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Birth, Rise, Decline and Revival of Home Hemodialysis – French experience

open access: yesBulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile, 2018
The first publication in 1960 on maintenance hemodialysis was followed in 1963 by some reports on dialysis in the home. The introduction of proportioning pumps and concentrated electrolyte solutions led to developing single-patient machines and safety ...
Alain Meyrier
doaj   +1 more source

Access to Care for VA Dialysis Patients During Superstorm Sandy. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction: This study examines the use of dialysis services by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients following the Superstorm Sandy-related, months-long closure of the New York campus of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) New York Harbor VA ...
Der-Martirosian, Claudia   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

A thematic synthesis of the experiences of adults living with hemodialysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background and objectives In-center dialysis patients spend significant amounts of time on the dialysis unit; additionally managing ESKD affects many aspects of life outside the dialysis unit.
Jones, Colin   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Narrative Review of Incremental Hemodialysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The prescription of hemodialysis (HD) in patients with incident end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is fundamentally empirical. The abrupt transition from nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) to thrice-weekly in-center HD of much the same dialysis ...
Garneata, Liliana   +3 more
core  

Assessment and Management of Hypertension among Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Approximately 7%-10% of patients with ESKD worldwide undergo peritoneal dialysis (PD) as kidney replacement therapy. The continuous nature of this dialytic modality and the absence of acute shifts in pressure and volume parameters is an important ...
Agarwal, Rajiv   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Peritoneal dialysis in older adults: evaluation of clinical, nutritional, metabolic outcomes, and quality of life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The number of older adults requiring dialysis is increasing worldwide, whereas the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in this population is lower respect to younger patients, despite the theoretical advantages of PD respect to hemodialysis.
Aceto, Paola   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Establishing a core outcome set for peritoneal dialysis : report of the SONG-PD (standardized outcomes in nephrology-peritoneal dialysis) consensus workshop [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Outcomes reported in randomized controlled trials in peritoneal dialysis (PD) are diverse, are measured inconsistently, and may not be important to patients, families, and clinicians.
Abraham, Georgi   +118 more
core   +2 more sources

Understanding safety-critical interactions with a home medical device through Distributed Cognition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
As healthcare shifts from the hospital to the home, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how patients interact with home medical devices, to inform the safe and patient-friendly design of these devices.
Blandford, AE, Mayer, A, Rajkomar, A
core  

Nationwide Real‐World Modeling of Surgical Outcomes in Elderly Patients: Incorporating Geriatric‐Specific Risk Factors Into Prediction of Mortality and Morbidity

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
A reliable and effective risk prediction model for mortality and morbidity in elderly patients undergoing gastroenterological surgeries was developed and validated. Geriatric‐specific risk factors, including the newly added variables in the NCD registry, along with age, were identified as significant contributors to the model. ABSTRACT Aim As the aging
Naoya Sato   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Virtual Ward for Home Hemodialysis Patients – A Pilot Trial

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2015
Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a high rate of hospitalization and are prone to care gaps that may occur during the transition from hospital to home.
Michael J. Raphael   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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