Shorter length dialysis sessions are associated with increased mortality, independent of body weight

Hemodialysis patients have high rates of mortality that may be related to aspects of the dialytic procedure. In prior studies, shorter length dialysis sessions have been associated with decreased survival, but these studies may have been confounded by body size differences. Here we tested whether in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Flythe, Jennifer E., Curhan, Gary C., Brunelli, Steven M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3532519/