title: Introduction to home hemodialysis.
abstract: The advantages of home hemodialysis (HHD) are the high degree of freedom in treatment, as well as that both long- and short-duration dialyses are possible. The main characteristic of HHD may be its diversity. Vital prognosis is also good. HHD is thought to lead to improvements in nutritional state, physical and mental state, and vital prognosis. This is the direction in which we would like to take HHD. HHD has a large role to play in a time such as today when better quality of life is sought.
authors.affiliation: Shinseikai Dai-ichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate