https://www.selleckchem.com/products/lonidamine.html This installment of the Core Curriculum in Nephrology outlines several practical applications of kidney supportive care, with a focus on the nephrologist's approach to symptom management, active medical management of kidney failure without dialysis (also known as comprehensive conservative care), acute kidney injury in seriously ill patients, and withdrawal from dialysis. RATIONALE & OBJECTIVES Dialysis patients frequently experience medication-related problems. We studied the association of a multidisciplinary medication therapy management (MTM) with 30-day readmission rates. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS Maintenance dialysis patients discharged home from acute-care hospitals between May 2016 and April 2017 who returned to End-Stage Renal Disease Seamless Care Organization dialysis clinics after discharge were eligible. Patients who were readmitted within 3 days, died, or entered hospice within 30 days were excluded. EXPOSURE MTM consisting of nurse medication reconciliation, pharmacist medication review, and nephrologist oversight was categorized into 3 levels of intensity no MTM, partial MTM (defined as an incomplete MTM process), or full MTM (defined as a complete MTM process). OUTCOME The primary outcome was 30-day readmission. ANALYTICAL APPROACH Time-varying Prentice, Williams, and Peterson total time hazards models explored associationM was associated with lower 30-day readmission risk (HR, 0.20; 95% CI, 0.06-0.69). LIMITATIONS Reliance on observational data. Residual bias and confounding. CONCLUSIONS MTM services following hospital discharge were associated with fewer 30-day readmissions in dialysis patients. Randomized controlled studies evaluating different MTM delivery models and cost-effectiveness in dialysis populations are warranted. BACKGROUND The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services penalizes hospitals with high readmission rates after coronary artery bypass