MARS is an albumin-dialysis-based device that has been used to treat acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). The treatment is based on the removal from the blood of protein-bound toxins ...

IDPN therapy significantly increased body weight and serum albumin levels in malnourished hemodialysis patients. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of IDPN therapy at a large ...

In patients with diabetes who are on hemodialysis, glycated albumin level seems to reflect glycemic control more accurately than does glycated hemoglobin level. However, clinicians should be aware ...

Having a low hemoglobin level or a high erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) resistance index (ERI) is associated with faster decline in residual kidney function in patients undergoing peritoneal ...

Afamin, a serum vitamin E-binding glycoprotein that is part of the human albumin gene family, is expressed in the liver and kidneys. Using the prospective German Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD ...