title: The Evolution of Home HD - Meeting Modern Patient Needs.
abstract: Patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing conventional renal replacement therapy face high morbidities and inappropriately high mortality rates globally. Intensive home hemodialysis has emerged as an alternate form of renal replacement therapy with superior clinical outcomes. In order to describe the international trends in conducting home hemodialysis, we performed a cross-sectional survey of 25 centers reporting the global trends and practices of intensive home hemodialysis. While the practice of home hemodialysis has continued to evolve, similar logistical barriers exist around the world. The Global Forum for Home Hemodialysis was created to provide a user-centric manual to facilitate the delivery of this important mode of renal replacement therapy.
authors.forename: Mark Roger
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires