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The Role of Nephrology Nurses in Symptom Management: Reflections on the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Symptom-Based Complications in Dialysis Care (2023)
Journal Article
Nam Ng, M. S., Brown, E. A., Cheung, M., Figueiredo, A. E., Hurst, H., King, J. M., …Bennett, P. N. (2023). The Role of Nephrology Nurses in Symptom Management: Reflections on the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Symptom-Based Complications in Dialysis Care. Kidney International Reports, 8(10), 1903-1906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.08.025

People with kidney failure undergoing dialysis frequently report distressful symptoms, such as fatigue, pain, and pruritus. These symptoms have negative impacts on quality of life and other clinical outcomes, including health care utilization and mor... Read More about The Role of Nephrology Nurses in Symptom Management: Reflections on the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Symptom-Based Complications in Dialysis Care.

Delivering Personalized, Goal-Directed Care to Older Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis (2023)
Journal Article
Wu, H. H. L., Poulikakos, D., Hurst, H., Lewis, D., & Chinnadurai, R. (2023). Delivering Personalized, Goal-Directed Care to Older Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis. Kidney Diseases, 9(5), 358-370. https://doi.org/10.1159/000531367

Background: An aging population living with chronic kidney disease and progressing to kidney failure, subsequently receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) is growing. A significant proportion of these patients are also living with multi-morbidities and so... Read More about Delivering Personalized, Goal-Directed Care to Older Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis.

ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update (2023)
Journal Article
Chow, K. M., Li, P. K., Cho, Y., Abu-Alfa, A., Bavanandan, S., Brown, E. A., …Johnson, D. W. (2023). ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update. Peritoneal dialysis international, 089686082311727. https://doi.org/10.1177/08968608231172740

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter-related infections are important risk factors for catheter loss and peritonitis. The 2023 updated recommendations have revised and clarified definitions and classifications of exit site infection and tunnel infection... Read More about ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update.

The importance of falls assessments and prevention in chronic kidney disease (2023)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Ramsey, S., & Young, H. M. (2023). The importance of falls assessments and prevention in chronic kidney disease. Journal of Kidney Care, 8(3), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.12968/jokc.2023.8.3.121

Falls among older people with chronic kidney disease are of concern. Professor Helen Hurst and colleagues explore assessments of falls and propose the need to consider potentially helpful interventions