Incremental hemodialysis transition in veterans and nonveterans with kidney failure
Rhee C, Kovesdy C, Unruh M, Crowley S, Geller D, Goldfarb D, Kraut J, Rastegar M, Rifkin I, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Incremental hemodialysis transition in veterans and nonveterans with kidney failure. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2024, 34: 33-40. PMID: 39611277, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000001040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related quality of lifeEnd-stage kidney diseaseResidual kidney functionAssociated with impaired health-related quality of lifeImpaired health-related quality of lifeTwice-weekly hemodialysisLow patient burdenHigher mortality riskQuality of lifeRandomized controlled trialsTransition to dialysisReceive careResidual kidney function preservationIncremental hemodialysisInitiation of hemodialysis treatmentMortality riskPatient burdenESKD populationPragmatic studyYear of treatmentVeteransStandard of careThrice-weekly hemodialysisDialysis transitionCare