A5007959559- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Magnesium in Health and Disease
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Acute Kidney Injury Research
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Urticaria and Related Conditions
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
Asia University
2016-2025
China Medical University Hospital
2014-2024
Asia University
2016-2024
China Medical University
2014-2024
National Taiwan University Hospital
2024
Tamkang University
2020
China Medical University
2016-2017
Washington University in St. Louis
2017
May Institute
2016
Center for Rheumatology
2016
Background and objectives Patients with CKD can benefit from an increase in physical activity. Walking is one of the most common exercises patients CKD; however, association walking outcomes not clear. This study investigated overall mortality RRT stages 3–5. Design, setting, participants, & measurements All 3–5 program China Medical University Hospital June 2003 to May 2013 were enrolled. The risks analyzed using competing-risks regressions. Results A total 6363 (average age, 70 years)...
Uraemic pruritus is a common problem in end-stage renal failure patients. Traditional therapies produce marginal or no results. Acupuncture has been reported to be effective. The aim of this randomized, controlled study was validate single acupoint for relieving uraemic pruritus.We randomized 40 patients with refractory into two groups. In group 1 (n = 20), acupuncture applied unilaterally at the Quchi (LI11) thrice weekly month. 2 (controls, n non-acupoint cm lateral Subjects responded...
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more at risk for pneumonia than the general population. usually treated as outpatients. However, previous studies were conducted on basis of inpatient pneumonia. This method may underestimate in patients CKD. Therefore, we investigated among CKD both outpatient and settings. A total 15,562 62,109 individuals without (matched age gender) taken subjects Longitudinal Health Insurance Database Taiwan National from 1996 to 2010. The incidence density...
Intubation with a double-lumen tube is important for achieving one-lung ventilation and facilitating thoracic surgery. The GlideScope(®) videolaryngoscope (Verathon Inc., Bothell, WA, USA) designed to assist tracheal intubation patients difficult airway. We wished compare the GlideScope direct laryngoscopy intubation. Sixty adult requiring surgery predicted uncomplicated were randomly assigned Macintosh group (n = 30) or 30). mean (SD) duration of was longer in (62.5 (29.7) s) than (45.6...
Objectives We aimed at determining peptic ulcer disease (PUD) incidence among chronic kidney (CKD) patients during 1998–2008, compared to without CKD, and examining associations between CKD PUD. Methods Data for 1998–2008 were extracted from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. The annual PUD (cases per thousand persons year) was calculated separately with CKD. Characteristics of newly diagnosed (n = 16322) those a control group 32644). 2 groups matched age, sex, index...
The treatment effectiveness of double filtration plasma apheresis (DFPP) on severe hypertriglyceridemia-associated acute pancreatitis (STAP) has been questioned because the currently defined serum triglyceride level--1000 mg/dL--is too low for STAP. Given this, we aimed to investigate DFPP when elevated STAP definition 5000 mg/dL triglyceride.We performed nested case-control studies patients and divided them into groups "with" or "without" DFPP. We further recruited outpatient asymptomatic...
Patients with CKD receiving maintenance dialysis are at risk for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. However, the of bleeding in patients early who not is unknown. The hypothesis was that their negatively linked to renal function. To test this hypothesis, association between eGFR and stages 3-5 were analyzed.Patients program from 2003 2009 enrolled prospectively followed until December 2012 monitor development analyzed using competing-risks regression time-varying covariates.In total, 2968 a...
Pruritus is a common and frustrating symptom in hemodialysis (HD) patients 5-D itch scale proposed as reliable measurement of pruritus. However, information regarding categories currently unavailable. We explored optimal cut-offs itching based on numerical rating (NRS) HD patients. Four hundred nine China Medical University Hospital December 2014 were included severity pruritus was estimated using NRS scale. The association analyzed by linear regression. for generated. average 3.4 ± 3.0 the...
With an increasing geriatric population, the need for effective management of chronic conditions and medication use in elderly is growing. Medication presents significant challenges due to changes pharmacodynamic pharmacokinetic profiles. We aimed examine impact a collaborative physician-pharmacist therapy (MTM) program polypharmacy patients.Elderly patients with multiple on were enrolled this prospective, randomized, controlled study over 16 months implementation. The intervention group...
Abstract: Uremic pruritus is one of the common complications in long‐term dialysis patients. Recently, researchers reported that immunohypothesis with high serum level cytokines could be cause uremic pruritus. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) artificial kidney (AK) has been to adsorb more than other high‐flux AKs. In July 2006, 30 patients severe from 300 chronic hemodialysis (HD) a single center entered this prospective study. Their dialyzers were changed PMMA AK for 4 weeks. The severity was...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Studies on dyskinesia and Parkinson's syndrome associated with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal (ESRD) have been mainly limited to case reports series studies. This population-based study investigated the risk of in patients ESRD. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> From a universal insurance claims database Taiwan, we established cohort 8,325 adults newly diagnosed ESRD from 1997 2010 without history disease. A control...
This study compared the risk of subdural hematoma (SDH) and subsequent mortality in hemodialysis (HD) peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with ESRD.Claims data were obtained from National Health Insurance Administration Research Database Taiwan. retrospective cohort comprised 10,136 PD HD newly diagnosed ESRD 1998 to 2010. Patients matched by propensity score year initiation. Incidence rates hazard ratios SDH as well odds 30-day deaths evaluated date first session when was diagnosed, or renal...
Adenostemma lavenia is a perennial herb belonging to the Compositae family and widely distributed in tropical parts of Asia. It has been used as medicine Taiwan with whole plant treat pulmonary congestion, pneumonia, bacterial infections respiratory tract, edema, inflammation. This study sought investigate anti-inflammatory effects A. vitro animal models. The ethyl acetate fractions (EAAL) were stimulated lipopolysaccharide (LPS) murine macrophages (RAW 264.7) lung injury mice. EAAL reduced...
Abstract Background Adequate fluid removal to achieve euvolemic status can be difficult in patients with incident peritoneal dialysis (PD). Limited treatments such as increased high dextrose PD solutions and icodextrin are currently available. We reported four whose’ ultrafiltration volume was after sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors. Case presentation. The cases were diabetic kidney disease stage 5 (cases 1–3) IgA nephritis (case 4) whostartedt because of acute pulmonary edema 1 3),...
Vascular access thrombosis (VAT) is one of the most common morbidity in hemodialysis patients. The development arteriovenous fistula associated with vascular intimal hyperplasia. Some studies suggested that serum C-reactive protein (CRP) predicts intima hyperplasia conduces stenosis and thrombosis. This study aimed to clinical usefulness CRP predicting VAT patients.We retrospectively reviewed all prevalent patients native (nAVF) between November 2001 2004. levels relation was analyzed...
The published mortality data for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and being treated peritoneal dialysis (PD) are not available. aim of this study was to determine the HCV undergoing PD.We retrospectively reviewed 538 PD in our hospital from 1996 2005. Of these patients, 75 (13.9%) were anti-HCV positive at beginning PD. We used Kaplan-Meier analysis compare between without infection. association analyzed using multivariate Cox regression adjustment age, gender, residual renal...
Objective To analyze the incidence rates and risk factors for bacteremia in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) peritoneal dialysis (PD). Methods The records of 898 consecutive from January 2003 to December 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. Episodes recorded. China Medical University (Taichung, Taiwan). Results overall rate was 7.63 per 100 patient-years HD 3.56 PD it higher each year 2008. S. aureus (27.53%) most common pathogen patients, whereas Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus...
Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) has been known to be associated with cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis. However, the association between AAC and future coronary artery disease (CAD) occurrence is not clear. We aimed clarify of severity CAD events hemodialysis patients.Hemodialysis (HD) patients were recruited this prospective cohort study. was quantified by score, which measured lateral lumbar radiography. used receiver operation curve (ROC) analysis find cutoff value for...
Bladder cancer is a common malignancy with mechanisms of pathogenesis and progression. This study aimed to identify the prognostic hub genes, which are central modulators regulate progression proliferation in specific subtype bladder cancer. The identification candidate gene was performed by weighted co-expression network analysis construct free-scale network. expression profile GSE97768 from Gene Expression Omnibus database used. association between prognosis evaluated Cancer Genome Atlas...
Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the ninth most prevalent malignancy worldwide. Noninvasive and efficient biomarkers with high accuracy are imperative for surveillance diagnosis of UC. CKD patients were enrolled as a control group in this study discovery highly specific urinary protein markers An iTRAQ-labeled quantitative proteomic approach was used to discover novel potential markers. These further validated 501 samples by ELISA assay, their diagnostic accuracies compared those other reported...
Compares the responses of four AI models to common nephrology-related questions encountered in clinical settings. To evaluate generative enhancing nephrology patient communication and education. Generative Nephrology. In a study conducted from December 8-12, 2023, October 21-23, 2024, IT engineers evaluated GPT-4, GPT-4o, Gemini 1.0 Ultra, PaLM 2 for education, querying each with 21 three renal biopsy reports, repeated consistency. None. Fifteen nephrologists one researcher assessed...