Long-term effects of daily hemodialysis
on vascular access outcomes:A prospective controlled study.
Daily hemodialysis has been associated with favourable surrogate markers of improved survival among dialysis patients.
These outcomes include improvements in left ventricular mass index, chronic inflammation, nutritional markers and mineral metabolism markers.1–5 There is currently no study that directly addresses the impact of daily dialysis on vascular access outcomes over long-term follow-up.
Previous observational and uncontrolled