Publications by authors named "Kiyomitsu Nagayama"
Article Synopsis
- This observational study evaluated the outcomes of peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter placement in Japan to see if they align with the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis guidelines.
- The study tracked 409 adult patients who underwent PD catheter placement, finding a low rate of catheter patency failure (6.2%) and a technique failure rate of 15.3% after 12 months.
- Factors influencing technique failure included lower serum albumin levels and type of catheter used, while diabetes increased the risk of perioperative infections; however, overall complications met ISPD audit standards.
BACKGROUND Precise evaluation of a living donor's renal function is necessary to ensure adequate residual kidney function after donor nephrectomy. Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using serum cystatin-C prior to kidney transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using the equations of the Japanese Society of Nephrology, we calculated the GFR using serum creatinine (eGFRcre) and cystatin C levels (eGFRcys) for 83 living kidney donors evaluated between March 2010 and March 2016.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND The effect of everolimus, one of the mammalian targets of rapamycin inhibitors, on cardiac function was evaluated in kidney transplant recipients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy-six participants who underwent kidney transplant between March 2009 and May 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. To standardize everolimus administration, the following criteria were used: (1) the recipient did not have a donor-specific antigen before kidney transplantation; (2) the recipient did not have proteinuria and uncontrollable hyperlipidemia after kidney transplantation; and (3) acute rejection was not observed on protocol biopsy 3 months after kidney transplantation.
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