Nocturnal hemodialysis.
With the increasing number of patients with end stage renal disease comes an increasingly urgent need for renal replacement therapy that is both clinically effective and cost effective. This article explores some of the advantages of nocturnal hemodialysis as well as some of the barriers to its use.
Kalirao
Paramjit
P
New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB I-512, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
Kaplan
Joshua M
JM
New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB I-512, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. kaplanjm@umdnj.edu.
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome