FHN Daily
Frequent Hemodialysis Network Daily Trial
Doente / População Intervenção / Exposição Comparação Desfecho
In 245 haemodialysis patients, six-times-weekly haemodialysis improved the composite of death or left-ventricular mass compared with conventional thrice-weekly dialysis.
N
245
Desenho
RCT
Desfecho
Composite of death or change in LV mass; death or physical-health score
Relevância
3
ResultadoHR 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
Discussão e crítica
Frequent dialysis improves intermediate endpoints; the burden and vascular-access events temper routine use.