Hospitals Birmingham

Sep 9, 2024 | bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com | Hospitals Birmingham

Of the dialysis cohort of 920 patients, 749 completed the questionnaire. Of those who did not complete the questionnaire 64.3% (n = 110) were not present at the time of the visit to their dialysis unit, 16.4% (n = 28) did not want to participate and 19.3% (n = 33) could not consent. From this cohort of 749 there were 539 patients who were achieving dialysis through a native arteriovenous fistula were included in the analysis.

Aug 5, 2024 | link.springer.com | Hospitals Birmingham

AbstractIt is unclear whether kidney transplant candidates with diabetes have equitable transplantation opportunities or have divergent survival probabilities stratified by kidney replacement therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate these two issues using national transplant registry data in the UK. A cohort study was undertaken of prospectively collected registry data of all wait-listed people with kidney failure receiving dialysis in the UK.

May 8, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Hospitals Birmingham

We thank Tingle and colleagues for their interest in our article1. They raise an interesting point concerning our manuscript, which they interpreted as suggesting that the benefit of kidney transplantation is delayed in ethnic minorities and may be incongruent with the actual data.

Jan 30, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Hospitals Birmingham |Ashby VB

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) disproportionately affects people from ethnic minority backgrounds1. Ethnic minority groups have increased requirements for renal replacement therapy secondary to kidney failure, owing to faster progression of CKD and reduced mortality before dialysis2. The mortality rate is lower for people from ethnic minorities with established kidney failure after starting dialysis, a phenomenon observed across different countries and registry reports3,4.

Jan 30, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Hospitals Birmingham

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for people living with kidney failure who are suitable for surgery, but survival benefits for older and/or ethnic minority candidates are unclear. To inform decision-making, the survival of patients on a waiting list for kidney transplantation was assessed. A retrospective study was undertaken of registry data for patients with kidney failure listed for transplantation in the UK.