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Asahi recalls certain lots of Rexeed dialyzers. |
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Nephrology News: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class II recall of some lots of the Asahi Kasei Rexeed 15SX hemodialyzer dialysis filters. Asahi said they became aware of adverse events that may be associated with a manufacturing change to certain lot numbers of the products, but they said there is no sufficient information to date to conclusively link these adverse events to the products. The following lot numbers are affected: 194349, 193T45, 193U46, 194H4R, 294S59, 295V68, 295Z5L, 29626X, and 296J6U
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USRDS Annual Data Report now available. |
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USRDS: This year's Annual Data Report features more extensive analyses of the Part D prescription drug plans, rehospitalization rates and cardiovascular disease in the CKD and ESRD populations. Click on a title to view a PDF of each chapter. PDF's, MS Excel files and PowerPoint slides can be downloaded by choosing the appropriate icon to the right of each chapter. Click here for information to order the printed ADR and CD
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Cost-efficacy of diabetes screening called into question. |
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Health Day News: Over an average follow-up of nearly 10 years, the overall death rates in the groups that had diabetes screening were no lower than in the group that had no screening. There also was no significant difference between the groups in the number of deaths specifically from diabetes, cardiovascular illness, cancer or other causes. The study appears Oct. 3 in the journal The Lancet.
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UCSF artificial kidney program receives private donor funding. |
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UCSF: A $750,000 gift from the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation is spurring a UCSF-led effort to create the first implantable artificial kidney for patients with kidney failure. The new funds, which augment a $2.25 million grant for the project from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this summer, will enable the team of bioengineers, physicians and scientists to conduct the critical research needed to bring the proposed device to clinical trials by 2017.
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National Renal Administrators Conference to begin in Savannah, GA on October 10. |
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NRAA: As the National Renal Administrators Association celebrates 35 years of advocacy and education in 2012, the Annual Conference provides an opportunity to examine the past, present and future of ESRD and patient care. This conference will provide a look at the history of the ESRD program and how it has evolved over forty years. It will also address the present legislative, legal, clinical and business issues facing the dialysis industry today and provide the tools needed to provide optimal patient care in the current environment. Lastly, the program will showcase some of the technology and projections shaping the future of ESRD care and treatment. The conference will provide medical directors, nurses and administrators with the opportunity to learn and share best practices and approaches to the medical, procedural, clinical and operational facets of ESRD patient care.
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