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Home dialysis patients more likely to get transplant than in-center patients

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:04:25 +0000

Patients that receive daily, home hemodialysis are more likely to receive a kidney transplant than patients on conventional thrice-weekly dialysis, particularly in patients not on the transplant waitlist at initiation of daily home hemodialysis.

Peritoneal dialysis is more popular in developing countries

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:20:36 +0000

Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario, Canada have discovered that developing countries have faster growing rates peritoneal dialysis use for kidney failure than the developed world.

Canadian study shows better survival rate with intensive dialysis

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:46:58 +0000

Patients suffering with end-stage renal disease could increase their survival chances by undergoing intensive dialysis at home rather than the conventional dialysis in clinics, a new study by Ontario-based Lawson Health Research Institute shows the potential of more intensive dialysis … Continue reading →

Leaders from summit on home dialysis release recommendations

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:46:58 +0000

Organizers of the National Summit on Home Dialysis Policy released their final recommendations this morning on ways to increase access to home therapy, placing an emphasis on better patient education, greater financial incentives for physicians, and developing quality measures that … Continue reading →

More dialysis is better, writes Ajay K. Singh, MBBS

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:42:25 +0000

National Summit on Home Dialysis Policy

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:09:55 +0000

Experts in home dialysis gather at summit

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:03:20 +0000

More than fifty invited leaders in the field of kidney dialysis—including patients, clinicians, industry, and policymakers—assembled at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., yesterday for the National Summit on Home Dialysis Policy. The group came … Continue reading →

Study shows differences between dialysis modality choice, initiation

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:23:14 +0000

Many patients start dialysis treatment with hemodialysis even though they initially had opted for peritoneal dialysis, according to a study posted online ahead of print in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Studies show nighttime or daily dialysis may improve patients" health and survival

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:08:32 +0000

Frequent and longer dialysis treatments may provide more benefits for patients than conventional dialysis treatments, according to several studies appearing in upcoming issues of the Journal of the American Societyof Nephrology. The findings suggest that daily or nightly dialysis sessions … Continue reading →

Where has all the HHD technology gone?

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:08:32 +0000

In his latest blog, HemoDoc”s Peter Laird, MD, takes a retrospective look at the promise of home hemodialysis technology and its missing presence today.