Home Dialysis Increased After Financial Incentives Implemented
Upward trend follows debut of the federal End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices payment model in January 2021.
Upward trend follows debut of the federal End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices payment model in January 2021.
An analysis of US data revealed that patients with end-stage kidney disease admitted to a hospital on a weekend vs a weekday are 8% more likely to die in the hospital.
The OPTN policy revision may increase some Black kidney candidates’ total waiting time, which is a major factor in their transplant priority for organ offers.
Under Medicare, patients with kidney failure often must choose between continuing dialysis or enrolling in hospice.
Optimizing hemodialysis timing before surgery might improve postoperative outcomes.
Treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor may help patients with CKD or type 2 diabetes better preserve their kidney function.
Even patients at the highest risk for kidney failure had inadequate nephrology referral, a study found.
Dialysis facility profit status was associated with longer time to waitlisting and kidney transplantation, investigators reported.
Affordability of SGLT2i may contribute to the low prescription rate in CKD.
High variability in body mass index is associated with an increased risk for death, requiring kidney replacement therapy, myocardial infarction, and stroke, investigators concluded.