The deal was for about $2 billion, or $30 per common share. The deal is expected to close in 2018. Fresenius hopes the acquisition will help it accelerate growth within the home dialysis markets.
Source: Nephrology News & Issues
Income increased to $127 million compared to $53 million in Q2 2016. During Q2 2017, DaVita acquired 44 dialysis centers and opened 27 dialysis centers in the United States.
Source: Nephrology News & Issues
A new study found patients with abnormal serum phosphorus levels or poor nutritional status were linked with a higher mortality rate. Researchers found patients with high geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), high phosphorus levels could be a risk factor for vascular calcification.
Source: Renal & Urology News
Researchers in Sweden found those patients with stage 4 or higher chronic kidney disease developed infections outside a hospital setting six times faster than patients with normal kidney function.
Source: Renal & Urology News
A recent study found women — especially African-American women — are less likely than men to initiate hemodialysis with an AV fistula. Though there isn’t a definitive answer as to why women are less likely to begin hemodialysis, some researchers speculate it could be because of poor fistula maturation rates.
Source: Renal & Urology News
Researchers analyzed CDC data from outpatient hemodialysis facilities and found 77 percent ofbloodstream infections were related to accessing a patient’s blood, and 63 percent of those infections were in patients with central venous catheters.
Source: Kidney News Online