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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Urology and Nephrology

Urology and Nephrology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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November 2024

Automated peritoneal dialysis versus continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for people with kidney failure (updated Cochrane review)

Bladder outlet obstruction relief and symptom improvement following medical and surgical therapies for lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review

Conservative management in high-grade renal trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Erythropoiesis‐stimulating agents for preventing acute kidney injury (new Cochrane review)

First-line immunotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: an updated network meta-analysis including triplet therapy

Genetics of chronic kidney disease

Hemodialysis vascular access: a historical perspective on access promotion, barriers, and lessons for the future

Immunotherapy for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma: an abridged Cochrane review

Interventions for preventing the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (updated Cochrane review)

Litigation claims in urology in the UK National Health Service

Metabolic evaluation and recurrence prevention for urinary stone patients: an EAU guidelines update

Nephrologists' perspectives and experiences with hospice among older adults with end-stage kidney disease

Palliative care acceptability for older adults with advanced CKD: a qualitative study of patients and nephrologists

Precision dialysis: leveraging big data and artificial intelligence

Prevalence of non-neurogenic male lower urinary tract symptoms after kidney transplantation

Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) interobserver variability

Risk stratification of patients with recurrence after primary treatment for prostate cancer: a systematic review

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors for adults with chronic kidney disease: a clinical practice guideline

Summary paper on underactive bladder from the European Association of Urology guidelines on non-neurogenic male lower urinary tract symptoms

Surveillance of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with blue-light cystoscopy: a meta-analysis

Urethral slings in a post-mesh world

The utility of Martius fat pad in the repair of urogenital fistulae: review of current evidence

Vibegron for treating symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome (new NICE technology appraisal guidance TA999)

Sources

BJU International (Sep-Oct); BMJ, The (Oct); Cochrane Library (Sep-Oct); European Urology (Sep-Oct); Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Jul); Kidney Medicine (Sep-Oct); NEJM (Aug); NICE website (Sep-Oct)

September 2024

Antihypertensive treatment for kidney transplant recipients (updated Cochrane review)

British Association of Urological Surgeons Consensus statements on the management of ketamine uropathy

Current standards for training in robot-assisted surgery and endourology: a systematic review

Does pre-stenting influence outcomes of shockwave lithotripsy? A systematic review and meta-analysis

EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-ISUP-SIOG guidelines on prostate cancer—2024 update

European Association of Urology guidelines on urological infections: summary of the 2024 guidelines

Evolution of European prostate cancer screening protocols and summary of ongoing trials

Household water lead and hematologic toxic effects in chronic kidney disease

Hypertension and kidney function after living kidney donation

‘Igloo’ technique for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy – maximum nerve sparing for early recovery of continence and sexual function

Kidney transplant outcomes from deceased donors who received dialysis

Non-infectious adverse events of transperineal prostate biopsies performed under local anaesthesia

Perspectives on technology – prostate cancer: is local anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsy really better than transrectal biopsy?

Prostate radiotherapy in low-volume metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: a network meta-analysis

Renal cell carcinoma (Lancet seminar review)

SGLT2 inhibitor use in chronic kidney disease: supporting cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health

Short-term and long-term survival in patients with prevalent haemodialysis—an integrated prognostic model: external validation

Systematic review and network meta-analysis of re-intervention rates of new surgical interventions for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Telemedicine in advanced kidney disease and kidney transplant: a qualitative meta-analysis of studies of patient perspectives

Urethral cancer: a comprehensive review endorsed by the Global Society of Rare Genitourinary Tumours

Sources

BJU International (Jul-Aug); BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care (Jun); Cochrane Library (Jul); European Urology (Jul-Aug); JAMA (Jul); JAMA Internal Medicine (Jul); Kidney Medicine (Jul-Aug); Lancet, The (Aug)

July 2024

Acquired cystic disease-associated renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.02.001

Complications of immuno-oncology care: what urologist should know 10.1111/bju.16310

Cutting back on low-value health care practices supports sustainable kidney care 10.1016/j.kint.2023.12.022  

The dynamics and outcomes of AKI progression during the COVID-19 pandemic 10.1111/nep.14297 

Effects of rare kidney diseases on kidney failure: a longitudinal analysis of the UK National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases (RaDaR) cohort 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02843-X

Ejaculation frequency and prostate cancer risk: a narrative review of current evidence 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.01.015

The impact of kidney stone disease on quality of life in high-risk stone formers 10.1111/bju.16294 

Management of urinary incontinence in females by primary care providers: a systematic review 10.1111/bju.16234 

Membranous urethral length and urinary incontinence following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1111/bju.16170 

Minimally invasive surgical therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia in the geriatric population: a systematic review 10.1002/pros.24717 

Perspectives on technology: single-use catheters – evidence and environmental impact 10.1111/bju.16313 

Post-prostatectomy incontinence: a guideline of guidelines 10.1111/bju.16233 

Predicting the risks of kidney failure and death in adults with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease: multinational, longitudinal, population based, cohort study 10.1136/bmj-2023-078063

The prevalence of impostor phenomenon and its association with burnout amongst urologists 10.1111/bju.16301

A review of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis classification with a focus on genetic associations 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100826

Single-cell lineage tracing approaches to track kidney cell development and maintenance 10.1016/j.kint.2024.01.045

Summary of the 2024 update of the European Association of Urology guidelines on neurourology 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.03.026

Update and summary of the European Association of Urology/European Society of Paediatric Urology paediatric guidelines on vesicoureteral reflux in children 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.12.005

Sources

BJU International (May-Jun); BMJ, The (15th Apr); Clinical Genitourinary Cancer (Jun); European Urology (May-Jun); Kidney International (Jun); Kidney Medicine (Jun); Lancet, The (30th Mar-5th Apr); Nephrology (May-Jun); Prostate, The (Jul)