SMJ articles in the category "end-stage renal disease (ESRD)"

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CME Article: Pain after Arteriovenous Access Creation

Objectives: Dialysis access creation is a common outpatient procedure that can be completed using general, regional, or local anesthetic techniques. There are few endorsed guidelines regarding opioid-based pain control following fistula creation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether utilization of regional anesthesia (RA) is associated with the…

Posted in: dialysis 5 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) 2 opioid 6

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The ABCDEs of CKD: A Simple Approach to Early Detection and Management

Background:National guidelines for identifying chronic kidney disease (CKD) have not been widely adopted in primary care settings. UnitedHealthcare (UHC) and United Resource Networks (URN) collaboratively identified barriers to and established solutions for achieving the guidelines’ outcome goals.Methods:UHC/URN identified primary care physicians (PCPs) with a high proportion of patients at risk…

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