Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis with renal involvement: Analysis of 89 cases.

Introduction: The anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis with renal involvement are associated with high morbi-mortality. In this study we analyse if the prognosis of these diseases have improved in recent years, and which factors influence the outcomes.

Material And Methods: Retrospective single-centre observational study, which included all patients diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis with renal involvement in the last 25 years.

Long-term functional evolution after an acute kidney injury: a 10-year study.

Background: Data on long-term effects of acute kidney injury (AKI) on renal function (RF) are scarce and factors implicated in the functional outcome are not established. Our aim was to investigate these aspects.

Methods: At hospital discharge and annually for 10 years, we retrospectively reviewed RF of 187 patients surviving AKI.

Clinical outcomes and C2 cyclosporin monitoring in maintenance renal transplant recipients: 1 year follow-up study.

Background: Cyclosporin A (CsA) concentration monitoring with 2 h post-dosing levels (C2) correlates with the incidence of rejection and graft outcome in de novo renal transplant patients. The advantages of this policy beyond the first 12 months remain a matter of debate. The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the C2 target ranges on CsA monitoring after the first year in stable kidney transplant patients.