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Background Hyperphosphatemia is a frequently encountered and difficult-to-manage problem in hemodialysis (HD) patients and is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study wa...

Background Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have multiple risk factors for anemia such as primary erythropoietin deficiency, blood loss, decreased red blood cell (RBC) survival, bone ...

Background Diabetic nephropathy is the major complication of diabetes and is one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease. Early identification of nephropathy is crucial to slow down th...

Background Cardiovascular mortality is high in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Different factors and plausible mechanisms have been explained for the increased risk. A recent concept of i...

Background Vascular access-related infections (VARI) represent a substantial burden for patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) that is unfortunately inevitable. The spectrum of causative organis...