Survival Benefit of Statins in Hemodialysis Patients Awaiting Renal Transplantation.

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have extraordinarily high cardiovascular risk and mortality, yet the benefit of statins in this population remains unclear based on the randomized trials. We investigated the prognostic value of statins in a large, pure cohort of prospectively recruited patients with ESRD awaiting renal transplantation, and being followed up in a dedicated cardiac clinic. We prospectively collected demographic, clinical, laboratory, and pharmacological data on 423 consecutive ESRD patients on hemodialysis awaiting renal transplantation.

Good training allows excellent results for laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication even early in the surgeon's experience.

Background: Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is the gold standard for surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a well-defined learning curve for the procedure has been described. This study aimed to assess whether the surgeon's experience has an effect on 1-year symptom scores and patient satisfaction.

Methods: All the patients who underwent antireflux surgery were entered into a prospectively maintained database including 1-year postoperative symptom scores.