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Our researches are directed towards both the clinical and basic aspects regarding to the critical issues of patients under dialysis and with chronic kidney disease.

Dr. Y-S, Peng

1.   The association of higher depressive symptoms and sexual dysfunction in male haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007 Mar;22(3):857-61. Epub 2006 Nov 22. PMID: 17121784

2.   Sexual dysfunction in female hemodialysis patients: a multicenter study. Kidney Int. 2005 Aug;68(2):760-5. PMID: 16014053

3.   Influence of hepatitis C virus infection on soluble cellular adhesion molecules in hemodialysis patients. Blood Purif. 2005;23(2):106-12. Epub 2005 Jan 6. PMID: 15640602

 

Dr. S-P, Hsu

1.   Relationship between interdialytic weight gain and nutritional markers in younger and older hemodialysis patients. J Ren Nutr. 2008 Mar;18(2):210-22. PMID: 18267214

2.   Chronic green tea extract supplementation reduces hemodialysis-enhanced production of hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorous acid, atherosclerotic factors, and proinflammatory cytokines. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Nov;86(5):1539-47. PMID: 17991670

3.    Plasma prohepcidin positively correlates with hematocrit in chronic hemodialysis patients. Blood Purif. 2006;24(3):311-6. Epub 2006 Feb 10. PMID: 16479095

4.   Effects of vitamin C infusion and vitamin E-coated membrane on hemodialysis-induced oxidative stress. Kidney Int. 2006 Feb;69(4):706-14. PMID: 16395251

5.   Serum uric acid levels show a 'J-shaped' association with all-cause mortality in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004 Feb;19(2):457-62. PMID: 14736974

6.   Influence of relative hypoparathyroidism on the responsiveness to recombinant human erythropoietin in hemodialysis patients. Blood Purif. 2003;21(3):220-4. PMID: 12784047

 

Dr. M-F, Pai

1.   Sleep disturbance in chronic hemodialysis patients: the impact of depression and anemia. Ren Fail. 2007;29(6):673-7. PMID: 17763161

2.    Hemorrhagic stroke in chronic dialysis patients. Ren Fail. 2004 Mar;26(2):165-70. PMID: 15287201

 

Dr. C-F, Lai

1.   Sexual dysfunction in peritoneal dialysis patients. Am J Nephrol. 2007;27(6):615-21. Epub 2007 Sep 11. PMID: 17851229

2.   Impact of near-death experiences on dialysis patients: a multicenter collaborative study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2007 Jul;50(1):124-32, 132.e1-2. PMID: 17591532

3.    Human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy. J Formos Med Assoc. 2006 Aug;105(8):680-4. PMID: 16935771

4.   Quantitative comparison of skin colors in patients with ESRD undergoing different dialysis modalities.Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Aug;48(2):292-300. PMID: 16860196

5.   Thoracic kidney and contralateral ureteral duplication--a case report and review of the literature. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Mar;21(3):799-801. Epub 2005 Dec 2. No abstract available. PMID: 16326739

6.   Pneumatosis intestinalis and hepatic portal venous gas after CPR. Am J Emerg Med. 2005 Mar;23(2):177-81.PMID: 15765340

 

 

Dr. H-Y, Chen

1.   Skin Color is Associated with Insulin Resistance in Non-diabetic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Perit Dial Int. 2009. In press

2.   Association between Dyslipidemia and Residual Renal Function in Patients on Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis. Clin Nephrol 2008; 70(3): 233-239.

3.   Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sleep Disturbance in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Kidney Dis 2008; 52: 314-323.

4.   Correlation of metabolic syndrome with residual renal function, solute transport rate and peritoneal solute clearance in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients. Blood Purif. 2008;26(2):138-44. Epub 2008 Jan 22. PMID: 18212496

5.   Vasculitis-Related Wünderlich’s Syndrome Treated without Surgical Intervention. Clin Nephrol. 2006 Oct;66(4):291-6, PMID: 17063997

6.    Using an anomalous brachial artery as an alternative choice of arteriovenous shunt feeding artery. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005 Nov;20(11):2579-80. Epub 2005 Aug 16. No abstract available. PMID: 16105870

 

Dr. Y-L, Chiu

1.   Association of Uraemic Pruritus with Inflammation and Hepatitis Infection in Haemodialysis Patients. Nephrol Dial Transpl 2008; 23: 3685-3689.

2.   Outcomes of stage 3 to 5 CKD before ESRD at a single center in Taiwan. Nephron Clin Pract. 2008. Nephron Clin Pract 2008; 109: c109-c118

3.   Poor renal outcome of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody negative Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in Taiwanese. J Formos Med Assoc. 2006 Oct;105(10):804-12. PMID: 17000453

4.    CAPD-related peritonitis due to Salmonella enteritidis in a patient with SLE. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005 Aug;46(2):e21-3. PMID: 16112034

5.    Recurrent peritonitis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Clin Nephrol. 2005 Mar;63(3):241-2. No abstract available. PMID: 15786829

 

Dr. J-Y, Yang

1.    Impact of Spiritual and Religious Activity on Quality of Sleep in Hemodialysis Patients. Blood Purif. 2008 Feb 28;26(3):221-225, PMID: 18305384

2.   Peritoneal thickening is not inevitable in long-term peritoneal dialysis and is associated with peritoneal transport characteristics: a two-centre sonographic study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 Mar;23(3):1005-10. Epub 2007 Nov 27. PMID: 18042613

3.   Quality of sleep and psychosocial factors for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Perit Dial Int. 2007 Nov-Dec;27(6):675-80. PMID: 17984430

4.   Higher plasma interleukin-18 levels associated with poor quality of sleep in peritoneal dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007 Dec;22(12):3606-9. Epub 2007 Sep 22. PMID: 17890740 

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