Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Dialysis"
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Adaptive clinical trials of sodium lowering in chronic kidney disease and dialysis: Analytic and methodologic challenges
(NUI Galway, 2022-04-24)The incidence and prevalence of kidney failure requiring dialysis is rising. Patients receiving dialysis are at increased cardiovascular risk, compared to the general population. Hypertension due to sodium and volume excess ... -
A qualitative exploration of the factors that influence healthcare decision-making in the management of end stage renal disease in older adults in Ireland.
(NUI Galway, 2021-12-10)Background Older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are willing participants in advance care planning (ACP) but just over 10% engage in it (1-3), potentially as nephrologists fear such conversations may upset ... -
Trends in the incidence and outcomes of end stage kidney disease from specific causes and the ability of measures of kidney function to predict mortality in community dwelling individuals
(NUI Galway, 2018-03-09)Summary of Contents There are two broad themes in this research thesis. The first is an exploration of the ability of measures of kidney function and urinary protein excretion to predict death based on non-parametric ...