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Does Peritoneal Dialysis Have Its Place Even in Acute Cases?
In patients who urgently need to replace kidney function, hemodialysis traditionally played the role of the gold standard. Can peritoneal dialysis fully replace it?
Safety of Urgent Initiation of Peritoneal Dialysis
In case of urgent need for kidney function replacement, hemodialysis (HD) with a temporary venous catheter has long been the standard solution. However, it has several disadvantages such as increased…
Importance of Home Parenteral Therapy: ESPEN Recommendations from 2020
Home parenteral therapy currently plays a crucial role in the treatment and prevention of malnutrition in specific patient groups. The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN)…
Vitamins in Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19
Vitamin supplementation is an important part of therapy for various diseases, and it seems that they also play a significant role in the case of COVID-19. What kind of role? It's certainly not a…
Current Results of Brigatinib in the Treatment of Lung Cancer
The results of the primary analysis showed a significant extension of PFS in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with brigatinib compared to crizotinib. The recently published…
Position of the Aclidinium-Bromide/Formoterol-Fumarate Combination in COPD Treatment According to Current Recommendations
Dual bronchodilator therapy, which combines long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) and long-acting β-agonists (LABA), has become an integral part of the treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary…
Fixed combination tiotropium/olodaterol in regular clinical practice: What do patients say?
A non-interventional international study assessed the therapeutic benefits of the fixed combination of tiotropium/olodaterol in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in…
Thromboprophylaxis as a Common Part of Care for At-Risk Patients Requiring Hospitalization: Yes or No?
The proportion of patients requiring hospitalization who are at high risk of developing thromboembolic disease is relatively high. However, not all of these patients have this risk identified and…
Thromboprophylaxis in Generalized Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is one of the tumors with the highest risk of developing thromboembolic disease (TED). Although anticoagulant treatment reduces the risk of TED, its positive effect on the…
Does Intense Monitoring After Colorectal Cancer Resection Bring Benefits?
Is it necessary to intensely monitor patients with colorectal cancer after curative resection? Not always, as shown by the results of the PRODIGE 13 study presented at the virtual ESMO 2020…
Metamizole in the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain
In many countries, metamizole is considered a first-choice non-opioid analgesic. The analysis presented below, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, examined the efficacy and…
Quality of Life of Hemophiliacs and Ways to Improve It
Determining the quality of life (QoL) also reflects the morbidity associated with the disease, in this case, hemophilia. In the study presented below, the authors focused on determining QoL in…
Comparison of EHL Products in the Treatment of Hemophilia A – Pharmacoeconomic Analysis
In the work presented below, whose results were recently published, a model combining pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data was developed. With its help, the authors tried to compare the bleeding…
Comparison of Duloxetine, Gabapentin, and Pregabalin in the Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
Painful diabetic neuropathy represents an unpleasant complication of diabetes, in which several groups of drugs are used in therapy. Among their representatives are duloxetine, gabapentin, and…
Pregabalin in the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia Resistant to Gabapentin
Pregabalin appears to be an effective aid in patients with postherpetic neuralgia. This is evidenced by numerous clinical studies comparing the effects of pregabalin and gabapentin. It can be…
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