Only 2.5% of patients with end-stage renal disease undergo kidney transplantation as initial renal replacement therapy, despite evidence that transplantation is most effective when implemented ...

Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a life-saving treatment for patients with impaired kidney function, which affects their ability to flush and store fluids. In situations where the kidneys are ...

Nephrology is specialty of medicine concerned with kidney physiology, kidney disease, the treatment of kidney problems and renal replacement therapy. Systemic conditions that affect the kidneys (e ...