Effectiveness and Cost of Stenting in Ureteral Injury in Colorectal Surgeries in the US: 2015 - 2019.

Background: Intraoperative ureteral injury (IUI) during colorectal surgery can have devastating consequences. This study aimed to assess the clinical and economic impact of pre-operative ureteral stenting in colorectal surgeries.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using United States hospital data (October 2015 - December 2019).

Clinical factors for predicting cardiovascular risk, need for renal replacement therapy, and mortality in patients with non-dialysis-dependent stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease from the Salford Kidney Study.

Background: Established cardiovascular risk assessment tools lack chronic kidney disease-specific clinical factors and may underestimate cardiovascular risk in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients with stage 3-5 non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease in the Salford Kidney Study (UK, 2002-2016) was performed. Multivariable Cox regression models with backward selection and repeated measures joint models were used to evaluate clinical risk factors associated with cardiovascular events (individual and composite cardiovascular major adverse cardiovascular events), mortality (all-cause and cardiovascular-specific), and need for renal replacement therapy.

Abdominopelvic Surgery: Intraoperative Ureteral Injury and Prophylaxis in the United States, 2015-2019.

Introduction: Preoperative ureteral catheterization/stenting (stenting) and intraoperative diagnostic cystoscopy (cystoscopy) may help prevent or identify intraoperative ureteral injuries (IUIs) during abdominopelvic surgery. In order to provide a comprehensive, single source of data for health care decision makers, this study aimed to catalog the incidence of IUI and rates of stenting and cystoscopy across a wide spectrum of abdominopelvic surgeries.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of United States (US) hospital data (October 2015-December 2019).

Preferences for Anaemia Treatment Attributes among Patients with Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease.

Introduction: Information about patient preferences for the treatment of anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is scarce. Hence, our aim was to examine how patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD valued attributes of alternative hypothetical anaemia treatments.

Methods: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted in adult patients who reported a clinical diagnosis of CKD-related anaemia.

Burden of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Japan: A Literature Review.

Anemia is a common complication for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with cardiovascular comorbidities and reduced quality of life. The incidence of anemia increases as kidney function declines and affects approximately 32% of Japanese patients with stage 3-5 CKD. This review examined the current literature on anemia in CKD patients in Japan to provide an overview of the burden of anemia in CKD.

Quality of life and emotional impact of a fixed-dose combination of antihypertensive drugs in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.

Often considered to be a symptomless condition, hypertension can be associated with a significant emotional burden. To analyze changes of health-related quality of life as well as the emotional burden questions regarding the impact of hypertension were incorporated into the noninterventional SeviTarget study. Comparisons were made between baseline and follow-up findings, and between patients with treatment target achievement and those without.