title: Home hemodialysis for a patient with morbid obesity: lower cost, greater efficacy.
abstract: Home hemodialysis for persons with morbid obesity requires an extra level of commitment for both the patient and family. It can, however, lead to a significantly higher quality of life for the patient and yield tremendous cost savings for payers.
authors.affiliation: Renal Advantage, Inc., Palm Desert, CA, USA. kyla.marroquin@renaladvantage.com
authors.forename: Kyla Hancock
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Marroquin
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics