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Does daily haemodialysis reduce survival?

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A new multinational cohort study reports that patients receiving daily haemodialysis had a significantly higher mortality rate than those receiving conventional thrice-weekly treatments. Other studies have suggested that daily haemodialysis has beneficial effects. What are patients and nephrologists to make of these conflicting findings?

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Kliger, A. Does daily haemodialysis reduce survival?. Nat Rev Nephrol 9, 8–9 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.247

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