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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53878#.VNm8gCzQrzE Author(s)   Imed Helal 1,2,3* , Imen Gorsane 1,3 , Fethi Ben Hamida 1,2,3 , Adel Kheder 1,2,3   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Medicine A (M8), Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia . 2 Laboratory of Kidney Pathology (LR00SP01), Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia . 3 Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia . ABSTRACT Survival benefits of renal transplantation over dialysis therapy are well established for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Transition from one treatment modality to another is common. Understanding the differences in outcomes with the various renal replacement therapies will help nephrologists to provide best advice for dialysis patients. The influence of pretransplant dialysis modality on post-transplant outcomes is not clear. An overview of the various issues related t...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52703#.VKDJKcCAM4 Author(s)     Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo 1 , Ana Carolina Gonçalves Kehl 2 , Stephanie Thomaz Bottin 2 , Wilem Gomes Daminelli 2 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Nursing, Nutrition and Physiotherapy (FAENFI), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil . 2 Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia, Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil . ABSTRACT Introduction: Peritonitis continues to be the main complication for patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Objective: To determine the frequency of peritonitis according to the disease-causing microo...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47234#.VFwtFGfHRK1 Author(s) Sayed Husain , Hani Judeh , Manaf Alroumoh , Farhana Yousaf , Prince Mohan , Ahla Husain , Chaim Charytan , Bruce Spinowitz Affiliation(s) Cape Fear Valley Hospital NC, Fayetteville, USA . St. Luks/Roosevelet Hospital, New York, USA . South Texas Regional Medical Center, San Antonio, USA . New York Hospital Queens, New York, USA . Columbia Medical University, New York, USA . New York Hospital Queens, New York, USA . New York Hospital Queens, New York, USA . New York Hospital Queens, New York, USA . ABSTRACT One of the major elements contributing to anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients is...