Nephrology

Prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy (PIRRT) is emerging as an alternative to continuous renal replacement therapy as renal support for the critically ill.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem, occurring in >13 million people and responsible for >2.3 million deaths every year, 85% of which are in developing countries.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is defined as a clinical syndrome consisting of persistent macroalbuminuria

Prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy (PIRRT) is an emerging form of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients, but dosing data…

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) comprises a group of rare, necrotising inflammatory diseases.

Plasmapheresis is an extracorporeal procedure in which plasma is separated from the cellular components of the blood and then either donated or discarded…

Chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance dialysis (CKD 5D) experience major morbidity and mortality. No data on survival in Maltese dialysis…

The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are a group of rare inflammatory diseases including microscopic polyangiitis…