Impact of old age on the association between in-center extended-hours hemodialysis and mortality in patients on incident hemodialysis.

With the global problem of aging, it has become more difficult to improve the prognosis of older dialysis patients. Extended-hours hemodialysis offers longer treatment time compared to conventional hemodialysis regimen and provides favorable metabolic status, hemodynamic stability, and increased die...

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Main Authors: Masaki Okazaki, Daijo Inaguma, Takahiro Imaizumi, Manabu Hishida, Shimon Kurasawa, Yoko Kubo, Sawako Kato, Yoshinari Yasuda, Takayuki Katsuno, Fumika Kaneda, Shoichi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235900