Listed below are links to Cochrane Commentaries published in Nephrology. These are summaries of key findings of a previously published Cochrane Systematic Reviews. 

Links to the original review in the Cochrane Library are also  included. All residents of Australia and New Zealand can access the Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding provided by the Australian and New Zealand Governments.

2016

• Haemodiafiltration, haemofiltration and Haemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease. Nephrology Vol 21(6):526-527. DOI: 10.1111/NEP.12756  [Full review]
• Interventions for renal vasculitis in adults. Nephrology Vol 21(2):156-158. DOI: 10.1111/NEP.12662 [Full review]

2015

• Belatacept for kidney transplant recipients. Nephrology Vol 20(10):752-754. DOI: 10.1111/nep.12589 [Full review]
• Corticosteroid therapy for nephrotic syndrome in children. Nephrology Vol 20(10):755-757. DOI: 10.1111/nep.12590 [Full review]
• Altered dietary salt intake for people with CKD. Nephrology Vol 20(10):758-759. DOI: 10.1111/nep.12591 [Full review]
• Frequency of administration of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for the anaemia of end-stage kidney disease in dialysis. Nephrology. 20(9): 663-5.  DOI: 10.1111/nep.12438 [Full review]
• Non-corticosteroid immunosuppressive medications for steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in children. Nephrology 20(9):660-2. DOI: 10.1111/nep.12437 [Full review]
• Statins for chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis. Nephrology, 20: 300–301. doi: 10.1111/nep.12434 [Full review]
• Statins for end-stage kidney disease treated with dialysis. Nephrology, 20: 302–303. doi: 10.1111/nep.12435 [Full review]
• Statins for kidney transplant recipients. Nephrology, 20: 304–305. doi: 10.1111/nep.12436 [Full review]

2013

• Antiviral medications for preventing cytomegalovirus disease (CMV) in solid organ transplant recipients. Nephrology 18(3):237–238. doi:10.1111/nep.12020 [Full review]
• Antioxidants for chronic kidney disease. Nephrology 18(8):576-8 DOI: 10.1111/nep.12103 [Full review]
• Antiplatelet agents for chronic kidney disease. Nephrology 18(6):474-6. DOI: 10.1111/nep.12055 [Full review]
• Cranberries for the prevention of urinary tract infections. Nephrology 18(5):388-9. DOI: 10.1111/nep.12051 [Full review]
• High-flux versus low-flux haemodialysis membranes for end-stage kidney disease. Nephrology 18(4):313-4. DOI: 10.1111/nep.12025 [Full review]
• Induction and maintenance treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis. Nephrology 18(1):71–72. doi:10.1111/nep.12011 [Full review]
• Pre-emptive treatment for cytomegalovirus viraemia to prevent cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Nephrology 18(3):235-6. [Full review]

2012

• Cardiac testing for coronary heart disease in potential kidney transplant recipients. Nephrology 17(5): 519-20. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01624.x [Full review]
• Parenteral versus oral iron therapy for adults and children with chronic kidney disease. Nephrology 17(8):774-5. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2012.01660.x [Full review]