Sexual dysfunction in female and male patients undergoing chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Background: To prolong survival and to provide a better quality of life (QoL) are two aims at the forefront in the care of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. In this study we aimed to determine frequency of sexual dysfunction (SD) and influencing factors in PD patients.

Methods: Of the 201 patients, 114 under 65 years and on chronic ambulatory PD for at least 3 months were enrolled.

Serum uric acid may predict development of progressive acute kidney injury after open heart surgery.

Objectives: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiac surgery developing in 25-35% cases. Recently, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) was shown to predict AKI development earlier than serum creatinine. Some studies demonstrated the predictive role of post-operative serum uric acid (SUA) as an early marker of AKI.

Health-related quality of life, depression and mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients in Turkey: seven-year experience of a center.

Introduction: Impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and being in a depressive mood were found to be associated with increased mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We aimed to investigate the association between HRQoL, depression, other factors and mortality in PD patients.

Materials And Methods: Totally 171 PD patients were included and followed for 7 years in this prospective study.

Cytomegalovirus and Aspergillus spp. coinfection in organ transplantation: a case report and review of the literature.

With the advent of potent immunosuppressive options, acute rejection episodes have decreased at the expense of increased incidence of opportunistic infections in solid organ recipients. In the absence of any preventive therapy, 30-75 % of transplant recipients develop cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Candida spp.

Relationship between Plasma Pentraxin-3, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Atherosclerosis in Renal Transplant Patients.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Atherosclerosis and inflammation are the most important risk factors in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) was shown to predict inflammation and atherosclerosis in ESRD patients. However, the role of renal transplantation (Rtx) in terms of atherogenesis is still unclear.

Massive haematuria successfully managed by intravesical Ankaferd in a haemodialysis patient complicated with disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Massive haematuria is a life-threatening condition, demanding immediate management of bleeding. The mortality is very high in the case of delayed management of bleeding, especially in elderly patients with concomitant comorbidity. The treatment options of haematuria are wide, and depend on underlying conditions.

The relationship between oxidative stress, inflammation, and atherosclerosis in renal transplant and end-stage renal disease patients.

Objectives: Cardiovascular risk is increased in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is also found to be ongoing in renal transplant (Rtx) patients. As a sign of atherosclerosis, increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been widely accepted as a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), pentraxin-3 (PTX-3), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were introduced as oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers in ESRD.

Colchicine toxicity in end-stage renal disease patients: a case-control study.

Colchicine has been used in a number of disorders. Because colchicine is partially excreted from the kidney, there is a need for dose reduction in case of renal functional impairment. There are no data with regards to safe dosing schedule of colchicine in hemodialysis patients.

Health-related qualıty of lıfe, sleep qualıty, and depressıon in peritoneal dialysis and hemodıalysıs patıents.

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and sleep quality (SQ) were impaired in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The impairment of both HRQoL and SQ and being in a depressive mood were found to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. We aimed to investigate the association between SQ, HRQoL, and depression, and to define independent predictors of SQ and depression in peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Community-acquired carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii urinary tract infection just after marriage in a renal transplant recipient.

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in renal transplant recipients and may worsen allograft and patient survival. Many risk factors such as age, female gender, immunosuppression, comorbidity, deceased-donor kidney transplantation, and uretheral catheterization are involved in development of UTI. Acinetobacter baumannii has rarely been reported as a causative agent for development of UTI.

Effects of sildenafil and vardenafil treatments on sleep quality and depression in hemodialysis patients with erectile dysfunction.

ED is prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and closely related to poor sleep and depression. Efficacy of treating ED either with sildenafil or vardenafil has been shown to be beneficial in ameliorating concomitant depression in non-HD patients. It is yet to be shown whether treatment of ED with a PDE-5 inhibitor would improve poor sleep in HD patients.

Comparison of effects of automated peritoneal dialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis on health-related quality of life, sleep quality, and depression.

Few studies investigating the effects of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), depression, and sleep quality exist in the literature. We aimed to determine differences between APD and CAPD modalities with respect to these parameters. Twenty APD and 48 CAPD patients were included in this cross-sectional study.

Sertraline treatment is associated with an improvement in depression and health-related quality of life in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients.

Objectives: There is scarce data about effects of treatment of clinical depression in peritoneal dialysis (PD) population. We aimed to determine prevalence of depression, its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and effects of sertraline treatment in PD patients.

Materials And Methods: We included 124 PD patients who had been on PD at least for 6 months.

Female sexual dysfunction in peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patients.

Background: Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a common problem in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In contrast to basic and clinical research in the field of male SD, the sexual problems of women have received relatively little attention and are often under-treated. We evaluated sexual function in female ESRD patients using the validated Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and relation with QOL, depression, and some laboratory parameters.

Sleep quality and depression in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Background: Sleep quality (SQ) is a significant problem in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, yet the underlying factors are not well known. In addition, depression and impaired quality of life (QOL) are main problems in PD patients. We measured the SQ and investigated the effect of depression, QOL, and some other factors on SQ in PD patients.

Early and intensive fluid replacement prevents acute renal failure in the crush cases associated with spontaneous collapse of an apartment in Konya.

Background: Crush syndrome developing as a result of earthquake and other natural disasters has been investigated from many angles to date. Data are scarce, however, on cases associated with the spontaneous crash of buildings. This study presents the results on seven rhabdomyolysis patients treated in our clinics out of nine casualties who were rescued from the rubble of Zümrüt apartment after the building collapsed suddenly and spontaneously.

Malnutrition-inflammation-atherosclerosis (MIA) syndrome components in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.

Background: Malnutrition, inflammation, and atherosclerosis (MIA syndrome) are common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Each component of MIA syndrome is the predictor of outcomes in ESRD patients. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to compare both dialysis modalities for MIA syndrome components.

Treatment with antidepressive drugs improved quality of life in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Background: Despite some improvements in dialysis therapies, depression still remains an important problem in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of depression and its treatment with quality of life (QOL) in HD patients.

Patients And Methods: 97 HD patients (52 male, 45 female, mean age 55 +/- 16 years) were enrolled.

Assessment of acute renal failure patients treated in our nephrology clinic between 1996 and 2002.

Acute renal failure (ARF) is a cause of high morbidity and mortality associated with long hospital stay, and expensive treatment. The initial approach to patients with ARF should be focused on preventing future injury to the kidney. Two hundred eighty-three ARF patients, treated from January 1996 to June 2002, were retrospectively investigated for their etiology, clinic features, and laboratory characteristics, as well as treatment results and mortality rate.

Sagliker syndrome: uglifying human face appearance in late and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic renal failure.

Almost every patient with chronic renal failure (CRF) eventually develops secondary hyperparathyroidism (SH) unless they are treated with proper and novel medications in advanced medical centers by skilled medical personnel. Every kind of bone abnormality including skull deformities has been described in detail by almost every concerned researcher and textbook, but descriptions of this phenomenon are limited in the medical literature to the years from 1973 to 1977. To our knowledge, extensive data regarding uglifying human face appearances have not been defined so far in the literature.

Lower erythropoietin and iron supplementation are required in hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus infection.

Background: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a common infectious agent in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. In this prospective case-control study, we aimed to investigate the influence of chronic HCV infection on erythropoietin (EPO) and iron requirement in HD patients.

Patients And Methods: 49 HD patients (24 male, 25 female, mean age 47 +/- 15 years) were included.

Quality of life in male hemodialysis patients. Role of erectile dysfunction.

Background: Health-related quality of life (QOL) is affected in hemodialysis patients (HD). A number of factors such as age, anemia, and comorbidity had been implicated in decreased QOL. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a frequent and potentially treatable complication in HD patients.