Home Dialysis News

LONG BEACH, Calif. — A patient on dialysis who lost weight after bariatric surgery was able to reduce the number of home hemodialysis sessions from five to four treatments without adverse outcomes, researchers said here.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Many patients choose home therapy for the flexibility it offers, but not all patients see that as a benefit, according to survey results presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Researchers at Satellite Healthcare and Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a discontinuation risk assessment process to help keep patients on peritoneal dialysis, according to a presentation here.

In my role as a practicing nephrologist and clinical executive, much of my focus involves helping patients overcome their initial reticence about dialysis at home and helping them understand and harness its potential benefits.

Baxter International disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this month that it would consider selling its kidney care business instead of spinning it off as originally planned.

The profession of nephrology has expanded in the last 50 years due to changes in public policy, increasing access to dialysis therapy and advancements in kidney research.

Peritoneal dialysis is largely underused on a global scale, according to a scenario-based survey that explored the preconceptions of kidney care physicians as a barrier to access.

The nephrology community is navigating an evolving landscape of kidney care transformation. Nephrologists and kidney care teams are reconsidering how to prescribe therapy to patients with end-stage kidney disease as the United States works toward the monumental goal of 80% of incident ESKD patients receiving a kidney transplant or undergoing home dialysis by 2025 as outlined in the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative.

In-center conventional hemodialysis, performed thrice weekly at 4 hours per session, is a life-sustaining treatment.