Severe hyperkalemia is a medical emergency that can cause lethal arrhythmias. Successful
management requires monitoring of the electrocardiogram and serum potassium …

Mesenteric ischemia results when there is disruption in blood flow to the small intestine.
Most often, ischemia of the small intestine presents in an acute fashion, though chronic …

Introduction Prophylactic antifungal therapy has been widely used for critical patients, but it
has failed to improve patient prognosis and has become a hot topic. This may be related to …

Mesenteric ischemia is an uncommon disease most often seen in the elderly. 1 This disease
results from blood flow in the mesenteric circulation that inadequately meets metabolic …

Background Dialysis patients have high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but
data on arrhythmia burden, arrhythmia type, arrhythmia triggers, and the identity of terminal …

Results The proportion of patients with intradialytic hypotension varied depending on its
definition: from 19% to 92% of cases and 11% to 94% of controls. Cases had a higher …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is one type of renal replacement therapy, but potential peritoneal
damage and gastrointestinal (GI) tract adverse effects during long-term exposure to bio …

BACKGROUND: Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is an emerging condition in
hemodialysis (HD) patients not widely studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A …

Background and aims Diabetes is a common and complex endocrine disorder that often
results in hyperglycemia, which has been strongly implicated in several cardiovascular and …

Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) remains the most common severe side effect of hemodialysis
despite numerous technological advancements. Recent evidence emphasises the …