Systematic Reviews on Dialysis

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of dialysis interventions and technologies.
Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Ultrasound use for the placement of haemodialysis catheters
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Insertion of haemodialysis catheters can be achieved either by using the anatomical landmarks for the veins into which they are inserted or using ultrasound guidance. It has been suggested that the use of ultrasound guidance reduces the immediate compli...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Human albumin for hypotension in haemodialysis patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intradialytic hypotension (IDH), which is caused by a decrease in blood volume, is a common complication of haemodialysis treatment. It is characterized by a sudden drop in blood pressure with symptoms of nausea, sweating, cramping, or dizziness and cau...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Two dialysis solutions for acute peritoneal dialysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute kidney injury (AKI) can be treated with either bicarbonate or lactate in acute peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this review was to compare the effectiveness of bicarbonate versus lactate solution. We identified only one small randomised contro...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Interventions for preventing infectious complications in haemodialysis patients with central venous lines
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients whose kidneys no longer work need to have water, toxins and other chemicals removed from their blood using an artificial kidney. One method of achieving this is to use a central venous catheter (CVC) which is a small tube inserted via the skin ...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Interventions for haemolytic uraemic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review also showed that in patients with typical or diarrhoea associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome, there are no interventions that are superior to supportive therapy which includes control of fluid and electrolyte imbalance, use of dialysis if r...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Statins reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides in dialysis patients to a level similar to that seen in the general population
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Dialysis patients are at high risk of heart disease. Statins have been shown to decrease cholesterol levels and mortality in the general population. We aimed to determine if a similar effect has been established in dialysis patients. This review identif...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Medical adjuvant treatment to increase the patency of arteriovenous fistulae and grafts used for renal dialysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with advanced kidney disease (end-stage renal disease) need dialysis to perform kidney functions. In haemodialysis, blood is filtered through a machine. To allow a large enough passage for blood to flow between the person and the machine, an arte...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Vitamin D compounds for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with reduced kidney function (chronic kidney disease; CKD) develop changes in circulating blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. The kidney gradually loses the ability to remove phosphorus from the blood and cannot activate adequate amounts of v...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Insufficient evidence from trials comparing CAPD (home dialysis without a machine) with hospital dialysis for people with kidney failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When people's kidneys fail (end-stage renal disease), they need either a transplant or dialysis to keep performing the kidney's functions. Dialysis can involve either regular visits to hospital for time on an artificial kidney machine (haemodialysis), o...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   The nasal antibiotic prophylactic mupirocin reduces exit-site/tunnel infection and preoperative intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis reduces early peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with advanced kidney disease may be treated with peritoneal dialysis where a catheter is permanently inserted into the peritoneum (lining around abdominal contents) through the abdominal wall and sterile fluid is drained in and out a few times ea...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Treatment for peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with advanced kidney disease may be treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) where a catheter is permanently inserted into the peritoneum (lining around abdominal contents) through the abdominal wall and sterile fluid is drained in and out a few tim...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Kidney Diseases
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for kidney diseases
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Intermittent versus continuous renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute renal failure (ARF) is an abrupt reduction in kidney function with elevation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and plasma creatinine and a fall in urine output. In most cases correction of the underlying cause leads to recovery, however for many some f...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis versus automated peritoneal dialysis for end-stage renal disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peritoneal dialysis (PD) can be performed either manually as in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) or using mechanical devices as in automated PD (APD). The aim of this review was to compare the effectiveness of CAPD and APD. Only three sm...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Psychosocial interventions for treating depression in dialysis patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Depression is the most common psychological problem in the chronic dialysis population and it affects their physical, mental and social well-being. The aim of this review was to determine the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions (e.g. cognitive b...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Physical measures for treating depression in dialysis patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Depression is the most common psychological problem in the chronic dialysis population and it affects their physical, mental and social well-being. The aim of this review was to determine the effectiveness of physical measures (e.g. antidepressants, ele...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   At the moment there is no evidence to support one frequency of administration of erythropoietin over another
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Anaemia (low red blood cells) is a common complication of kidney failure. Anaemia causes some of the tiredness and problems associated with kidney failure. Manufactured erythropoietin (a hormone that increases red blood cell production) improves this, a...
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Erythropoietin may help people with kidney failure and symptoms from anaemia who are not yet on dialysis.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Anaemia (low red blood cells) is a common complication of kidney failure. Anaemia causes some of the tiredness and problems associated with kidney failure. Manufactured erythropoietin (a hormone that increases red blood cell production) improves this, a...
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Not enough evidence to show the effect of synthetic membranes when compared with cellulose membranes for haemodialysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   When the kidney fails the blood cannot be filtered properly. Protein breakdown and water need to be removed by haemodialysis, a mechanical process that passes blood over a special filtering membrane. Natural membranes such as cellulose are used. The mor...
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Y-set and double bag systems offer the most protection against peritonitis during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with advanced kidney disease may be treated with CAPD where a catheter is permanently inserted into the peritoneum (lining around abdominal contents) through the abdominal wall and sterile fluid is drained in and out a few times each day. The mos...
Date:   Feb 2005

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