An Improvised Cost-Effective Repair Technique for Management of Broken Luer Connections of Tunneled Dialysis Catheter and Salvage Existing Catheter.

Mechanical problems like break or crack in Luer connectors or hubs, clamps, and tubings are common non-infectious complications of tunneled dialysis catheters (TDC), which may lead to other TDC complications and the need to insert a new catheter. These can be tackled using TDC repair kits or spare parts, which are often not available, resulting in the insertion of a new TDC that increases morbidity, TDC-related procedures, and healthcare costs. We discuss two cases of broken Luer connections of TDC, which were managed by exchanging the broken Luer connector of TDC with the similar Luer connector of a temporary dialysis catheter.

Vernonia cinerea regenerates tubular epithelial cells in cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in cancer bearing mice without affecting antitumor activity.

Background: Traditional Siddha Medicine advises using metal-based formulations to treat cancers. In the case of any toxicities during the therapy, Siddha physicians use (VC) whole plant (crude aqueous extract-CAE) to reverse the toxic effects.

Aim: To evaluate the nephroprotective activity of CAE and its fractions in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and to assess whether they compromise the anticancer efficacy of cisplatin.

Bark Ameliorates Inflammation and Arthritis in Carrageenan Induced Inflammatory Model and Freund's Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis Model in Rats.

bark belongs to the family Combretaceae. The plant bark is astringent and useful in the treatment of ulcers, vata, fractures, hemorrhages, bronchitis, and diarrhea. Phytochemical investigation of bark confirms the presence of flavonoids, polyphenols, and tannins.

Characterization of the Phenolic Compound, Gallic Acid from Schult and Schult. f. Rhizomes and Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities Evaluation.

Background: Schult. and Schult. f.

Antioxidant and Nephroprotective Activities of the Extract and Fractions of Lour.

Background: is a plant, which is widely used in the indigenous system of medicine for the treatment of urolithiasis, renal disorders and inflammatory conditions. This is the first report on the antioxidant and nephroprotective activities of whole plant of .

Objective: The present study aims at investigating the antioxidant and nephroprotective activity of the methanol extract and its different fractions of .