Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease …

Depression is the most common psychiatric illness in patients with end‐stage renal disease
(ESRD). The reported prevalence of depression in dialysis population varied from …

Frequent hemodialysis can alter volume status, blood pressure, and the concentration of
osmotically active solutes, each of which might affect residual kidney function (RKF). In the …

BACKGROUND. Stationary hemodialysis machines hinder mobility and limit activities of
daily life during dialysis treatments. New hemodialysis technologies are needed to improve …

Diminished health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is common in dialysis patients and
associated with increased risks for morbidity and mortality. Patients may present limitations …

Background In 2006, NKF-KDOQI (National Kidney Foundation–Kidney Disease Outcomes
Quality Initiative) published clinical practice guidelines for hemodialysis adequacy. Recent …

Evidence has recently been building that the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is
an independent contributor to decline in physical and cognitive functions in older adults …

Abstract The Frequent Hemodialysis Network Daily Trial randomized 245 patients to receive
six (frequent) or three (conventional) in–center hemodialysis sessions per week for 12 …

Prediction models for post-kidney transplantation mortality have had limited success (C-
statistics≤ 0.70). Adding objective measures of potentially modifiable factors may improve …

Background Few data are available regarding the long-term mortality rate for patients
receiving nocturnal home hemodialysis. Study Design Posttrial observational study. Setting …