Publications by authors named "Kamol Khositrangsikun"
Key Points: The efficacy of acute peritoneal dialysis is still controversial. There was no significant difference in 28-day mortality between acute peritoneal dialysis and intermittent hemodialysis.
Background: Lower delivered dose of acute peritoneal dialysis (PD) in AKI requires less resources but raises concerns regarding adequate solute and water clearance.
Introduction: The potential value of serum galactomannan index (GMI) in monitoring treatment response in patients with fungal peritonitis who are receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) was assessed in the present study.
Methods: The study included all Thailand fungal PD-related infectious complications surveillance (MycoPDICS) DATA study participants who had timely PD catheter removal and availability of both baseline and ≥2 subsequent serum GMI measurements after starting antifungal therapy (if available). Serum GMI was assessed by direct double-sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with reference to positive and negative control samples.
This national survey of barriers to and constraints of acute peritoneal dialysis (aPD) in acute kidney injury (AKI) was performed by distributing an online questionnaire to all medical directors of public dialysis units registered with the Nephrology Society of Thailand during September-November 2019. One hundred and thirteen adult facilities responded to the survey covering 75 from 76 provinces (99%) of Thailand. aPD was performed in 66 centres (58%).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Etiologies for acute kidney injury (AKI) vary by geographic region and socioeconomic status. While considerable information is now available on AKI in the Americas, Europe and China, large comprehensive epidemiologic studies of AKI from Southeast Asia (SEA) are still lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the rates and characteristics of AKI among intensive care unit (ICU) patients in Thailand.
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- Leptospirosis is a serious disease primarily affecting the tropics, where specific lab tests are often unavailable in primary care settings, making clinical assessment crucial for diagnosis.
- Researchers aimed to identify clinical factors that could predict leptospirosis and develop a straightforward clinical prediction score called THAI-LEPTO to aid general practitioners while waiting for lab results.
- A multicenter study was conducted in Thailand, where they analyzed suspected cases of leptospirosis to find that 50% were confirmed positive; logistic regression revealed that factors like hypotension significantly increased the likelihood of a leptospirosis diagnosis.
AKI is one of the most serious complications of leptospirosis, an important zoonosis in the tropics. Recently, NGAL, one of the novel AKI biomarkers, is extensively studied in various specific settings such as sepsis, cardiac surgery, and radiocontrast nephropathy. In this multicenter study, we aimed to study the role of NGAL as an early marker and an outcome predictor of leptospirosis associated AKI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare clinical outcomes of catheter placement between surgical technique and Seldinger technique, including catheter survival and early post-operative complications.
Material And Method: This retrospective study was conducted in Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital, a tertiary-center hospital in southern part of Thailand. Three-year data, during October 2007-2010, were retrieved from medical records and hospital database.