From Exhaustion to Empowerment: Investigating Fatigue and Its Associations in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

Introduction Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) frequently experience fatigue. This cross-sectional study examined the severity of fatigue and the demographic and clinical characteristics that may contribute to fatigue in ESRD patients on MHD. Methods The study included 250 ESRD patients on MHD.

Delay in Permanent Vascular Access Formation and Referral to a Nephrologist in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: A Single Center Experience.

Objective:  This study assessed the factors associated with delayed referral to a nephrologist and delay in formation of a permanent vascular access in incident hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Methods:  This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2021 to July 2021 on end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) at our center. Data were collected at the bedside during the HD session about a referral to a nephrologist, about when they were asked for permanent vascular access formation and the reason for the delay in its formation.

Bone Marrow Findings in Renal Patients: A Single Renal Specialist Center Experience.

Objective This study evaluated the importance of bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy (BM) for the diagnosis of underlying hematological abnormalities in renal patients. Methods This cross-sectional study on BM was carried out between August 2010 and April 2019, in our specialist renal center for various unexplained hematological abnormalities in patients with renal diseases [chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), patients with normal renal function but other nephrology and urology issues like stone disease and nephrotic syndrome]. Results Out of 176 reported BM examinations, 48 (27.

Variety of Cardiac Events in Hospitalized Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.

Objective This study assessed the variety and frequency of various cardiovascular events in different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who were hospitalized due to different causes. Methods This prospective cross-sectional observational analysis was conducted at the Department of Nephrology in The Kidney Centre Post Graduate Training Institute Karachi on all adult CKD (of all stages with or without dialysis) patients, who developed cardiovascular events during their hospital admission either in ward or ICU due to any cause between August 2020 and February 2021. Total of 765 patients got admitted in the given time period and among them, 290 patients developed various cardiovascular events.

The role of the poultry industry on kidney and genitourinary health in Pakistan.

Pakistan is experiencing a "double burden'' of disease. Under-development is associated with illnesses like infections and nutritional deficiency, and is accompanied with diseases linked with development, such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer and chronic kidney disease. In Pakistan, renal and genitourinary diseases are an important, unaddressed health issues.

Risk factors of hospitalization among chronic kidney disease patients in tertiary care hospitals - A single-center experience.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects health and life of patients. They confront anemia, hypertension, infections and cardiovascular disease. Due to these health issues, they are at risk of repeated hospitalizations.

Analysis of renal diseases detected in renal biopsies of adult patients: A single-center experience.

Renal biopsy is crucial while evaluating for the diagnosis of glomerular, vascular, tubulointerstitial, and genetic diseases. It gives vital information which helps in estimating the disease prognosis, progression, and management. This is the retrospective analysis of all adult patients aged above 18 years, who underwent percutaneous renal biopsy at The Kidney Center Post Graduate Training Institute, Karachi, over a duration of 18 years, i.

Clinical variables differentiating diabetic from nondiabetic kidney disease in patients with diabetes: A single-center study.

Patients with diabetes may have kidney diseases other than the diabetic kidney disease. Kidney biopsy is the investigation of choice when this is suspected. This retrospective analysis included all patients known to have diabetes mellitus (DM) and who had a kidney biopsy at our center between 1998 and 2014.

Frequency of kidney diseases and clinical indications of pediatric renal biopsy: A single center experience.

Kidney biopsy occupies a fundamental position in the management of kidney diseases. There are very few renal pathology studies available in the literature from developing world. This study scrutinized the frequency and clinicopathological relationship of kidney biopsies done at the kidney center from 1997 to 2013 amongst pediatric patients.

Clinical and Biochemical Parameters of Hemodialysis Patients Before and During Islamic Month of Ramadan.

Introduction: Month of Ramadan bring many changes in life style, especially the diet of Muslims all over the world among both fasting and nonfasting individuals. Hemodialysis patients are kept on restricted diet because of fluid and electrolytes imbalance. The aim of this study was to compare changes in the clinical and biochemical parameters in fasting and nonfasting hemodialysis patients during the Ramadan.

Morbidity and mortality associated with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection in a tertiary care kidney hospital.

Malaria is a disease of tropical regions and both types of plasmodia, i.e. Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, cause significant morbidity and mortality.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of a native polycystic kidney following renal transplantation.

Tuberculosis is a recognized complication following renal transplantation. Patients with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease are increasingly being offered renal transplantation as an alternative to chronic hemodialysis. These patients are uniquely susceptible to serious upper urinary tract infections that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.