Are Home Hemodialysis and High-Dose Hemodialysis Better for Patients? Many Nephrologists Say Yes

Among 324 nephrologists from Europe, Canada, and the US who managed more than 25 adult dialysis patients, in-center hemodialysis was the most common type of dialysis used by patients (90%), followed by peritoneal dialysis (8%), and home hemodialysis (2%). Most nephrologists in the study believed home hemodialysis provides better quality of life, increasing the frequency of dialysis beyond 3 times per week significantly improves clinical outcomes, and longer dialysis sessions performed nocturnally would lead to significantly better clinical outcomes than traditional in-center hemodialysis. The findings, based on survey results, are published in BMC Nephrology.