Efficacy and safety of Yiqi Peiyuan granules for improving the short-term prognosis of patients with acute kidney injury: A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.

Background: Yiqi Peiyuan (YQPY) prescription, a composite prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, has been used to prevent or delay the continued deterioration of renal function after acute kidney injury (AKI) in some institutions and has shown considerable efficacy.

Objective: This is the first randomized controlled trial to assess efficacy and safety of YQPY for improving short-term prognosis in adult patients with AKI.

Design, Setting, Participants And Interventions: This is a prospective, double-blind, multicenter, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Generative Pretrained Transformer-Based Dietary Recommendation System in Managing Potassium Intake for Hemodialysis Patients.

Objective: Despite adequate dialysis, the prevalence of hyperkalemia in Chinese hemodialysis (HD) patients remains elevated. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dietary recommendation system driven by generative pretrained transformers (GPTs) in managing potassium levels in HD patients.

Methods: We implemented a bespoke dietary guidance tool utilizing GPT technology.

Mycobacteria avium-related peritonitis in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis: case report and review of the literature.

Background: Mycobacteria avium (M. avium) is a species of ubiquitous slowly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria. It causes opportunistic infections.