Deceased donor renal transplantation--does side matter?

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine whether the deceased donor kidney side (left or right kidney) was predictive of subsequent kidney transplant outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was undertaken of the left-right deceased donor kidney pairs transplanted into recipients with end-stage renal failure in Queensland between 1 April 1994 and 31 March 2004.

Results: A total of 201 left-right deceased donor kidney pairs were transplanted into 402 patients.

A randomized controlled trial of fludrocortisone for the treatment of hyperkalemia in hemodialysis patients.

Background: Previous small uncontrolled studies suggested that fludrocortisone may significantly decrease serum potassium concentrations in hemodialysis patients, possibly through enhancement of colonic potassium secretion. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of oral fludrocortisone on serum potassium concentrations in hyperkalemic hemodialysis patients in an open-label randomized controlled trial.

Methods: Thirty-seven hemodialysis patients with predialysis hyperkalemia were randomly allocated to administration of either oral fludrocortisone (0.