Background: Home hemodialysis is associated with lower costs to the health care system
compared with conventional facility-based hemodialysis because of lower staffing and …

Home extended hours hemodialysis improves some measurable biological and quality-of-
life parameters over conventional renal replacement therapies in patients with end-stage …

More intensive and/or frequent hemodialysis may provide clinical benefits to patients with
end-stage renal disease; however, these dialysis treatments are more convenient to the …

Home hemodialysis (HD) is growing in the United States, but the economics of the modality
are largely unknown, especially considering the unique aspects of home HD in the United …

Hemodialysis (HD) is often used as an example of the most expensive chronic medical
intervention that society will pay for on an ongoing basis. More intensive forms of HD have …

Results Annual maintenance expenses were estimated as $64,214 for in-center facility
hemodialysis, $43,816 for home hemodialysis with the NxStage System One, $39,236 for …

Rationale & Objective The prevalence of kidney failure is increasing globally. Most of these
patients will require life-sustaining dialysis at a substantial cost to the health care system …

Aim The financial burden of the increasing dialysis population challenges healthcare
resources internationally. Home haemodialysis offers many benefits over conventional …

Background Kidney function is required to regulate blood pressure, excrete waste from the
blood, and regulate certain hormonal functions. When kidney function reaches a critical …

Background Evidence suggests that high dose haemodialysis (HD) may be associated with
better health outcomes and even cost savings (if conducted at home) versus conventional in …