Bibliography — Nephrology — 2001

Preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial of prophylactic shock wave lithotripsy for small asymptomatic renal calyceal stones
Impact of sodium and ultrafiltration profiling on hemodialysis-related symptoms
Ramipril prolongs life and is cost effective in chronic proteinuric nephropathies
Rapid communication: L-folinic acid versus folic acid for the treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia in hemodialysis patients
Long-term clinical effects of a peritoneal dialysis fluid with less glucose degradation products
Effect of octreotide on insulin requirement, hepatic glucose production, growth hormone, glucagon and c-peptide levels in type 2 diabetic patients with chronic renal failure or normal renal function
Pharmacokinetics of tilidine in terminal renal failure
Effects of fixed low-dose warfarin on hemostatic factors in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients
Effect of hemodialysis membranes on serum albumin. [letter; comment]
Comparative effects of cerivastatin and fenofibrate on the atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype in proteinuric renal disease
Effects of continuous haemofiltration vs intermittent haemodialysis on systemic haemodynamics and splanchnic regional perfusion in septic shock patients: a prospective, randomized clinical trial
Effect of grapefruit juice on Sandimmun Neoral absorption among stable renal allograft recipients
Impaired phosphate handling of renal allografts is aggravated under rapamycin-based immunosuppression
The CHORUS (Cerivastatin in Heart Outcomes in Renal Disease: Understanding Survival) protocol: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients with esrd
Expression of beta2-microglobulin and c-fos mRNA: is there an influence of high- or low-flux dialyzer membranes?
Treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia in hemodialysis patients and renal transplant recipients
Hepatotoxic substance(s) removed by high-flux membranes enhances the positive acute phase response
Vaginal mucosal immunization for recurrent urinary tract infection: extended phase II clinical trial
Can a nutrition intervention improve albumin levels among hemodialysis patients? A pilot study
Sublingual hyoscyamine sulfate in combination with ketorolac tromethamine for ureteral colic: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial
The addition of ceftriaxone to oral therapy does not improve outcome in febrile children with urinary tract infections
Longitudinal assessment of everolimus in de novo renal transplant recipients over the first post-transplant year: pharmacokinetics, exposure-response relationships, and influence on cyclosporine
Lowering of microalbuminuria in diabetic patients by a sympathicoplegic agent: novel approach to prevent progression of diabetic nephropathy?
Randomized placebo-controlled trial of perindopril in normotensive, normoalbuminuric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Randomised controlled trial of three day versus 10 day intravenous antibiotics in acute pyelonephritis: effect on renal scarring
Low-potassium and glucose-free dialysis maintains urea but enhances potassium removal
Efficacy and drug interactions of the new HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors cerivastatin and atorvastatin in CsA-treated renal transplant recipients
[Acute pyelonephritis. Randomized multicenter double-blind study comparing ciprofloxacin with combined ciprofloxacin and tobramycin]. [French]
A randomized and prospective study comparing treatment with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin with monoclonal antibodies for rescue of kidney grafts with steroid-resistant rejection
A worldwide, phase III, randomized, controlled, safety and efficacy study of a sirolimus/cyclosporine regimen for prevention of acute rejection in recipients of primary mismatched renal allografts
Dilated cardiomyopathy in dialysis patients--beneficial effects of carvedilol: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Coadministration of ketoconazole and cyclosporine for kidney transplant recipients: long-term follow-up and study of metabolic consequences
Renal tolerance of a neutral gadolinium chelate (gadobutrol) in patients with chronic renal failure: results of a randomized study
Oral vitamin B(12) and high-dose folic acid in hemodialysis patients with hyper-homocyst(e)inemia
Role of diuretics in the preservation of residual renal function in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Preventing dialysis hypotension: a comparison of usual protective maneuvers
[Contrast media-induced kidney failure cannot be prevented by hemodialysis]. [German]
Comparison of effects of amphotericin B deoxycholate infused over 4 or 24 hours: randomised controlled trial
Intraplatelet calcium levels in patients with acute renal failure before and after the administration of loop diuretics
Low-dose warfarin fails to prolong survival of dual lumen venous dialysis catheters
Renal involvement is related to body height in newly diagnosed diabetic women aged 40 years or over. [see comments]
Seroconversion rates of two different doses of hepatitis B vaccine in Turkish haemodialysis patients
A Comparative Study of Blood Pressure Control with Short In-Center versus Long Home Hemodialysis
Plasma aluminum levels during sucralfate prophylaxis for stress ulceration in critically ill patients on continuous venovenous hemofiltration: a randomized, controlled trial
Patency and flow characteristics using stapled vascular anastomoses in dialysis grafts
Better correction of metabolic acidosis, blood pressure control, and phagocytosis with bicarbonate compared to lactate solution in acute peritoneal dialysis
An assessment of the clinical efficacy of intranasal desmopressin spray in the treatment of renal colic
Percutaneous nephrostomy versus ureteral stents for diversion of hydronephrosis caused by stones: a prospective, randomized clinical trial
Effect of fluvastatin on endothelium-dependent brachial artery vasodilation in patients after renal transplantation
Cyclosporine in patients with steroid-resistant membranous nephropathy: a randomized trial
Bicarbonate/lactate-based peritoneal dialysis solution increases cancer antigen 125 and decreases hyaluronic acid levels
Graft surveillance: venous pressure, access flow, or the combination?
Clotrimazole increases tacrolimus blood levels: a drug interaction in kidney transplant patients
Differential influence of azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil on the disposition of basiliximab in renal transplant patients
Preservation of non-heart-beating donor kidneys: a clinical prospective randomised case-control study of machine perfusion versus cold storage
Steroid withdrawal in renal transplant recipients
Basiliximab significantly reduces acute rejection in renal transplant patients given triple therapy with azathioprine
Rapid steroid withdrawal versus standard steroid therapy in patients treated with basiliximab, cyclosporine, and mycophenolate mofetil for the prevention of acute rejection in renal transplantation
Tacrolimus (FK 506) in kidney transplantation: five-year survival results of the U.S. multicenter, randomized, comparative trial
One-year follow-up of a large European trial comparing dual versus triple tacrolimus-based immunosuppressive regimens following renal transplantation
Sirolimus is effective for prevention of acute rejection in primary mismatched renal allograft recipients
Conversion at first rejection: a prospective trial comparing cyclosporine microemulsion with tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients
Tacrolimus, MMF, steroid, and ALG immunotherapy for high immunological risk renal transplant recipients
A single-center open label randomized trial of the safety and efficacy of the use of sirolimus versus azathioprine in one-haplotype living related kidney transplant recipients-preliminary results
The expression of endothelin and inducible nitric oxide synthase in human renal allografts and their role in chronic renal allograft nephropathy
Safety and efficacy of simvastatin for hyperlipidemia in renal transplant recipients: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
Uricosuric effect of losartan in renal transplanted patients
Long-term results of posttransplantation blood transfusion on kidney allograft survival
Differential homocysteine levels in renal transplant patients receiving neoral versus tacrolimus
Successful withdrawal of steroid after renal transplantation
Analysis of primary and recurrent rejection following renal transplantation in a large, comparative, multicentre trial
Canadian multicentre trial of tacrolimus/azathioprine/steroids versus tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil/steroids versus neoral/mycophenolate mofetil/steroids in renal transplantation
Positive effect of steroid withdrawal on bone mineral density in renal allograft recipients
A large, multicentre trial to compare the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus with cyclosporine microemulsion following renal transplantation
A multicenter trial of two daclizumab dosing strategies versus no antibody induction in simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation: interim analysis
Preliminary results of a prospective randomized study of basiliximab in kidney transplantation
Diets with either beef or plant proteins reduce risk of calcium oxalate precipitation in patients with a history of calcium kidney stones
Cephalic vein and hemodialysis fistula: surgeon's observation versus color Doppler ultrasonographic findings
Melatonin prevents oxidative stress resulting from iron and erythropoietin administration
Efficacy of folinic versus folic acid for the correction of hyperhomocysteinemia in hemodialysis patients
A randomized trial of high-dose compared with low-dose omega-3 fatty acids in severe IgA nephropathy. [see comments]
Effects of losartan and amlodipine on intrarenal hemodynamics and TGF-beta(1) plasma levels in a crossover trial in renal transplant recipients
Urinary adrenomedullin is related to ET-1 and salt intake in patients with mild essential hypertension. Salt Sensitivity Group of Italian Society of Hypertension
Verapamil versus amlodipine in proteinuric non-diabetic nephropathies treated with trandolapril (VVANNTT study): design of a prospective randomized multicenter trial
A randomized, prospective evaluation of the Tesio, Ash split, and Opti-flow hemodialysis catheters
Vitamin B(6) therapy does not improve hematocrit in hemodialysis patients supplemented with iron and erythropoietin
Effect of 3 years of antihypertensive therapy on renal structure in type 1 diabetic patients with albuminuria: the European Study for the Prevention of Renal Disease in Type 1 Diabetes (ESPRIT)
Effects of hydroxyethylstarch and gelatin on renal function in severe sepsis: a multicentre randomised study
[Clinical study of the month. The CALM study assessing the combination of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin II receptor antagonist in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy]. [French]
Treatment of lower urinary tract infection in pregnancy
The impact of glycaemic control on autoregulation of glomerular filtration rate in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes
Randomized, controlled trial comparing once daily and three times daily gentamicin in children with urinary tract infections
Renal insufficiency as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes and the impact of ramipril: the HOPE randomized trial. [see comments]
The effect of i.v. iron alone or in combination with low-dose erythropoietin in the rapid correction of anemia of chronic renal failure in the predialysis period
A randomized trial of minidose warfarin for the prevention of late malfunction in tunneled, cuffed hemodialysis catheters
Effects of fluvastatin on cardiac events in renal transplant patients: ALERT (Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation) study design and baseline data
Comparison of the effects of an ACE inhibitor and alphabeta blocker on the progression of renal failure with left ventricular hypertrophy: preliminary report
Long-term comparison between perindopril and nifedipine in normotensive patients with type 1 diabetes and microalbuminuria
Intravenous L-carnitine increases plasma carnitine, reduces fatigue, and may preserve exercise capacity in hemodialysis patients
Effect of Lisinopril on the progression of renal insufficiency in mild proteinuric non-diabetic nephropathies
A randomized study of oral vs intravenous iron supplementation in patients with progressive renal insufficiency treated with erythropoietin
An economic and quality-of-life assessment of basiliximab vs antithymocyte globulin immunoprophylaxis in renal transplantation
The effect of ACE inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor antagonist therapy on serum uric acid levels and potassium homeostasis in hypertensive renal transplant recipients treated with CsA
Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) does not directly affect renal function in patients with no prior renal impairment
Effects on urinary albumin excretion and renal function changes by delapril and manidipine in normotensive type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria
Effect of dilazep dihydrochloride on urinary albumin excretion in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing nonstented versus stented ureteroscopic lithotripsy
Medical versus surgical treatment in children with severe bilateral vesicoureteric reflux and bilateral nephropathy: a randomised trial. [see comments.]
Prevention of contrast media-induced renal dysfunction with prostaglandin E1: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Reduction of ACE activity is insufficient to decrease microalbuminuria in normotensive patients with type 1 diabetes
Fludarabine pharmacokinetics after subcutaneous and intravenous administration in patients with lupus nephritis
Flaxseed in lupus nephritis: a two-year nonplacebo-controlled crossover study
Lisinopril reduces albuminuria during exercise in low grade microalbuminuric type 1 diabetic patients: a double blind randomized study
Early ACE-i intervention in microalbuminuric patients with type 1 diabetes: effects on albumin excretion, 24 h ambulatory blood pressure, and renal function
Effect of strict blood pressure control on proteinuria in renal patients treated with different antihypertensive drugs
The CREATE trial--building the evidence
Adaptive response to a low-protein diet in predialysis chronic renal failure patients
Mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of a first acute renal allograft rejection: three-year follow-up. The Mycophenolate Mofetil Acute Renal Rejection Study Group
Do high-flux dialysis membranes affect renal dyslipidemia?
Chronic allograft nephropathy: a prospective randomised trial of cyclosporin reduction with or without mycophenolate mofetil
Chronic allograft nephropathy: prospective randomised trial of cyclosporin withdrawal and mycophenolate mofetil or tacrolimus substitution
Phase III trial of Rapamune versus placebo in primary renal allograft recipients
Zenapax versus OKT-3 prophylaxis in immunologically high-risk kidney transplant recipients
Mycofenolate mofetil-cyclosporine immunosuppression of kidney transplantation recipients with two different corticosteroid doses
beta-herpesvirus activation after kidney transplantation with mycophenolate mofetil-based maintenance immunosuppression
Psychometric validation of the O'leary-Sant interstitial cystitis symptom index in a clinical trial of pentosan polysulfate sodium
Significance of histologic patterns of glomerular injury upon long-term prognosis in severe lupus glomerulonephritis
Add-on angiotensin receptor blockade with maximized ACE inhibition.[comment]
Effect of ramipril vs amlodipine on renal outcomes in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. [see comments]
Effect of lovastatin, an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor, on acute renal allograft rejection
Effect of type of dialysis membrane on bone in haemodialysis patients
A randomized, controlled parallel-group trial on efficacy and safety of iron sucrose (Venofer) vs iron gluconate (Ferrlecit) in haemodialysis patients treated with rHuEpo
Vitamin C improves endothelial dysfunction in renal allograft recipients
RAD in de novo renal transplantation: comparison of three doses on the incidence and severity of acute rejection
A randomized and double-blind comparison of isradipine and spirapril as monotherapy and in combination on the decline in renal function in patients with chronic renal failure and hypertension
Prophylactic hemofiltration in severely traumatized patients: effects on post-traumatic organ dysfunction syndrome
The death knell for dopamine?
Hirudin versus heparin for anticoagulation in continuous renal replacement therapy
An induction versus no-induction protocol in anticalcineurin-based immunosuppression using very low-dose steroids
[Study of the effect of converting enzyme inhibitors on microalbuminuria in diabetics]. [French]
Long-term beneficial effect of ACE inhibition on diabetic nephropathy in normotensive type 1 diabetic patients
Lead chelation therapy and urate excretion in patients with chronic renal diseases and gout
Diagnostic value of iron indices in hemodialysis patients receiving epoetin
Multicenter trial of one HLA-DR-matched or mismatched blood transfusion prior to cadaveric renal transplantation
Effects of different doses in continuous veno-venous haemofiltration on outcomes of acute renal failure: a prospective randomised trial, by Ronco C, Bellomo R, Homel P, Brendolan A, Dan M, Piccinni P, and La Greca G. Lancet 355:26-30, 2000
Effect of ibandronate on bone loss and renal function after kidney transplantation
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of supplementary vitamins E, C and their combination for treatment of haemodialysis cramps
Better microvascular function on long-term treatment with lisinopril than with nifedipine in renal transplant recipients
Removal of contrast media by different extracorporeal treatments
Coadministration of losartan and enalapril exerts additive antiproteinuric effect in IgA nephropathy. [see comments]
A crossover study of gabapentin in treatment of restless legs syndrome among hemodialysis patients
Cefepime versus vancomycin plus netilmicin therapy for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
Randomised trial of cranberry-lingonberry juice and Lactobacillus GG drink for the prevention of urinary tract infections in women
L-arginine supplementation in young renal allograft recipients with chronic transplant dysfunction
Oral arginine improves blood pressure in renal transplant and hemodialysis patients
Intermittent catheterization with a prelubricated catheter in spinal cord injured patients: a prospective randomized crossover study
Economic analysis of basiliximab in renal transplantation
Effect of troglitazone on urinary albumin excretion and serum type IV collagen concentrations in Type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria or macroalbuminuria
Effect of sodium pool changes on blood pressure in patients undergoing PFD: design of a prospective randomized multicenter trial
Fewer bacterial relapses after oral treatment with norfloxacin than with ceftibuten in acute pyelonephritis initially treated with intravenous cefuroxime
Comparative study of cefixime alone versus intramuscular ceftizoxime followed by cefixime in the treatment of urinary tract infections in children
Effects of fenofibrate and gemfibrozil on plasma homocysteine. [see comments.]
A controlled trial comparing two doses of cyclosporine in conjunction with mycophenolate mofetil and corticosteroids
Cost effectiveness of ramipril in patients with non-diabetic nephropathy and hypertension: economic evaluation of Ramipril Efficacy in Nephropathy (REIN) Study for Germany from the perspective of statutory health insurance
Dose optimization of mycophenolate mofetil when administered with a low dose of tacrolimus in cadaveric renal transplant recipients
Reduction of left ventricular mass by lisinopril and nifedipine in hypertensive renal transplant recipients: a prospective randomized double-blind study
Novel erythropoiesis stimulating protein for treatment of anemia in chronic renal insufficiency
Effects of peritoneal dialysis with an overnight icodextrin dwell on parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism
The effects of lipid-lowering agents on acute renal allograft rejection
Randomized trial of tacrolimus plus mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine versus cyclosporine oral solution (modified) plus mycophenolate mofetil after cadaveric kidney transplantation: results at 2 years
Randomized controlled trial of hand-assisted laparoscopic versus open surgical live donor nephrectomy
Short daily hemodialysis: blood pressure control and left ventricular mass reduction in hypertensive hemodialysis patients
Cellulose membranes suppress complement activation in patients after hemodialysis
Renal replacement therapy: physical properties of hollow fibers influence efficiency
The renal and systemic hemodynamic effects of a nitric oxide-synthase inhibitor are reversed by a selective endothelin(a) receptor antagonist in men
A randomized controlled trial of telephone management of suspected urinary tract infections in women
Dose effect relationship of reviparin in chronic hemodialysis: a crossover study versus nadroparin
High-volume haemofiltration in human septic shock
Induction immunosuppression with interleukin-2 receptor antibodies (basiliximab and daclizumab) in renal transplant recipients
Role of proteinuria reduction in the progression of IgA nephropathy
Comparison of the effects of enalapril and losartan on posttransplantation erythrocytosis in renal transplant recipients: prospective randomized study
[Vesico-ureteral reflux and nephropathy in the child: medical or surgical treatment?]. [French]
Prospective randomized controlled multicenter trial on steroids plus ramipril in proteinuric IgA nephropathy
Risk factors for hypertension in chronic hemodialysis patients: baseline data from the HEMO study
Combination therapy with pulse cyclophosphamide plus pulse methylprednisolone improves long-term renal outcome without adding toxicity in patients with lupus nephritis. [see comments]
Does albumin preinfusion potentiate diuretic action of furosemide in patients with nephrotic syndrome?
Metabolic and hormonal effects of tacrolimus (FK506) or cyclosporin immunosuppression following renal transplantation
Long-term effect of epalrestat, an aldose reductase inhibitor, on the development of incipient diabetic nephropathy in Type 2 diabetic patients
Oral supplementation of branched-chain amino acid improves nutritional status in elderly patients on chronic haemodialysis
Effects of ultrapure dialysis fluid on nutritional status and inflammatory parameters
Effect of acetate-free biofiltration on the anaemia of haemodialysis patients: a prospective cross-over study
Oral ceftibuten switch therapy for acute pyelonephritis in children
Pre-treatment affinity for LJP 394 influences pharmacodynamic response in lupus patients. [see comments.]
Randomized prospective comparison of non-contrast enhanced helical computed tomography and intravenous urography in the diagnosis of acute ureteric colic
Computed tomography versus intravenous urography in diagnosis of acute flank pain from urolithiasis: a randomized study comparing imaging costs and radiation dose
Proteinuria as a modifiable risk factor for the progression of non-diabetic renal disease
A randomized clinical trial of continuous versus intermittent dialysis for acute renal failure
Multicenter evaluation of a polytetrafluoroethylene vascular access graft as compared with the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular access graft in hemodialysis applications
Perioperative administration of single, high-dose of ATG-Fresenius-S as an induction immunosuppressive therapy in cadaveric renal transplantation: preliminary results
Uricosuric effect of losartan in patients with renal transplants
Evaluating possible pharmacokinetic interactions between tobramycin, piperacillin, and a combination of piperacillin and tazobactam in patients with various degrees of renal impairment
Prospective randomized study of various techniques of percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Effect of aggressive versus conventional lipid lowering on atherosclerosis progression in familial hypercholesterolaemia (ASAP): a prospective, randomised, double-blind trial.[comment]
Long-term results of a randomized study comparing three immunosuppressive schedules with cyclosporine in cadaveric kidney transplantation
Clinical study on treatment 82 cases of chronic primary glomerulopathy with deficiency of yin with damp-heat symptom with dan shao tang. [Chinese]
The radiolucent ureteric calculus at the end of a contrast-medium column: where to focus the shock waves
The effects of intercessory prayer, positive visualization, and expectancy on the well-being of kidney dialysis patients
Renoprotective effect of the angiotensin-receptor antagonist irbesartan in patients with nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes. [see comments]
Effects of losartan on renal and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy. [see comments]
The effect of irbesartan on the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes. [see comments.]
Lack of effect of fish oil supplementation on coagulation and transcapillary escape rate of albumin in insulin-dependent diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy
Antibiotic treatment to prevent urinary tract infections after urodynamic evaluation
Sirolimus allows early cyclosporine withdrawal in renal transplantation resulting in improved renal function and lower blood pressure. [see comments]
Results of 3-year phase III clinical trials with daclizumab prophylaxis for prevention of acute rejection after renal transplantation
Biocompatibility of hemodialysis membranes: interrelations between plasma complement and cytokine levels
Fenoldopam: renal and splanchnic effects in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Autoregulated glomerular filtration rate during candesartan treatment in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients
Comparison of cross-sectional renal function measurements in African Americans with hypertensive nephrosclerosis and of primary formulas to estimate glomerular filtration rate
A placebo-controlled trial to evaluate immunomodulatory effects of paricalcitol
A clinical trial in type 2 diabetic nephropathy
Induction versus noninduction in renal transplant recipients with tacrolimus-based immunosuppression
Effect of a single-use sterile catheter for each void on the frequency of bacteriuria in children with neurogenic bladder on intermittent catheterization for bladder emptying
Body mass index as a predictor of continued survival in older chronic dialysis patients
Changes in lipid metabolism and effect of simvastatin in renal transplant recipients induced by cyclosporine or tacrolimus
Thrombosed hemodialysis grafts: lyse and wait with tissue plasminogen activator or urokinase compared to mechanical thrombolysis with the Arrow-Trerotola Percutaneous Thrombolytic Device
Ureteral stenting after ureteroscopy for distal ureteral calculi: a multi-institutional prospective randomized controlled study assessing pain, outcomes and complications
Pioglitazone reduces urinary podocyte excretion in type 2 diabetes patients with microalbuminuria
A random comparison of fosinopril and nifedipine GITS in patients with primary renal disease
Folate supplementation in peritoneal dialysis patients with normal erythrocyte folate: effect on plasma homocysteine
[Effect of losartan on renal and cardiovascular complications of patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy]. [Danish]
[Effect of irbesartan on the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes]. [Danish]
A randomized, double-blind trial of basiliximab immunoprophylaxis plus triple therapy in kidney transplant recipients
Metabolic effects of keto acid--amino acid supplementation in patients with chronic renal insufficiency receiving a low-protein diet and recombinant human erythropoietin--a randomized controlled trial
Comparative study of ceftibuten and cefixime in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections
Impact of clinical pharmacy services on renal transplant patients' compliance with immunosuppressive medications
Intermittent hemodiafiltration in acute renal failure in critically ill patients
Effect of simvastatin on renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
The effects of an ACE inhibitor and a calcium antagonist on the progression of renal disease: the Nephros Study
Simplified citrate anticoagulation for high-flux hemodialysis
Treatment of children with acute pyelonephritis: a prospective randomized study
Effects of low-dose losartan treatment on persistent microalbuminuria in normotensive type 1 diabetic subjects
Nifedipine and enalapril equally reduce the progression of nephropathy in hypertensive type 2 diabetics
Indication of vitamin E on microalbuminuria in patients with incipient diabetic nephropathy
Lower pole I: a prospective randomized trial of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrostolithotomy for lower pole nephrolithiasis-initial results
Alendronate prevents further bone loss in renal transplant recipients
Does ACE inhibition slow progression of glomerulopathy in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Clinical protocol. A phase IIb, randomized, multicenter, double-blind study of the efficacy and safety of Trinam (EG004) in stenosis prevention at the graft-vein anastomosis site in dialysis patients
Low dose dopamine infusion reduces renal tubular injury following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Comparison of palpation-guided and ultrasound-guided biopsies in transplanted kidneys
A randomized prospective trial of OKT3 induction in the current immunosuppression era
Efficacy of nifedipine or lisinopril in the treatment of hypertension after renal transplantation: a double-blind randomised comparative trial
A randomized trial of iron deficiency testing strategies in hemodialysis patients. [see comments.]
Sustained improvement of renal graft function for two years in hypertensive renal transplant recipients treated with nifedipine as compared to lisinopril. [see comments]
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of saw palmetto in men with lower urinary tract symptoms
Prophylactic hemodialysis after radiocontrast media in patients with renal insufficiency is potentially harmful
Can three-times-a-day cyclosporine Neoral avoid cyclosporine toxicity in renal transplant recipients? A pharmacokinetic study
Decreasing side effects of Neoral through three-times-a-day protocol in Chinese renal transplant patients
Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of Simulect prophylaxis in renal transplant recipients
Basiliximab can be administered safely and effectively in a single dose on day 1 postrenal transplantation in patients receiving triple therapy with azathioprine
Low rate of acute rejection and cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients with basiliximab
Therapeutic equivalence of mycophenolate sodium versus mycophenolate mofetil in de novo renal transplant recipients
Steroid withdrawal in long-term cyclosporine A treated patients using mycophenolate mofetil: a prospective randomized pilot study
The efficacy and safety of mizoribine in living donor kidney transplantation: a 24-week, open-label, prospective study (phase III clinical trial)
Preemptive oral ganciclovir therapy versus prophylaxis to prevent symptomatic cytomegalovirus infection after kidney transplantation
Urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women: effect of hormone therapy and risk factors
Clinical benefits and tolerability of increased fill volumes in Japanese peritoneal dialysis patients
Intraperitoneal ciprofloxacin and rifampicin versus cephradine as initial treatment of (C)APD-related peritonitis: a prospective randomized multicenter comparison (CIPPER trial)
Basiliximab versus antithymocyte globulin for prevention of acute renal allograft rejection
Effect of two antihypertensive combinations on metabolic control in type-2 diabetic hypertensive patients with albuminuria: a randomised, double-blind study
Treatment of IgA nephropathy with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors: design of a prospective randomized multicenter trial
Continuous urea monitoring in hemodialysis: a model approach to forecast dialytic performance. Results of a multicenter study
Acidosis correction with a new 25 mmol/l bicarbonate/15 mmol/l lactate peritoneal dialysis solution
[Effect of thiazide therapy in the prophylaxis of calcium lithiasis]. [Spanish]
European randomised trial of dual versus triple tacrolimus-based regimens for control of acute rejection in renal allograft recipients
Initial clinical experience with interleukin-2 receptor antagonist induction in combination with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and steroids in simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation
Circumcision for the prevention of significant bacteriuria in boys
Sustained virological and histological response with pretransplant interferon therapy in renal transplant patients with chronic viral hepatitis C
Acute correction of metabolic acidosis increases serum procollagen type I carboxyterminal propeptide in patients with chronic renal failure
Effects of low-protein diet supplemented with ketoacids and erythropoietin in chronic renal failure: a long-term metabolic study
A double-blind trial of perindopril and nitrendipine in incipient diabetic nephropathy
[Losartan and the kidney protection. The RENAAL study]. [Italian]
Azithromycin and doxycycline in the treatment of female patients with acute urethral syndrome caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum: significance of duration of clinical symptoms
The influence of different glucose concentrations in haemodialysis solutions on metabolism and blood pressure stability in diabetic patients
Sodium balance-neutral sodium profiling does not improve dialysis tolerance
Low-flux versus high-flux synthetic dialysis membrane in acute renal failure: prospective randomized study
Efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin oral suspension versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole oral suspension for treatment of older women with acute urinary tract infection
Efficacy of ACE inhibitors and ATII receptor blockers in patients with microalbuminuria: a prospective study
Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of telmisartan and enalapril, with the potential addition of frusemide, in moderate-renal failure patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension
Interleukin-6 levels decrease in effluent from patients dialyzed with bicarbonate/lactate-based peritoneal dialysis solutions
Biologic significance of reduced levels of glucose degradation products
Peritoneal dialysis fill volume: can the patient tell the difference?
A long-term study on the efficacy of a herbal plant, Orthosiphon grandiflorus, and sodium potassium citrate in renal calculi treatment
Ondansetron versus diclofenac sodium in the treatment of acute ureteral colic: a double blind controlled trial
Design and rationale of CONTRAST--a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of fenoldopam mesylate for the prevention of radiocontrast nephropathy
A comparative prospective study on the use of low concentrate citrate lock versus heparin lock in permanent dialysis catheters
Advanced glycation end products: specific fluorescence changes of pentosidine-like compounds during short daily hemodialysis
Effects of a vitamin E-modified dialysis membrane and vitamin C infusion on oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients
Effect of contrast dilution on contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the aorta and renal arteries
Assessment of the length of each hemodialysis session by on-line dialysate urea monitoring
Routine ureteral stenting after ureteroscopy for ureteral lithiasis: is it really necessary?
Prospective randomized trial comparing shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for management of distal ureteral calculi
Treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia in end-stage renal disease. [Review] [21 refs]
Comorbidity assessment using the Index of Coexistent Diseases in a multicenter clinical trial
Use of glyceryl trinitrate patches in patients with ureteral stones: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Kidney preservation with university of Wisconsin and Celsior solution: a prospective multicenter randomized study
Cytomegalovirus pp65 antigen-guided preemptive therapy with ganciclovir in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Double-blind, randomised study of the effect of combined treatment with vitamin C and E on albuminuria in Type 2 diabetic patients
Resistance to antihypertensive medication as predictor of renal artery stenosis: comparison of two drug regimens
A randomized trial comparing the effectiveness and preference of a touch-screen computer system with a leaflet for providing women with information on urinary symptoms suggestive of detrusor instability
Effective oral administration of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients
Suppression of parathyroid hormone secretion in hemodialysis patients: comparison of paricalcitol with calcitriol
Paricalcitol dosing according to body weight or severity of hyperparathyroidism: a double-blind, multicenter, randomized study
Mechanical percussion, inversion and diuresis for residual lower pole fragments after shock wave lithotripsy: a prospective, single blind, randomized controlled trial. [see comments]
Effect of fluvastatin on acute renal allograft rejection: a randomized multicenter trial
Diabetes and the HOPE study: implications for macrovascular and microvascular disease
Resistance training to counteract the catabolism of a low-protein diet in patients with chronic renal insufficiency. A randomized, controlled trial. [see comments]
Efficacy and safety of once-daily alfuzosin in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms and clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
A multicenter, randomized trial of Simulect versus thymoglobuline in renal transplantation
Basiliximab (Simulect) can be administered safely and effectively by IV bolus in a single dose on day 1 post renal transplantation in patients receiving triple therapy with azathioprine
Difficult nephropathies: a multicenter randomized trial on the treatment
Economics of Basiliximab (Simulect) in preventing acute rejection in renal transplantation
Low rate of acute rejection and cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplant recipients with basiliximab
Preliminary results of a prospective randomized study of basiliximab and steroid withdrawal in kidney transplantation