EDTA in Munich:

Wizemann V, Chamney P, Wieskotten S, Moissl U, Rode C, Wabel P:
The Mortality Risk of Longterm Fluid Load in HD Patients

Kleckova:
PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2 ADMITTED FOR RRT – COMPARISON OF SELECTED BIOCHEMICAL AND CLINICAL PARAMETERS AND THE EVOLUTION AFTER ONE DECADE PERIOD

Mesic E, Bock A, Major L, Vaslaki L, Berta K, Wikstroem B, Canaud B, Wojke R:
Maintaining high efficiency on-line-haemodiafiltration performances while reducing dialysis fluid consumption by automated coupling dialysate / blood flow functions: A European randomized cross-over study

Wabel P, Machek P, Moissl U, Chamney P, Jirka T:
Hypertension management – the necessity to stratify patients by fluid status

Wabel P, Jirka T, Wizemann V, Zaluska W, Ponce P, Moissl U, Chamney P, MEDOS study group:
Prevalence of fluid overload in European HD patients

Bink H, Hondelmann D, Steil H, Kirchgessner  J, German EuCliD-user Group
PTH as a trigger for EPO resistance? Results from German EuCliD-Users

Ahrenholz P, Táborský P, Bohling M, Rawer P, Ibrahim N, Gajdos M, Machek P, Ságová M, Gruber H, Moucka P, Rychlik I, Leimenstoll G, Tönne G, Pössnickerová J, Woggan J, Riegel W, Schneider W, Vyskocil P, Wojke R:
Determination of Dialysis Dose: Clinical Comparison of Methods

Chazot C, Gassia JP, Di Benedetto A, Cesare S, Ponce P, Marcelli D.
Is there any survival advantage of obesity in Southern European haemodialysis patients?
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Sep;24(9):2871-6. Epub 2009 Apr 15.

Marcelli D, Marelli C, Richards N:
Influenza A(H1N1)v pandemic in the dialysis population: first wave results from an international survey.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Dec;24(12):3566-72. Epub 2009 Oct 21

Marcelli D, Parisotto MT, Soley I, Bedenbender-Stoll E, Scatizzi L, Boccato C, Stopper A, Gatti E:
Risk management in healthcare organizations: the example of NephroCare.
G Ital Nefrol. 2009 November-December;26(6):719-728


Poster presentations:

WCN in Milano:

­Stancu S:
Abdominal aortic calcifications in non dialysis CKD patients: the contribution of declining glomerular filtration rate, traditional and uremia related risk factors and bone

­Stancu S:
Pauci-immune vasculitis – 10 years experience of a single center

Petrescu L:
Tubercolin Skin Test, IFN-? Assay and the immunological status in the diagnosis of latent tuberculous infection in hemodialysis patients

­Stancu S:
Assessment of nutritional status in hemodialysis patients using patient-generated subjective global assessment

Mircescu G:
Iron stores, transferrin saturation, serum ferritin and the anemia response to intravenous iron in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients

Moissl U, Wieskotten S, Wabel P, Chamney P, Stapf E, Selbach J,  Leicht J, Petrov H:
ASSESSMENT OF FLUID STATUS IN AMPUTEES USING BIOIMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY

Wabel P, Wizemann V, Chamney P, Rode C, Moissl U:
ACHIEVING NORMOHYDRATION IN INCIDENT HD PATIENTS

Nehézová K, Remeš O, Vránová J, Verešová J, Rychlík I:
Estimation of hydration status in patients of HDF – comparison of different methods (BCM, collapsibility index and flat ratio of v. cava inf. Diameter of v. hepatica dx)

Bink H, Raffelsiefer A, Steil H, Kirchgessner J:
High spKt/V - Which Dialysis Practice?  Results from the German EuCliD-Users

Mircescu G:
Aortic calcification score and arterial stiffness in hemodialyzed patients – correlation and determinants

Veljancic L, Popovic J, Radovic M,  Ahrenholz P, Ries W, Frenken L, Dimkovic N, Nesic V, Wojke R:
Less complications during haemodialysis by combined blood temperature control and blood volume control

Taborsky P:
How to define dry weight in dialysis?

Covic A:
Are aortic calcifications score, arterial stiffness and mineral metabolism correlated in hemodialyzed patients

Locatelli F, Marcelli D, Conte F, Limido A, Malberti F, Spotti D:
Comparison of mortality in ESRD patients on convective and diffusive extracorporeal treatments.
Kidney International, Vol. 55 (1999), p.286-293

Marcelli D, Kirchgessner J, Amato C, Steil H, Mitteregger A, Moscardo V, Carioni C, Orlandini G, Gatti E:
EuCliD (European Clinical Database): a database comparing different realities.
J Nephrol 14 (Suppl 4): S94-S101 (2001)

Charra B, Vo Van C, Marcelli D, Ruffet M, Jean G, Hurot JM, Terrat JC, Vanel T, Chazot C:
Diabetes mellitus in Tassin: remarkable transformation in incidence and outcome of ESRD in diabetes.
Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy, Vol 8 No. 1 2001, pp. 42-56

Locatelli F, Rutkowski B, Andrulli S, Enia G, Gellert R, Kramar R, Marcelli D, Zoccali C, Wiecek A, Ritz E:
Gdansk bio-statistic and epidemiology course
Nephro Dial Transplant (2001) 16: 1559-1561

A Di Benedetto, A Buono, F Cappabianca, G Marinelli
Dialysis in elderly patients
The Lancet, Volume 358, Issue 9291, Page 1463, 27 October 2001

Marcelli D, Moscardo V, Steil H, Day M, Kirchgessner J, Mitteregger A, Orlandini G, Gatti E:
Data management and Quality Assurance for Dialysis Network.
In Ronco C, La Greca G (Eds): First International Course on Hemodialysis Technology. Contrib Nephrol 137, Karger Basel, pp. 293-299 (2002)

Goldau R, Kuhlmann U, Samadi N, Gross M, Graf T, Orlandini G, Marcelli D, Lange H:
Ionic dialysance measurement is urea distribution volume dependent: a new approach to better results.
Artificial Organs 26(4): 321-332, Blackwell Publishing Inc. (2002)

Ravani P, Marcelli D, Malberti F:
Vascular access surgery managed by renal physicians: the choice of native AVF for HD.
Am J Kidney Dis 40:1264-1276 (2002)

Merello Godino JI, Rentero R, Orlandini G, Marcelli D, Ronco C:
Result from EuCliD (European Clinical Database): Impact of shifting treatment modality.
Int J Artif Organs 25: 1049-1060 (2002)

Steil H, Marcelli D, Kirchgessner J, Mitteregger A, Moscardo V, Perera-Chang M, Cogliati P, Cortesi S, Gatti E:
Information Technology in Nephrology.
In Locatelli F (Eds), Vademecum della Nefrologia: Il Nefrologo Italiano. Hippocrates Edizioni Medico Scientifiche (2003) - English translation

Steil H, Orlandini G, Marcelli D, Amato C, Kirchgessner J, Carioni C, Mitteregger A, Moscardo V, Gatti E:
EuCliD - A Medical Registry
Methods Inf Med 2004;43: 1-121, p 83-88

Di Benedetto A, Marcelli D, D’Andrea A, Cice G, D’Isa S, Cappabianca F, Pacchiano G, D’Amato R, Oggero A, Bonanno D, Pergamo O, Calabrò R
Risk factors and underlying cardiovascular diseases in incident ESRD patients
Journal of Nephrology 2005; 18: 592-598

Garrancho JM, Kirchgessner J, Arranz M, Klinkner G, Rentero R, Ayala JA, Marcelli D:
Haemoglobin level and vascular access survival in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant., Nov 2005; 20: 2453-2457

Kirchgessner J, Perera Chang M, Klinkner G, Soley I, Marcelli D, Arkossy O, Stopper A, Kimmel PL:
Satisfaction with care in peritoneal dialysis patients
Kidney International advance online publication, 9 August 2006

Tetta C, David S, Marcelli D, Cogliati P, Formica M, Inguaggiato P, Panichi V:
Clinical Effect of online dialysate and infusion fluids
Hemodialysis International 2006; 10 S60-S66

Jirka T, Cesare S, Di Bnedetto A, Perera Chang M, Ponce P, Richards N, Tetta C, Vaslaki L:
Mortality risk for patients receiving hemodiafiltration versus hemodialysis
Kidney Int. 2006 (70), Letter to the Editor

Stopper A, Amato C, Gioberge S, Giordana G, Marcelli D, Gatti E:
Managing Complexity at Dialysis Service Centers across Europe
Blood Purif 2007;25:77–89

Di Benedetto A, Basci A, Cesare S, Marcelli D. Ponce P, Richards N:
Increased use of catheters as vascular access: is it justified by patients' clinical conditions?
The Journal of Vascular Access 2007; 8: 21-27

Richards N, Ayala JA, Cesare S, Di Benedetto A, Gassia JP, Merello JI, Rentero R, Scatizzi L, Marcelli D:
Assessment of quality guidelines implementation using a continuous quality improvement programme.
Blood Purif 120 2007; published online

Di Benedetto A, Richards N, Marcelli D, Basci A, Cesare S, Ponce P, Scatizzi L, Marotta P:
Is it necessary to check outcomes to improve quality of care? The example of anemia management.
Journal of Nephrology 2008, 21 (suppl. 13): S146-152

Marcelli D, Richards N, Amato C:
The modern hemodialysis factory: must quality improvement trump personalized care?
Nephrol Dial Transplant (April 24, 2008)


Poster presentations

EDTA 2008 in Stockholm:

Wojke R, Ponce P, Taborsky P, Vlasak J, Jirka T, Wabel P:
Assessment and reduction of fluid overload using the BCM - Body Composition Monitor

Ferreira A, Aires I, Matias P, Ferreira A, Amaral T, Jorge C, Gil C, Mourao L:
Coronary artery disease diagnosis in hemodialysis patients

Machek P, Jirka T, Chamney P, Moissl U, Wabel P:
Optimal fluid status assessed with bioimpedance spectroscopy reduces hypotensive episodes in HD patients


EDTA 2007 in Barcelona:

Rychlik I, Ronová P, Brunerová L, Potocková J, Kmentová T, Portová M
When to measure blood pressure at the beginning of hemodiafiltration session?

Bink H, Schumann K, Fricke L, Steil H, Kirchgessner J
Improvement of dialysis quality according to legally advised benchmarking in Germany

Marcelli D, Di Benedetto A, Kirchgessner J, Bonanno D, Pacchiano G, Marinelli G, Bassi M, Antonacci I, Amato C
The prescription of on-line HDF and of platelet aggregation inhibitors can improve anaemia correction

Di Benedetto A, Marcelli D, Kirchgessner J, Lamberti C, d'Amato R, Di Stasio V, Bassi M, Antonacci I, Amato C
Relationship of eKt/V and pre-dialysis phosphate level: is there a gender effect?

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, Marcelli D, D'Isa S, Oggero A.R, Cioffi M. Cappabianca F., De Gregorio P
Prognostic value of right ventricular systolic and diastolic function assessed by Doppler tissue imaging in dialysis patients with heart failure

Ponce P, Kirchgessner J, Perera-Chang M, Klinkner G, Soley I, Voigt N, Marcelli D
Depression of in-centre haemodialysis patients: Hen or egg?

Kirchgessner J, Perera-Chang M, Ponce P, Klinkner G, Soley I, Voigt N, Marcelli D, Collings JA
Assessing in-centre haemodialysis patient satisfaction


EDTA 2006 in Glasgow:

Sever MS, Turkan T, Kurdal Y, Ok E, Dogan C, Basci A
Effects of two different dialysates on intradialytic complications and various clinical-laboratory findings in chronic haemodialysis patients

Berdych M, Taborsky P
Effect of Statins on Chronic Dialysis Patient's Survival

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, D'Isa S, D'Andrea A, Bonanno D, Pacchiano G, D'Amato R, Marcelli D, Gatti E, Calabrò R
Effect of Telmisartan in addition to Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors on left ventricular structure and function in haemodialysed patients with chronic heart failure: a double blind placebo-controlled study

Stoffel M, Baldamus C, Richards N, Jirka T, Di Benedetto A, Ponce P, Michalko D, Cerne S, Barth C, Marcelli D
Criteria for the presciption of on-line haemodiafiltration (HDF) in 7 european countries: Results from a cooperative study

Richards N, Ayala JA, Cesare S, Di Bendetto A, Gassia JP, Merello JI, Rentero R, Scatizzi L, Marcelli D
Quality Guideline implementation using a continuous Quality Improvement Programme

Richards N, Eames M, Mansell M, Lewis R, O'Donoghue D, Harris K, Marcelli D
Calcium, Phosphate and Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) abnormalities in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 (CKD3)


EDTA 2005 in Istanbul:

Basci A, Sever MS, Tombul Z, Dogan C, Kirchgessner J, Marcelli D
Feasibility of the implementation of the EBPG guideline on dialysis adequacy in the largest private dialysis network in Turkey

Berdych M, Taborsky P
Effect of potential risk factors on 2-year arteriovenous fistulae survival

Berdych M, Taborsky P
The long-term vascular access patency and the effect of its monitoring

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, D'Isa S, D'Andrea A, Granato P, Cioffi M, Marinelli G, Marcelli D, Gatti E, Calabrò R
Congestive heart failure in haemodialysis patients: Significant improvement in heart variability parameters related to carvedilol therapy

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, D'Andrea A, D'Isa S, Bonanno D, Pacchiano G, D'Amato R, Lamberti C, Marcelli D, Gatti E, Calabrò R
Predictors of heart failure among haemodialysis patients: A prospective cohort study

Di Benedetto A, Basci A, Cesare S, Marcelli D, Ponce P, Richards N
Increased use of catheters as vascular access: Is it justified by patients' clinical conditions?

Lucena R
Microbiological monitoring of hemodialysis water: The importance of a long period incubation

Molnár M, Wagner Z, Molnár GA, Tamaskó M, Laczy B, Markó L, Csiky B, Heidland A, Nagy J, Wittmann I
Serum carboxymethyl-lysine level predicts mortality in haemodialysis patients

Ponce P, Basci A, Cesare S, Di Benedetto A, Marcelli D, Richards
Blood transfusion in the erythropoietin era: Is it still an issue?

Richards N, Basci A, Cesare S, Di Benedetto A, Marcelli D, Ponce P
Blood transfusions during haemodialysis: Evaluation on the level of adherence to guideline recommendations

Rosenberger J, Bena L, Roland R
Continual renal replacement therapy in patients with renal failure in critical status

Vaslaki L, Berta K, Ladányi E, Pethoe F, Karátson A, Misz M, Major L, Fodor B, Wojke R, Gauly A, Passlick-Deetjen J
Less need for erythropoietin in on-line hemodiafiltration compared to hemodialysis

Wagner Z, Vas T, Major L, Tóth T, Vaslaki L, Árkossy O, Molnár M, Nagy J, Csiky B
Assessment of nutritional status with multifrequency bioimpedance analysis in patients on chronic haemodialysis

Oral communications:
Jirka T, Cesare S, Di Benedetto A, Perera Chang M, Ponce P, Richards N, Vaslaki L
The impact of on-line haemodiafiltration (HDF) on patient survival: results from a large network database

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, D'Isa S, D'Andrea A, Bonanno D, Pacchiano G, D'Amato R, Marcelli M, Gatti E, Calabrò R
Effect of Telmisartan in addition to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors on mortality and morbidity in haemodialysis patients with chronic heart failure: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial


ELEVENTH ASSISI EUROPEAN MEETING ON CARDIONEPHROLOGY 2005:

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, D’Isa S, D’Andrea A, D’Amato R, Lamberti C, Pacchiano G,
Bonanno D, Marcelli D, Gatti E, Calabrò R:
Heart Rate Variability in Hemodialyzed Patients with Chronic Heart Failure:
effects of Angiotensin II AT1 receptor blocker telmisartan

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, D’Isa S, D’Andrea A, Pergamo O,Iavarone MP, Cappabianca F,
Pavese F, Marcelli D, Calabrò R
Heart Failure with preserved left Ventricular Systolic function in hemodialyzed patients: effects on Carvedilol


23° Congresso Nazionale S.I.M.G. 2005:

Viola D, Di Benedetto A
IL PROGETTO RISCHIO RENALE:
Gestione Integrata sul Territorio del Paziente con Insufficienza Renale Cronica Iniziale


ISPD 2004 in Amsterdam:

Kirchgessner J, Perera-Chang M, Klinkner-Hughes G, Soley I, Marcelli D, Arkossy O, Stopper A, Kimmel P
Validation of a Satisfaction Questionnaire for Services Offered to Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.


EDTA 2004 in Lisbon:

Berdych M, Taborsky P
Non-invasive diagnostics of arteriovenous fistula dysfunction in chronic dialysis patients.

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, Cesare S, Giammarresi G, D’Isa S, D’Andrea A, Marcelli D, Calabrò R
Diastolic heart failure in haemodialysis patients: Beneficial effects of diltiazem.

Cice G, Di Benedetto A, Cesare S, Giammarresi G, D’Isa S, Marcelli D, Calabrò R
Unexpected heart rate reduction and antihypertensive efficacy of Telmisartan in haemodialysis patients.

Di Benedetto A, Marcelli D, Cappabianca F, Pacchiano G, D‘Amato R, Oggero A R, Bonanno D, Pergamo O, Cesare S, Giammarresi G, Cice G, D‘Isa S, Calabrò R
Cardiovascular risk factors and presence of cardiovascular diseases in incident ESRD patients.

Crespo Navarro A, Baró Salvador E, Goni Vitoria M, Martínez Rubio P, Rentero R, Kirchgessner J, Marcelli D
Reduced risk of mortality with High-Flux Polysulfone / Helixone membranes.

Das Neves F, Luz -Rodrigues H, Thiran C, Sequeira H, Carvalho A, Pinto R, Bicho M
High activity of Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohidrolase on end stage renal patients on chronic dialysis.


TERZO CONVEGNO SULLA PREVENZIONE IN NEFROLOGIA E DIALISI 2004:

Di Benedetto A, Cappabianca F, Iavarone MP, Pavese F, Adinolfi D, Fariello C
La Gestione Integrata sul Territorio del Paziente con Insufficienza Renale Cronica Iniziale:
l’esperienza pilota del gruppo NephroCare


V CONGRESSO INTERREGIONALE SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI NEFROLOGIA 2004:

Pacchiano G, Di Benedetto A, Palladini G, Merlini G
A rare case of Schnitzler Syndrome


WCN 2003 in Berlin:

Cianciaruso B, Di Benedetto A, Memoli B, Buccino G, Di Donato R, Pacchiano G, Iandolo R, Iavarone MP, De Felice E, Policastro G, Buccino MG, Ventre M, Marcelli D, Andreucci VE
Effect of high-flux haemodialysis on aenemia correction on ESRD patients. Sample size assessment for a randomised controlled trial (RCT).
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18 (Suppl 4): 692 (2003)

Di Benedetto A, Pavese F, Marinelli G, Lamberti C, Saviano C, Fusco F, Oggero AR, Guariglia E, Tapolyai M, Marcelli D
The predictive power of haemodialysis product (HPD) – a pilot study.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18 (Suppl 4): 176 (2003)

Garrancho JM, Tapolyai M, Arranz M, Ayala JA, Marcelli D
Haemoglobin level and vascular access survival in haemodialysis patients.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18 (Suppl 4): 735 (2003)

Garrancho JM, Arranz M, Marcelli D, Moscardo V, Tapolyai M, Rentero R
Correction of subclinical stenosis: results of a five-year vascular access surveillance protocol.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18 (Suppl 4): 727 (2003)

Jirka T, Táborsky P, Vlasák J, Kotasková L, Pavliková Z, Kirchgessner J, Marcelli D
Feasibility study of the dialysis adequacy EBPG-guideline implementation in the Czech Republic.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18 (Suppl 4): 172 (2003)

Moreso F, Tapolyai M, Ayala JA, Rentero R, Marcelli D
A high EPO/haemoglobin ratio is an independent predictor of haemodialysis patient mortality.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18 (Suppl 4): 689 (2003)


20° Congresso Nazionale S.I.M.G. 2003:

Fariello C, Di Benedetto A
Il Paziente con Insufficienza Renale Iniziale:
importanza della collaborazione tra Medico di Medicina Generale e Nefrologo