FHN Daily

Frequent Hemodialysis Network Daily Trial

Paziente / Popolazione Intervento / Esposizione Confronto Esito

In 245 haemodialysis patients, six-times-weekly haemodialysis improved the composite of death or left-ventricular mass compared with conventional thrice-weekly dialysis.

245

Disegno

RCT

Esito

Composite of death or change in LV mass; death or physical-health score

Rilevanza

RisultatoHR 0.61 for the death/LV-mass composite (p=0.007).

FHN Trial Group. N Engl J Med. 2010;363(24):2287-2300. 10.1056/NEJMoa1001593

Discussione e critica

Frequent dialysis improves intermediate endpoints; the burden and vascular-access events temper routine use.