Is home best when it comes to pediatric hemodialysis?

Sarah J Swartz¹, Nicholas G Larkins^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
² Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Perth Children's Hospital, 15 Hospital Ave, Perth, Australia. nicholas.larkins@health.wa.gov.au.
³ School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. nicholas.larkins@health.wa.gov.au.
⁴ Nutrition Health Innovation and Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. nicholas.larkins@health.wa.gov.au.

Editorial

Sarah J Swartz et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 30.

doi: 10.1007/s00467-025-06982-0. Online ahead of print.

Sarah J Swartz¹, Nicholas G Larkins^{2

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4}

¹ Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
² Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Perth Children's Hospital, 15 Hospital Ave, Perth, Australia. nicholas.larkins@health.wa.gov.au.
³ School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. nicholas.larkins@health.wa.gov.au.
⁴ Nutrition Health Innovation and Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. nicholas.larkins@health.wa.gov.au.

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