2021
The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey
Siddharthan T, Kalyesubula R, Morgan B, Ermer T, Rabin TL, Kayongo A, Munana R, Anton N, Kast K, Schaeffner E, Kirenga B, Knauf F. The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2036. PMID: 34743687, PMCID: PMC8572568, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12123-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported hypertensionSelf-reported chronic diseasesNon-communicable Disease studyChronic disease informationRural Ugandan districtSelf-reported diseasesDiagnosis of diabetesCross-sectional surveyMiddle-income settingsBaseline demographicsMale sexKidney diseasePatient cohortResultsA totalHealth districtRisk factorsChronic diseasesDisease cohortHypertensionLower oddsNCD prevalenceAverage ageSectional surveyHealth statusDisease
2017
Impact of Regular or Extended Hemodialysis and Hemodialfiltration on Plasma Oxalate Concentrations in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease
Ermer T, Kopp C, Asplin JR, Granja I, Perazella MA, Reichel M, Nolin TD, Eckardt KU, Aronson PS, Finkelstein FO, Knauf F. Impact of Regular or Extended Hemodialysis and Hemodialfiltration on Plasma Oxalate Concentrations in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease. Kidney International Reports 2017, 2: 1050-1058. PMID: 29270514, PMCID: PMC5733827, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-stage renal diseasePlasma oxalate concentrationRenal diseaseCalcium oxalate supersaturationPlasma of patientsTraditional therapeutic regimensExtended treatment timeTherapeutic regimensExtended hemodialysisUremic toxin removalHemodialysisTherapeutic strategiesTreatment sessionsPatientsBaseline pDialysis equipmentHemodialfiltrationWeeksTreatment timeOxalate concentrationRespective treatmentsDiseasePrevious reportsTreatment modeHours