Preperitoneal Local Anesthesia Technique in Laparoscopic Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement.

Background And Objectives: Peritoneal dialysis is an excellent treatment for end-stage renal disease. Peritoneal dialysis is more advantageous if the catheter is positioned laparoscopically with omentopexy. General anesthesia is required for laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter placement.

Glomerular necrotic lesions and long-term outcomes among patients with proliferative lupus nephritis.

Objectives: Although necrotic lesions are common in proliferative lupus nephritis (LN), little is known about the impact of these lesions on outcomes. This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of glomerular necrotic lesions on renal outcomes of doubling serum creatinine in patients with class III and IV LN and necrotic lesions.

Methods: 52 patients with ISN/RPS class III or IV LN were enrolled in this retrospective study, with mean follow-up of 7.

What Should the Serum Creatinine Be After Transplantation? An Approach to Integrate Donor and Recipient Information to Assess Posttransplant Kidney Function.

Background: Knowledge of an optimal expected serum creatinine (SCr) would be useful to detect early renal dysfunction after transplantation. Current measurements of posttransplant function rely on the recipient's SCr and calculations of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), based on recipient age, weight, and sex. Renal function after transplantation, however, also depends on the donor supply of functioning nephrons and adaptation in GFR of a single kidney.