Comparable Triglyceride Reduction With Plasma Exchange and Insulin in Acute Pancreatitis - A Randomized Trial.

Background And Aims: Both insulin and plasma exchange (PE) are used in hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP). Our aim was to compare the efficacy of both treatments.

Methods: A randomized, parallel group study performed in a tertiary hospital in 22 HTG-AP patients with non-severe prognosis and triglycerides between 15 and 40 mmol/L.

A national cohort study on hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas after kidney transplantation - long-term patency, use and complications.

Objective: To describe the long-term hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) patency, incidence of AVF use, incidence and nature of AVF complications and surgery in patients after kidney transplantation.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analysed the AVF outcome and complications in all adult kidney allograft recipients transplanted between January 1st, 2000 and December 31, 2015 with a functional AVF at the time of transplantation. Follow-up was until December 31, 2019.

Regional citrate anticoagulation for continuous renal replacement therapy in newborns and infants: Focus on citrate accumulation.

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) with regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) in newborns and infants is challenging and accumulation of citrate can occur. There are only a few studies reporting the detailed data on RCA. We aimed to analyze RCA-CRRT at our institution with focus on citrate accumulation.

Hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula-related complications and surgery in kidney graft recipients.

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) remains functional after kidney transplantation in many patients. The aim of this historical cohort study was to evaluate the data on AVF-related complications and surgery performed after kidney transplantation in our patients. The study cohort included the recipients of a kidney transplant with AVF complications between January 2006 and April 2012.