Daily hemodialysis practices in Australia/New Zealand and in France: a comparative cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As patients on daily hemodialysis (DHD) have heterogeneous profiles, DHD benefit in terms of survival is still debated. The aim of this study was to compare DHD practices in France and in Australia and New Zealand.

Methods

This study was based on data from the French Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) and the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA). All incident patients from both registries who underwent DHD (i.e., 5-6 sessions/week, including short daily hemodialysis and long nocturnal hemodialysis) at least once during their trajectories were included, and their characteristics and care trajectories were compared. For survival analyses, one French patient was matched to one Australian or New Zealand patient, based on

SUBMITTER: Pladys A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6505110 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature