Editors choice: Two-times weekly hemodialysis in China: frequency associated patient and treatment characteristics and Quality of Life in the China Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns study

摘要

BackgroundRenal replacement therapy is rapidly expanding in China, and two-times weekly dialysis is common, but detailed data on practice patterns are currently limited. Using cross-sectional data from the China Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS), we describe the hemodialysis practice in China compared with other DOPPS countries, examining demographic, social and clinical characteristics of patients on two-times weekly dialysis.