title: The International quotidian hemodialysis registry: rationale and methods.
abstract: The HEMO study has provided evidence that a higher dialysis dose per session does not improve survival in conventional three times a week hemodialysis (HD). Attention has therefore shifted to HD schedules that vary in frequency and/or duration of dialysis. Although observational data favoring the use of frequent dialysis are steadily accumulating, compelling evidence supporting its superiority is still lacking. Several advances have recently been made with a view to put this form of therapy on much more solid footing. Upcoming research initiatives including clinical trials of frequent HD and the quotidian HD registry will provide a wealth of analytic and descriptive data that will help define the role for frequent HD regimens as a therapy for end-stage renal disease.
authors.affiliation: The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Gihad E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Nesrallah
authors.forename: Rita S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Amit X
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Louise M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Moist
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Awaraji
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lindsay