Increased life expectancy is posing unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems
worldwide. These include a sharp increase in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease …

Water is a dwindling natural resource, and potable water is wrongly considered an unlimited
resource. Dialysis, particularly hemodialysis, is a water-hungry treatment that impacts the …

Background Incremental haemodialysis initiation entails lower sessional duration and/or
frequency than the standard 4 h thrice-weekly approach. Dialysis dose is increased as …

Background Appropriate dialysis prescription in the transitional setting from chronic kidney
disease to end-stage kidney disease is still challenging. Conventional thrice-weekly …

Climate change is inducing us to rethink our way of life. There is widespread awareness that
we need to adopt environmentally friendly approaches and reduce the amount of waste we …

Background Residual kidney function is considered better preserved with incremental
haemodialysis (I-HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) as compared with conventional thrice …

Kidney care, especially dialysis, has a substantial environmental impact through
greenhouse emissions and waste generation. 1-4 Thus, the Canadian Society of …

Chronic kidney disease and the need for kidney replacement therapy have increased
dramatically in recent decades. Forecasts for the coming years predict an even greater …

Thrice weekly hemodialysis (HD) is considered the standard of care for patients with end-
stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) on extracorporeal renal replacement therapy. However …

Background Incremental hemodialysis follows the concept of adjusting dialysis dose
according to residual kidney function. Data on incremental hemodialysis in pediatric patients …