ArticleKidney international reports2018
Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis and Clinical Outcomes in the China Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
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- Incremental versus conventional haemodialysis in end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical kidney journal · 2024Article
- High facility-level serum potassium variability associated with mortality in hemodialysis patients: results from Chinese Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).Renal failure · 2023Article
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- International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Africa.Kidney international supplements · 2021Review
- Comparison of nutritional and hydration status in patients undergoing twice and thrice-weekly hemodialysis: a silent drama in developing countries.International urology and nephrology · 2021Observational
- Baseline data report of the China Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Incremental and Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis Program in Practice.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2020Article
- Individualizing dialysis dose under certain circumstances during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic: a perspective.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2020Article
- Twice-Weekly Hemodialysis Is an Option for Many Patients in Times of Dialysis Unit Stress.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2020Article
- Intradialytic complications among patients on twice-weekly maintenance hemodialysis: an experience from a hemodialysis center in Eritrea.BMC nephrology · 2020Article
- Factors associated with the malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) among hemodialysis patients in Dhaka city: a cross-sectional study in tertiary care hospitals.Porto biomedical journalArticle
- Measures of Equivalent Hemodialysis Urea Clearance and Their Proposed Utility for Monitoring Adequacy.Seminars in dialysisReview
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Abstract
introductionIn China, a quarter of patients are undergoing 2-times weekly hemodialysis. Using data from the China Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS), we tested the hypothesis that whereas survival and hospitalizations would be similar in the presence of residual kidney function (RKF), patients
methodsIn our cohort derived from 15 units randomly selected from each of 3 major cities (total N = 45), we generated a propensity score for the probability of dialysis frequency assignment, estimated a survival function by propensity score quintiles, and averaged stratum-specific survival functions to generate mean survival time. We used the proportional rates model to assess hospitalizations. We stratified all analyses by RKF, as reported by patients (urine output <1 vs. ≥1 cup/day).
resultsAmong 1265 patients, 123 and 133 were undergoing 2-times weekly hemodialysis with and without evidence of RKF. Over 2.5 years, adjusted mean survival times were similar for 2- versus 3-times weekly dialysis groups: 2.20 versus 2.23 and 2.20 versus 2.15 for patients with and without RKF (
conclusionIn our study of patients in China's major cities, we could not detect differences in survival and hospitalization for those undergoing 2- versus 3-times weekly dialysis, regardless of RKF. Our findings indicate the need for pragmatic studies regarding less frequent dialysis with associated nutritional management.
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