L Tartaglia, B Infante, G Stallone, P Cirillo, M Liuzzi, M Ktena, M Forcella, M Querques, R Perulli, D A Procaccini, L Gesualdo
The interest of investigators in intensified dialysis regimens has been growing in recent years, especially since the HEMO Study Group showed that a higher dose of thrice-weekly hemodialysis fails to reduce mortality and morbidity but improves clinical outcomes. Alternative hemodialysis strategies including short daily hemodialysis (SDHD), long hemodialysis (LHD) and nocturnal daily hemodialysis (NDHD) have been developed in the hope to improve patients' outcomes. A growing number of investigators are studying patients on alternative dialysis regimens and most publications in this field have reported significant improvements in clinical outcomes including left ventricular hypertrophy, blood pressure control, anemia, calcium-phosphate metabolism, and fluid and electrolyte balance; all of these parameters can be considered as indirect signs of improvement in quality of life...
November 2008: Giornale Italiano di Nefrologia: Organo Ufficiale Della Società Italiana di Nefrologia