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  • Yet Another Study Demonstrates the Superiority of Home HD over In-Center

    A cohort registry study matched 181 home HD patients with 413 in-center HD patients in Australia and New Zealand by age, gender, and cause of ESKD. After adjusting for BMI, smoking, race, and comorbidities, home HD had almost half the death risk of in-center HD, as well as significantly lower phosphate levels. Both groups had similar rates of transplant and graft survival 6 months after a transplant.

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    Tags: Kidney Disease, Haemodialysis, Home Haemodialysis