Cardiac dysfunction in dialysing adults with end-stage kidney disease is associated with exercise intolerance: A pilot observational study.

People with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) often exhibit impaired cardiac structure and function, which may contribute to poor exercise capacity. This study used multimodal exercise testing to investigate the central and peripheral mechanisms of exercise limitation in adults with ESKD, also comparing in-centre hemodialysis (ICHD) to home hemodialysis (HHD). Seventeen adults (55.

Experiences of adults living with a kidney transplant-Effects on physical activity, physical function, and quality of life: A descriptive phenomenological study.

Background: Although kidney transplantation is the best treatment for kidney failure, scarce research has examined its effects on physical activity, physical function and quality of life.

Objectives: To investigate the experiences of a group of adults living with advanced kidney disease focusing on quality of life, physical activity and function and to see how findings differ in a group of kidney transplant recipients.

Approach: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with adults with advanced kidney disease (n = 10; 70.

Exploring patients' experiences of the impact of dialysis therapies on quality of life and wellbeing.

Background: When people with chronic kidney disease reach kidney failure, renal replacement therapy is usually required to improve symptoms and maintain life. Although in-centre haemodialysis is most commonly used for this purpose, other forms of dialysis are available, including home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

Objectives: We aimed to explore the experiences of adults living with chronic kidney disease who were either approaching the need for dialysis or had reached kidney failure and were receiving a form of dialysis.

The cell phone vibration test: A telemedicine substitute for the tuning fork test.

Objective: An at home-test for differentiating between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss remains elusive. Our goal was to validate the novel cell-phone vibration test (CPVT) against the Weber tuning fork test (WTFT) and to assess if the CPVT can be self-administered by patients reliably.

Study Design: Cross-sectional.

Delayed complication of tracheocutaneous fistula closure with severe compromising subcutaneous emphysema.

We report a significant complication after tracheocutaneous fistula (TCF) excision with closure by secondary intention in a 4-year-old boy who had been tracheostomy dependent since infancy. He had a persistent 3 mm TCF one year after decannulation. On postoperative day 2 the patient developed profound subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum.

Monitoring of arrhythmia and sudden death in a hemodialysis population: The CRASH-ILR Study.

Introduction: It has been suggested that sudden cardiac death (SCD) contributes around 50% of cardiovascular and 27% of all-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients. The true burden of arrhythmias and arrhythmic deaths in this population, however, remains poorly characterised. Cardio Renal Arrhythmia Study in Hemodialysis (CRASH-ILR) is a prospective, implantable loop recorder single centre study of 30 established hemodialysis patients and one of the first to provide long-term ambulatory ECG monitoring.

Being bad in a video game can make us more morally sensitive.

Several researchers have demonstrated that the virtual behaviors committed in a video game can elicit feelings of guilt. Researchers have proposed that such guilt could have prosocial consequences. However, this proposition has not been supported with empirical evidence.