Daily Home Hemodialysis Linked With Lower Cardiovascular, Higher Infection-Related Hospital Admissions

New research demonstrated lower incidence of cardiovascular-related admissions after 1 year for 3480 daily home hemodialysis (HHD) patients (24.1%) compared with 17,400 matched thrice-weekly in-center hemodialysis patients (26.7%)—an 11% difference. HHD patients had an 8% and 13% decreased risk of a first admission and readmission for cardiovascular causes, respectively. The incidence of infection-related admissions was 29.5% among HHD patients vs. 22.9% among in-center hemodialysis patients, an 18% difference. HHD patients had a 35% and 3% increased risk of a first admission and readmission for infection-related causes, respectively, according to the American Journal of Kidney Diseases findings.