Effect of metformin use on graft and patient survival in kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review protocol

Autor: Aminu K Bello, Soroush Shojai, Ikechi Okpechi, Feng Ye, Shezel Muneer, Peter Senior, Anukul Ghimire, Naima Sultana, Janice Y Kung, Somkanya Tungsanga, Vinash K Hariramani, Abdullah Abdulrahman, Farooq Shamshad, Matthew Penney

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 5 (2024)

Introduction Metformin is a first-line antihyperglycaemic agent for type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In addition to glycaemic control, it offers benefits related to cardiovascular health, weight neutrality and metabolic syndrome. However, its benefits in kidn

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Impact of quality improvement initiatives to improve CKD referral patterns: a systematic review protocol

Autor: Paul E Ronksley, Alexander Singer, Andrew Wong, Soroush Shojai, Ikechi Okpechi, Kailash Jindal, Branko Braam, Scott Klarenbach, Feng Ye, Kenneth Scott Brimble, Allan K Grill, Ayub Akbari, Nikhil Shah, Laura N Hamonic, David Collister, Anukul Ghimire, Naima Sultana, Mark Courtney, Sabin Shurraw, Sophia Chou, Vinay Deved, A K Bello

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 4 (2022)

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global-health problem. A significant proportion of referrals to nephrologists for CKD management are early and guideline-discordant, which may lead to an excess number of referrals and increased wait-tim

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The Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa (CKD-Africa) collaboration: lessons from a new pan-African network

Autor: Cindy George, Mark Woodward, M Ramsay, Ikechi Okpechi, R Oluyombo, A Akinsola, C Agyemang, R T Erasmus, P Bovet, B Rayner, A E Schutte, N Peer, H Grosskurth, S Kapiga, R Krüger, J Fabián, Suzaan Stoker, Andre Kengne, T A Adedeji, D D Alasia, O E Ayodele, E J Beune, J Cailhol, D R Chadwick, S P Choukem, S A Dada, M R Davids, M H Ekat, J A George, Z Gouda, R Kalyesubula, F F Kaze, L Lammertyn, T E Matsha, C M C Mels, O C A Okoye, C Osafo, R N Peck, R O Phillips, Y R Raji, A A Salawu, I Ssinabulya, J W Stanifer, R Wanyama

Publikováno v: BMJ Global Health, Vol 6, Iss 8 (2021)

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem, seemingly affecting individuals from low-income and-middle-income countries (LMICs) disproportionately, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the growing evidence pointing to an incr

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Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

Autor: Jeffrey Perl, Edwina A. Brown, Christopher T. Chan, Cécile Couchoud, Simon J. Davies, Rümeyza Kazancioğlu, Scott Klarenbach, Adrian Liew, Daniel E. Weiner, Michael Cheung, Michel Jadoul, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, Martin E. Wilkie, Alferso C. Abrahams, Samaya J. Anumudu, Joanne M. Bargman, Geraldine Biddle Moore, Peter G. Blake, Natalie Borman, Elaine Bowes, James O. Burton, Agnes Caillette-Beaudoin, Yeoungjee Cho, Brett Cullis, Yael Einbinder, Osama el Shamy, Kevin F. Erickson, Ana E. Figueiredo, Fred Finkelstein, Richard Fluck, Jennifer E. Flythe, James Fotheringham, Masafumi Fukagawa, Eric Goffin, Thomas A. Golper, Rafael Gómez, Vivekanand Jha, David W. Johnson, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Yong-Lim Kim, Mark Lambie, Edgar V. Lerma, Robert S. Lockridge, Fiona Loud, Ikuto Masakane, Nicola Matthews, Will McKane, David C. Mendelssohn, Thomas Mettang, Sandip Mitra, Thyago Proença de Moraes, Rachael Morton, Lily Mushahar, Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette, K.S. Nayak, Joanna L. Neumann, Grace Ngaruiya, Ikechi Okpechi, Robert R. Quinn, Janani Rangaswami, Yuvaram N.V. Reddy, Brigitte Schiller, Jenny I. Shen, Rukshana Shroff, Maria Fernanda Slon Roblero, Laura Solá, Henning Søndergaard, Isaac Teitelbaum, Karthik Tennankore, Floris Van Ommeslaeghe, Rachael C. Walker, Robert J. Walker, Angela Yee-Moon Wang, Bradley A. Warady, Suzanne Watnick, Eric D. Weinhandl, Caroline M. Wilkie, Jennifer Williams

Publikováno v: Kidney international, Vol. 103, no.5, p. 842-858 (2023)

Home dialysis modalities (home hemodialysis [HD] and peritoneal dialysis [PD]) are associated with greater patient autonomy and treatment satisfaction compared with in-center modalities, yet the level of home-dialysis use worldwide is low. Reasons fo

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2023.01.006

Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Induction Therapies for the Treatment of Patients with Proliferative Lupus Nephritis in South Africa

Autor: Phelisa Sogayise, Udeme Ekrikpo, Ayanda Gcelu, Bianca Davidson, Nicola Wearne, Ugochi Okpechi-Samuel, Theophilus Ifeanyichukwu Umeizudike, Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye, Ikechi Okpechi

Publikováno v: International Journal of Nephrology, Vol 2020 (2020)

Background. Lupus nephritis (LN) can be complicated with requirement for kidney replacement therapy and death. Efficacy of induction therapies using mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCYC) has been reported from studies, b

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