Three years' experience of dialysis event surveillance.

Background: The main study aim was to track infections, evaluate performance, and identify opportunities for improved practice since infections, especially those associated with multidrug-resistant organisms, are the second most common cause of death among end-stage renal disease patients.

Methods: This study describes the establishment of baseline dialysis event surveillance at a large dialysis center. Every month, the dialysis center staff reported the total number of maintenance hemodialysis patients to the department of infection control and hospital epidemiology.

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in a patient of FSGS with heavy proteinuria.

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is a neurological syndrome characterized by headache, seizures, and visual loss, often associated with an abrupt increase in blood pressure. It was first described by Hinchey and colleagues in 1996 when they described a case series. RPLS has been described in number of medical conditions, renal dysfunction being one of them.