Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis and Short Daily Hemodialysis Compared With Kidney Transplantation: Emerging Data in a New Era - Robert P. Pauly
Link to abstract. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease - 16:3:169-172 - May 2009
New evidence suggests that such intensive dialysis is associated with improved survival compared with traditional 3-times-a-week hemodialysis and may have a survival advantage comparable to that seen with deceased donor transplantation. If confirmed, these new findings have significant implications for the delivery of care to the ESRD population and warrant further study.
Why Not Home Dialysis? - Christopher T. Chan, Charmaine E. Lok
Link to full text editorial. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease - 16:3:158-159 - May 2009
Great advances have been made since the first publication on the use of the peritoneal cavity in experimental uremia by Ganter in 19232 and the first home hemodialysis machine, which was made in only 3 months by the clinical team of Dr Scribner and engineering team of Dr Albert Babb.3 As the evolution of dialysis technology and practice pattern continues, the niche of home dialysis will likely become more dominant. Ultimately, the various stakeholders of dialysis care will decide on the appropriate incentives and allocation of home dialysis as a viable and competitive form of renal replacement therapy.
There's No Place Like Home - Jerry Yee
Link to full text editorial. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease - 16:3:156-157 - May 2009
Like voters, patients vote with their feet. Perhaps, after appraising this compendium, in this age of patient centeredness, we will encourage more of our end-stage kidney patients to “stay home” for their peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis treatments. We may all sleep the better for it.
Cardiovascular Effects of Home Intensive Hemodialysis - Christopher T. Chan
Link to abstract. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease - 16:3:173-178 - May 2009
This review discusses recent advances of intensive hemodialysis on important cardiovascular outcomes including blood pressure control and cardiovascular geometry and function. Its impact on calcium-phosphate metabolism and anemia management as they relate to cardiovascular outcomes are highlighted.
The cost-effectiveness of increasing kidney transplantation and home-based dialysis - KIRSTEN HOWARD, GLENN SALKELD, SARAH WHITE, STEPHEN MCDONALD, STEVE CHADBAN, JONATHAN C CRAIG, ALAN CASS
Link to full text article. Nephrology - 14:1:123-132 - February 2009
These clinical practice changes reduce costs, improve patient quality of life and, in the case of transplantation, increase survival. Planning for RRT services should incorporate efforts to maximize rates of transplantation and to encourage home-based over hospital-based dialysis to optimize cost-effectiveness in RRT service delivery.
Thrice-weekly in-center nocturnal hemodialysis: An effective strategy to optimize chronic dialysis therapy - P. Cravedi, P. Ruggenenti, G. Mingardi, M.C. Sghirlanzoni, G. Remuzzi
Link to abstract. International Journal of Artificial Organs - 32:1:12-19 - January 2009
NHD is an effective approach to optimize chronic dialysis therapy.
