Additional information regarding the new CMS Conditions for Coverage for
End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ cfcsandcops/13_esrd.asp.
End-stage renal disease in India and Pakistan: incidence, causes, and management.
Angiographic progression of coronary artery disease in patients with
end-stage renal disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2001; 16:1198-202.
This testimony discusses highlights from GAO's report entitled "
End-Stage Renal Disease: Bundling Medicare's Payment for Drugs with Payment for All ESRD Services Would Promote Efficiency and Clinical Flexibility." The report examines Medicare payments for certain drugs provided to patients with
end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a condition of permanent kidney failure.
Stavroulaki et al studied the effect of hemodialysis on hearing acuity in 9 children with
end-stage renal disease. (15) They found SNHL of unknown etiology in 5 of these patients (56%) on pure-tone audiometry and DPOAE measurements.
The incidence of
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has also been steadily increasing in the adult US population.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness,
end-stage renal disease and non-traumatic loss of limb, and can also lead to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and other serious conditions.
Selan+ products are indicated for the prevention and treatment of diaper rash and other rashes caused by moisture, Stage I pressure ulcers, and amputee tissue trauma, as well as the itch associated with
end-stage renal disease. Selan+ Herbal is petrolatum-free and will not clog diaper pores or interfere with diaper absorption.
THE NETHERLANDS--Researchers at the University of Amsterdam recently published a study that examined cognitive impairment in patients with
end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Two other factors likely to contribute to the high rates of TB are renal failure (1-3) and the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients from the Indian subcontinent, a group in whom we have noted a high incidence of
end-stage renal disease (6).
In 1995, 27,900 people began treatment for
end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) because of diabetes.