title: [Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and anesthetic management: preface and comments].
abstract: Increasing number of patients are suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). Accordingly, the opportunity of anesthesiologists taking care of patients with CKD will be expected to increase. This issue highlights the anesthetic management of patients with CKD, so that every anesthesiologist may refresh knowledge and clinical skills to manage patients with CKD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara 228-8555.
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D019990:Perioperative Care; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics