Prevalence and Risk Factors of Acute Kidney Injury After Colorectal Cancer Surgery.

Purpose: Acute kidney injury is a sentinel event affecting colorectal cancer patients either as a consequence of surgery or systemic chemotherapy. It is highly correlated with both short and long-term adverse outcomes. This work aimed to study the prevalence, risk factors, and impact on survival of postoperative (PO-AKI) and post-chemotherapy (PC-AKI) after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery in Egyptian patients.

Post-COVID anxiety, depression, and quality of life among Egyptian hemodialysis patients.

Introduction: This study examined the impact of Coronavirus disease 2019  on anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Egyptian hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out in Egypt in the years 2021-2022, where 300 HD patients from four HD centers were allocated into two groups: post-COVID and non-COVID. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Kidney Disease QOL-36 questionnaire were used to assess anxiety, depression, and QOL of the included patients.

Genetic association of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 polymorphisms with COVID-19 severity; a single centre study from Egypt.

Background: Since the emergence of the COVID-19 infection in China, it has caused considerable morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. It causes the vast majority of clinical manifestations, ranging from mild or even no symptoms to severe respiratory failure. There are many risk factors for severe COVID-19, such as old age, male gender, and associated comorbidities.

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on management of anemia in hemodialysis patients with vitamin D deficiency: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.

Introduction: Anemia and vitamin D deficiency are common problems among hemodialysis (HD) patients. This study aimed to assess the impact of correction of vitamin D deficiency with vitamin D supplementation on the improvement of anemia in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance HD.

Methods: This double-blind, randomized, controlled study included 100 anemic HD patients with vitamin D deficiency who were randomly divided using the closed envelop method into two groups (1:1).

Diffusion Tensor Imaging in early prediction of renal fibrosis in patients with renal disease: Functional and histopathological correlations.

Aim: Renal fibrosis (RF) is a well-known marker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. However, renal biopsy is an available tool for evaluation of RF, non-invasive tools are needed not only to detect but also to monitor the progression of fibrosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the assessment of renal dysfunction and RF in patients with renal disease.