Safely reducing haemodialysis frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michelle Da Silva LodgeThilini AbeygunaratneHelen AldersonIbrahim AliNina BrownConstantina ChrysochouRosie DonneIbi ErekosimaPhilip EvansEmma FlanaganSimon GrayDarren GreenJanet HegartyAudrey HydePhilip A KalraElizabeth LamertonDavid LewisRachel MiddletonDavid NewRobert NipahDonal O'DonoghueEdmond O'RiordanDimitrios PoulikakosFrancesco RainoneMaharajan RamanJames RitchieSmeeta SinhaGrahame WoodJames Tollitt

Published in: BMC nephrology (2020)

Short term conversion of a large but selected HD population to twice-weekly dialysis sessions was possible and safe. This approach could help mitigate COVID-19 transmission amongst dialysis patients in centres with similar organisational pressures.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
coronavirus disease
sars cov
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes