Citation: BMC Nephrology 2019 20:401
Renal Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
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Clinical practice guideline management of blood borne viruses within the haemodialysis unit
Some people who are receiving dialysis treatment have virus infection such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and/or HIV that is present in their blood. These infections can be transmitted to other patients if blood ...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2019 20:388
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Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on Haemodialysis
This guideline is written primarily for doctors and nurses working in dialysis units and related areas of medicine in the UK, and is an update of a previous version written in 2009. It aims to provide guidance...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2019 20:379
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Citation: BMC Nephrology 2019 20:370
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Clinical practice guideline monitoring children and young people with, or at risk of developing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is thought to affect about 1 in 1000 people in the UK. ADPKD causes a progressive decline in kidney function, with kidney failure tending to occur in middle...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2019 20:148
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Renal association commentary on the KDIGO (2017) clinical practice guideline update for the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of CKD-MBD
This report comments on the relevance and utility of the recently published (2017) KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention and treatment of mineral bone disease in pa...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2018 19:240
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Renal association clinical practice guideline on Anaemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Anaemia is a commonly diagnosed complication among patients suffering with chronic kidney disease. If left untreated, it may affect patient quality of life. There are several causes for anaemia in this patient...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2017 18:345
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Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline on peritoneal dialysis in adults and children
These guidelines cover all aspects of the care of patients who are treated with peritoneal dialysis. This includes equipment and resources, preparation for peritoneal dialysis, and adequacy of dialysis (both i...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2017 18:333
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Renal association clinical practice guideline in post-operative care in the kidney transplant recipient
These guidelines cover the care of patients from the period following kidney transplantation until the transplant is no longer working or the patient dies. During the early phase prevention of acute rejection ...
Citation: BMC Nephrology 2017 18:174