title: Extended hours hemodialysis and survival: extended hours, extended evidence?
abstract: Extended-hours hemodialysis presents another approach to the intensification of therapy for maintenance hemodialysis recipients. Smaller studies have demonstrated several potential benefits with this modality, but the impact on patient-centered outcomes has been unclear. We review the largest published study to compare survival among patients who received extended-hours hemodialysis with those who received conventional hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: waldr@smh.ca.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perl
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D006435:Renal Dialysis