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title: October 2021 - Kidney Care News to Know
description: Kidney care news to know from October 2021
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# Kidney Care News to Know

By [Deborah Brouwer-Maier RN, CNN](https://blog.transonic.com/hemodialysis/author/deborah-brouwer-maier-rn-cnn)06 Oct 2021

**High Serum Oxalate Levels Raised Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Dialysis Patients**

Researchers found that patients in the highest oxalate quartile had a 40% increase in risk for cardiovascular events and a 62% increase in the risk of sudden cardiac death. ![kidneys-care-news](https://blog.transonic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/kidneys-care-news.jpg?width=299&name=kidneys-care-news.jpg)

High baseline oxalate levels were also associated with a higher risk of death due to congestive heart failure. 

Source: [*Nephrology News & Issues*](https://www.healio.com/news/nephrology/20210819/high-oxalate-levels-raised-risk-for-sudden-cardiac-death-by-62-in-patients-on-dialysis)

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**Dialysis Patients Developed Antibodies to COVID After Infection**

Researchers found that these antibodies led to a reduced likelihood of reinfection compared to patients who were not previously infected. “Researchers observed fewer PCR-confirmed infections during the second wave (defined as October 2020 to January 2021) in patients with preexisting antibodies than in those without antibodies (4.2% vs. 11.4%, conferring a risk ratio of 0.37),” according to reports.

Source: [*Nephrology News & Issues*](https://www.healio.com/news/nephrology/20210817/patients-on-dialysis-develop-sarscov2-antibodies-that-reduce-likelihood-of-reinfection)

**Kidney Failure Patients Prefer Shared Decision-Making, But it Rarely Happens**

Though most kidney failure patients prefer shared decision-making around their treatments, it rarely happens. Researchers also found that for those patients who did engage in shared decision making, certain topics like the long-term financial impact of treatment were not discussed.

Source: [*Nephrology News & Issues*](https://www.healio.com/news/nephrology/20210809/patients-prefer-shared-decision-making-for-kidney-failure-but-discussions-infrequent)

**High Prevalence of CKD Seen in Women After Experiencing Preeclampsia**

Researchers have found that a nephrology work-up may be necessary for undiagnosed chronic kidney disease in women who experience preeclampsia. A retrospective study at two centers found that newly diagnosed CKD risk was at 19% in people who experienced preeclampsia versus 3% in people without the condition.

Source: [*Renal & Urology News*](https://www.renalandurologynews.com/home/news/nephrology/chronic-kidney-disease-ckd/high-ckd-prevalence-found-in-women-after-experiencing-preeclampsia/)

**Urine Test for Detecting Kidney Disease Not Used Enough, Research Says**

People with hypertension or diabetes are usually not given a simple urine test to detect kidney disease, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data on almost 4 million hypertension and diabetes patients and found that only 4% of hypertension patients receive the test and 35% of diabetes patients receive it. 

Source: [*RenalWeb*](https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925878)

**Fresenius Medical Care Uses Virtual Reality to Help Train Patients for Home Hemodialysis**

The virtual reality training — stay•safe MyTraining VR — was first offered in Germany and is now being extended to other European countries, middle eastern countries and some parts of Africa later in the year.

Source: [*RenalWeb*](https://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com/en/news/mytraining/)

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