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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Henry P Snicklesnorter on February 25, 2011, 06:32:43 PM

Title: Night Home Haemo vs Cadaveric Transplant
Post by: Henry P Snicklesnorter on February 25, 2011, 06:32:43 PM

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Title: Re: Night Home Haemo vs Cadaveric Transplant
Post by: MooseMom on February 25, 2011, 09:18:53 PM

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!  Longer, slower and more frequent dialysis is the very best dialysis you can get.  If you can get it in a clinic, then you are blessed, but most people here in the US have to dialyze at home if they want optimal dialysis.  Yes, it IS TRUE...frequent nocturnal dialysis gives clinical results as good as those with cadaveric transplants.  There is a LOT of medical literature about this.  Have you seen Dr. John Agar's website? 

www.nocturnaldialysis.org

This website taught me more about the biomechanics of dialysis than any other source.  Dr. Agar is nocturnal dialysis enthusiast, and you can see why!

Title: Re: Night Home Haemo vs Cadaveric Transplant
Post by: greg10 on February 25, 2011, 09:39:34 PM

Quote from: Henry P Snicklesnorter on February 25, 2011, 06:32:43 PM

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Published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, the study followed a total of 1,239 patients for up to 12 years..

http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/content/24/9/2915.full

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Results. The total study population consisted of 177 NHD patients matched to 1062 DTX and LTX recipients (total 1239 patients) followed for a maximum of 12.4 years. During the follow-up period, the proportion of deaths among NHD, DTX and LTX patients was 14.7%, 14.3% and 8.5%, respectively (P = 0.006). We found no difference in the adjusted survival between NHD and DTX (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.50–1.51; NHD reference group), while LTX survival was better (HR 0.51, 95% CI 0.28–0.91).