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Dialysis Benefits in CKD Come With Trade-Offs

2024-08-21 06:28 AM

While older patients with chronic kidney failure who opt to start dialysis show a modest survival benefit over those choosing only medical management, an important trade-off is lengthier time spent in inpatient settings for those receiving dialysis, with the exception of patients older than 80 years and more severe kidney disease, new research shows. “Decisions …

In MI With Anemia, Results May Favor Liberal Transfusion

2023-11-12 03:31 AM

In patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, a “liberal” red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy did not significantly reduce the risk of recurrent MI or death within 30 days compared with a “restrictive” transfusion strategy, in the 3500-patient MINT trial. “While not statistically significant, the results consistently favored a liberal transfusion strategy,” Jeffrey L. …