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Less intensive versus conventional haemodialysis for people with end-stage kidney disease

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To assess the benefits and harms of less frequent HD (defined as twice-weekly HD sessions of not less than 3 hours/session) compared to conventional HD (defined as thrice-weekly sessions of 3 to 5 hours/session) for patients with ESKD on maintenance HD.

This is a protocol.

Health topics:

Kidney disease > End-stage kidney disease > Haemodialysis

Insurance medicine > Costs > Kidney disease

Insurance medicine > Sick Leave > Kidney disease

Published:

15 July 2020

Authors:

Karumbi J, Davids MR, Effa EE, Ben-Shlomo Y

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Karumbi J, Davids MR, Effa EE, Ben-Shlomo Y. Less intensive versus conventional haemodialysis for people with end-stage kidney disease (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD013671. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013671.