Daily haemodialysis does not seem to increase the need for vascular access procedures (fistulagram, thrombectomy and access revision) over conventional haemodialysis, say researchers. Achinger and co-workers followed up 26 patients on daily haemodialysis (3 h six times weekly) and 51 patients on conventional haemodialysis (4 h three times weekly) for 4 years and found no significant difference in the incidence rate of total access procedures or in the time to first access revision between groups.
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Achinger, S. G. et al. Long-term effects of daily hemodialysis on vascular access outcomes: a prospective controlled study. Hemodial. Int. doi:10.1111/j.1542-4758.2012.00756.x
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Vascular access outcomes with daily haemodialysis. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 680 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.223
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.223