Initiation of maintenance dialysis: back to the future

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Electronic address: alp.ikizler@vanderbilt.edu.

Comment

T Alp Ikizler. Kidney Int. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;101(3):471-472.

doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.01.006.

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Electronic address: alp.ikizler@vanderbilt.edu.

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Comment on

A multicenter feasibility randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of incremental versus conventional initiation of hemodialysis on residual kidney function.
Vilar E, Kaja Kamal RM, Fotheringham J, Busby A, Berdeprado J, Kislowska E, Wellsted D, Alchi B, Burton JO, Davenport A, Farrington K. Vilar E, et al. Kidney Int. 2022 Mar;101(3):615-625. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.07.025. Epub 2021 Aug 19. Kidney Int. 2022. PMID: 34418414 Clinical Trial.
Don't deny it! Incremental dialysis is compassionate, logical, and patient-centered.
Lindley E, Tattersall J. Lindley E, et al. Kidney Int. 2022 Mar;101(3):465-468. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.08.035. Kidney Int. 2022. PMID: 35190035 No abstract available.
The safety and feasibility of incremental dialysis must be proven before its widespread use.
Wanner C, Lopau K, Haberstroh H. Wanner C, et al. Kidney Int. 2022 Mar;101(3):468-471. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.01.007. Kidney Int. 2022. PMID: 35190036 No abstract available.