Manhães de Andrade, Gisele Meinerz, Raphael Palma, Eduardo Rech, Marco Antônio Vinciprova Dall’Agnese, Cristiane Bundchen, Fernanda Bordignon Nunes, Gisele Branchini, Elizete Keitel

“…Aim: To evaluate critically ill COVID-19 patients with AKI that required nephrologist consultation (NC-AKI) in a tertiary hospital. …”
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Association of race and ethnicity with mortality in adults with SLE: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis by Sam Norton, Chris Wincup, Patrick Gordon, Kate Bramham, James Galloway, Zijing Yang, Samir Patel, Maryam Adas, Deepak Nagra, Mark Russell

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Renal Damage Frequency in Patients with Solitary Kidney and Factors That Affect Progression by T. Basturk, Y. Koc, Z. Ucar, T. Sakaci, E. Ahbap, E. Kara, F. Bayraktar, M. Sevinc, T. Sahutoglu, A. Kayalar, A. Sinangil, C. Akgol, A. Unsal

“…For early diagnosis of renal damage and reducing the risk of progression, patients should be referred to a nephrologist as early as possible.…”
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Genetic Assessment of Living Kidney Transplant Donors: A Survey of Canadian Practices by Somaya Zahran, Ke Fan Bei, Aisha Adil, Princess Okoh, Thomas Kitzler, Ahsan Alam

“…Participants: The questionnaire was sent to the living-donor assessment committee representative (nephrologist) in adult and pediatric kidney transplant centers across Canada. …”
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Desensitization With Imlifidase for HLA-Incompatible Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Delphi International Expert Consensus by Lucrezia Furian, Uwe Heemann, Mats Bengtsson, Oriol Bestard, Isabelle Binet, Georg A. Böhmig, John Boletis, David Briggs, Frans H. J. Claas, Lionel Couzi, Emanuele Cozzi, Marta Crespo, Aiko P. J. De Vries, Fritz Diekmann, Magdalena Durlik, Denis Glotz, Ilkka Helantera, Annette Jackson, Stanley C. Jordan, Dirk Kuypers, Dirk Kuypers, Carmen Lefaucheur, Christophe Legendre, Tomas Lorant, Umberto Maggiore, Nizam Mamode, Smaragdi Marinaki, Annick Massart, Thomas Müller, Rainer Oberbauer, Lutz Renders, Dave Roelen, Jean-Luc Taupin, Ondřej Viklický, Angeliki Vittoraki, Annelies E. de Weerd, Maarten Naesens

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