Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510030

Sepsis and Renal Replacement Therapy

Sarinya Boongird, Supawadee Suppadungsuk, Sarassawan Kananuraks and Arkom Nongnuch

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 08, 2017

Sepsis has long been recognized as the most common cause of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), present in approximately 11-40% of patients who are admitted to intensive care units....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510029

Evaluation of Ultrasensitive C-Reactive Protein as a Cardiovascular Risk Marker in Pediatric Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Peritoneal Dialysis

Gustavo Orellana, Pedro Zambrano, Alejandro Sepúlveda, Ines Araneda, Jorge Rodriguez and Arnoldo Quezada

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 02, 2017

Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) experience high morbidity and mortality due to Cardiovascular (CV) disease. In pediatric patients, CV problems include Left Ventricular (LV) abnormalities, hypertension, and arrhythmias....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510028

Anesthesia Considerations for Insertion of the Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter

Xihui Liu, Xiaoyan Zuo, Xueyuan Heng, Zita Abreu, Todd Penner, Lashmi Venkatraghavan and Joanne M Bargman

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 01, 2017

Laparoscopy is an effective method of implantation for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) catheters. However, in many centers around the world, Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter (PDC) insertions are done using an open surgical method, associated with greater surgical trauma and longer duration of hospitalization....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510027

Sporadic Isolated Fanconi Syndrome due to a Mutation of EHHADH: A Case Report

Eleanor G Seaby, David J Bunyan, Sarah Ennis and Rodney D Gilbert

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 31, 2017

Hereditary, isolated Fanconi syndrome has been described a handful of times in the literature, displaying variable Mendelian patterns of inheritance. Some cases segregate as autosomal dominant and may or may not be associated with renal failure, whilst other kindreds show recessive and X-linked recessive inheritance....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510026

Effects of Two Types of Protein Supplementation in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

Fabiola Pansani Maniglia, Edileuza Santana Soares Penido, Naiane Cristina Soares and Sergio Arthur de Oliveira Campos

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 30, 2017

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is characterized by the incontrovertible and gradual loss of endocrine, tubular, and glomerular kidney function, which impairs the removal of toxic metabolites from the body....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-567X/1510033

Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Dual Dengue Fever and Influenza B Infection

Wen Chi Hsu and Wen Liang Yu

Article Type: Letter to Editor | First Published: September 08, 2017

Acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition and the common cause of death is due to obstruction of main pulmonary vessels by the embolus, resulting in pulmonary hypertension followed by right-sided heart failure....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-567X/1510032

Etiologic Viral Characterization of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children in the Western Amazon-Brazil

Santos AO, Botelho-Souza LF, Lopes DS, Rodrigues GT, Queiroz JAS, Matos NB, Salcedo JMV and Vieira DS

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 31, 2017

Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) are classified according to the compromised anatomical site. The etiology can be associated with viruses, bacteria and fungi. The etiological agents that are responsible for the highest incidence in children, around 50 to 90% of occurrences, are viruses....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-567X/1510031

Hepatitis B Induced Kaposi Sarcoma Flare

Ezgi Ozkur , Mehmet Salih Gurel, Sevil Savas, Ayse Esra Koku Aksu and Sumeyre Seda Ertekin

Article Type: LETTER TO EDITOR | First Published: August 19, 2017

Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a malignant disease that originates from the vascular endothelium and has a very variable clinical course. KS is a vascular endothelial malignancy and the neoplastic cells are closely related to lymphatic endothelial cells. Although HHV-8 is found in the vast majority of all types of KS, there is no agreement on the exact mechanism of HHV-8 in KS....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510032

Treatment of Coronary Artery Fistula Post-Cardiac Transplantation with Covered Stent: A Case Study and Review of Literature

Yip AMC, Chong AY, Stadnick E, Davies RA, Haddad H, Mielniczuk LM and Sharon Chih

Article Type: LITERATURE REVIEW | First Published: August 11, 2017

The majority of coronary artery fistulas are congenital and discovered incidentally on coronary angiography. Coronary artery fistulas may also develop after cardiac transplantation as a complication of endomyocardial biopsies. The natural history and optimal management of post-transplant coronary artery fistulas are uncertain....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5726/1510054

Sustainability and Clinical Effectiveness of Inpatient Rehabilitation in Painful Shoulder Diseases

Werner Kullich, Barbara Stritzinger, Monika Mustak-Blagusz, Thomas Berger, Albrecht Falkenbach4 Jutta Rus-Machan and Bibiane Steinecker-Frohnwieser

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 01, 2017

Complaints of the shoulder are often accompanied with pain, function lease and impaired quality of life. Inpatient rehabilitation in Austria acts as a powerful non-operative intervention to improve shoulder function and to reduce pain. The aim of this presented study was to observe the long-lasting effects of rehabilitation on shoulder complaints in a follow up trial....