In this large analysis of US dialysis patients, mortality rates were analyzed by day of week, and were found to be highest on the day after the 2 day “dialysis holiday” (eg Monday in a Mon/Wed/Fri schedule). Longer inter-dialysis duration is associated with higher rates of death. The typical long-standing 3 day-a-week dialysis schedule may need to be re-examined (abstract)
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September 28, 2011 |
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About the Author: Danielle Scheurer
Danielle Scheurer, MD, MSCR, SFHM is a clinical hospitalist and the Chief Quality Officer at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, where she also serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, completed her residency at Duke University, and completed her Masters in Clinical Research at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is also the President of SHM's Board of Directors and previously served as Physician Editor of The Hospitalist, SHM's monthly newsmagazine.
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