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Hemodialysis

Wearable dialysis device promising in trials

LONDON—A long-standing dream to detach dialysis patients from large dialysis machines came one step closer to reality after a pilot study of a wearable kidney device showed promising results. A wearable, battery-powered hemodialysis device, developed by Los Angeles-based ...More
January 29, 2008
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AngioDynamics releases new dialysis catheter

QUEENSBURY, N.Y.—Medical-device provider AngioDynamics said today that it has launched Centros, which is a self-centering, tunneled hemodialysis access catheter. ...More
January 21, 2008
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Wearable dialysis device promising in trials

LONDON—A long-standing dream to detach dialysis patients from large dialysis machines came one step closer to reality after a pilot study of a wearable kidney device showed promising results. ...More
December 14, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
FDA clears new design of Allient Sorbent dialysis system

WARRENDALE, Pa.—Medical device company Renal Solutions Inc. said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the newly enhanced Allient Sorbent Hemodialysis System. ...More
October 22, 2007
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Frequent hemodialysis could improve outcomes

CHICAGO—Kidney disease patients that received hemodialysis six nights a week were able to improve certain outcomes when compared to patients who received dialysis treatment three times a week, according to a study in the September 19 issue of the Journal of the American ...More
September 19, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
REFERENCES

1. Cherry, N., Shalansky,K.,2002. Efficacy of Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition in Malnourished Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Health-Syst Pharm.59:1736-1741. 2. Wolfe R. Carbohydrate metabolism and requirements. In: Rombeau JL, Caldwell MD, eds Parenteral Nutrition: Volume ...More
August 1, 2007
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Spotlight: Los Angeles Dialysis Center

Peritoneal dialysis seems to be a forgotten modality, with approximately 8 percent of U.S. dialysis patients using the therapy. Yet, clinical research says it’s on par with hemodialysis in terms of survival, and patient satisfaction with modality is very high. In ...More
August 1, 2007
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Satellite opens new California clinic

Stockton, Calif.—Satellite Dialysis said today that it has opened a new hemodialysis center in Stockton, Calif., which is located approximately 50 miles south of Sacramento. ...More
May 30, 2007
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Coated catheter expected to last longer

The number of patients with newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease in the United States increases by more than 5 percent per year. Simultaneously, the average age and comorbidity among these patients also continues to rise, leading to higher mortality rates and increasing ...More
March 30, 2007
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NxStage signs multi-year agreements with DaVita, Renal Advantage, WellBound

Medical device manufacturer NxStage medical inked three deals in February with dialysis providers that could point to a more stable future for the fledgling company that is attempting to make home hemodialysis a more mainstream treatment option for kidney disease patients. ...More
March 30, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management