Home Dialysis News

While patient activation is “a fairly new term in the kidney space,” a speaker argued it is now necessary for nephrology nurses to understand and improve activation and self-management for patients with kidney disease.

A screening device that attaches “in-line” to analyze white blood cell concentration in peritoneal effluent fluid — providing a “healthy,” “caution” or “risk” result at each treatment’s end — had 94% accuracy for infection-caution screening.

Building on a previous partnership, Fresenius Medical Care North America will provide home dialysis technology to DaVita patients, according to a press release.

Researchers at George Washington University have developed a tool that can assess patients’ home dialysis experience, according to a recently published study.

Monogram Health, a company focused on providing management services for patients with kidney disease, has expanded access to its in-home kidney care management program, allowing for more Cigna Medicare Advantage members to join it.

When considering protein-energy wasting in patients on peritoneal dialysis, use of all four of the standard diagnostic criteria did not lead to more accurate mortality predictions than the use of individualized components.

A registry study of children undergoing maintenance peritoneal dialysis worldwide shows an overall mortality rate of 5% after 3 years, with higher mortality rates in low-income countries.

In the third of its controversies conference series on dialysis, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes is focusing on home dialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease.

The Annual Dialysis Conference, taking place virtually from March 5 to 7, includes a full day of sessions on home dialysis.

To improve the distribution of dialysis-related supplies to homes and centers, Fresenius Medical Care North America has partnered with Descartes, a company that formulated a technology-based delivery solution.