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Buturović-Ponikvar J, et al. From registry data collection to international comparisons: examples of haemodialysis duration.

The purpose of this study was to investigate haemodialysis dose practice patterns in different European countries in the light of the European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG) and to study the associations of patient characteristics and country with weekly dialysis duration.

COBISS.SI-ID: 24793305

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Ponikvar R. Surgical salvage of thrombosed native arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis by interventional nephrologists.

The purpose of this retrospective clinical study with prospective data collection was to evaluate the outcomes of patients with native arteriovenous fistula thrombosis after surgical thrombectomy performed by surgically skilled interventional nephrologists. The study showed that thrombectomy with creation of a new anastomosis was more successful than thrombectomy alone.

COBISS.SI-ID: 26213081

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Malovrh M. Expansion of blood volume increases the patency rate of arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis in patients with critical arterial quality.

The aim of this prospective study was to find out if the expansion of blood volume can improve early arteriovenous fistula (AVF) function after construction in patients with marginal vessel quality. In this study, the infusion of plasma expander in patients with critical artery quality increased the primary patency rate after AVF construction.

COBISS.SI-ID: 26140121

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Marn-Pernat A, et al. Membrane plasma exchange for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

This article presents 12-year experience with therapeutic membrane plasma exchange therapy in the treatment of patients with idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura syndrome.

COBISS.SI-ID: 26213593

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Kveder R, et al. Acute kidney injury in immunoglobulin A nephropathy: potential role of macroscopic hematuria and acute tubulointerstitial injury.

The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical course and outcome of patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy who presented with macroscopic hematuria and acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI appears to have been a reversible condition in our series of patients. Regarding pathogenesis, the kidney biopsy study points to the important role of glomerular bleeding with consequent, widespread obstructive red blood cell tubular casts accompanied by tubular injury and interstitial nephritis.

COBISS.SI-ID: 26214105