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Renal Replacement Therapy and Incremental Hemodialysis for Veterans with Advanced
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Kalantar-Zadeh K
; Crowley ST
; Beddhu S
; Chen JLT
; Daugirdas JT
; Goldfarb DS
; Jin A
; Kovesdy CP
; Leehey DJ
; Moradi H
; Navaneethan SD
; Norris KC
; Obi Y
; O'Hare A
; Shafi T
; Streja E
; Unruh ML
; Vachharajani TJ
; Weisbord S
; Rhee CM
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Each year approximately 13,000 Veterans transition to maintenance dialysis,
mostly in the traditional form of thrice-weekly hemodialysis from the start.
Among >6000 dialysis units nationwide, there are currently approximately 70
Veterans Affairs (VA) dialysis centers. Given this number of VA dialysis centers
and their limited capacity, only 10% of all incident dialysis Veterans initiate
treatment in a VA center. Evidence suggests that, among Veterans, the receipt of
care within the VA system is associated with favorable outcomes, potentially
because of the enhanced access to healthcare resources. Data from the United
States Renal Data System Special Study Center "Transition-of-Care-in-CKD" suggest
that Veterans who receive dialysis in a VA unit exhibit greater survival compared
with the non-VA centers. Substantial financial expenditures arise from the high
volume of outsourced care and higher dialysis reimbursement paid by the VA than
by Medicare to outsourced providers. Given the exceedingly high mortality and
abrupt decline in residual kidney function (RKF) in the first dialysis year, it
is possible that incremental transition to dialysis through an initial
twice-weekly hemodialysis regimen might preserve RKF, prolong vascular access
longevity, improve patients' quality of life, and be a more patient-centered
approach, more consistent with "personalized" dialysis. Broad implementation of
incremental dialysis might also result in more Veterans receiving care within a
VA dialysis unit. Controlled trials are needed to examine the safety and efficacy
of incremental hemodialysis in Veterans and other populations; the administrative
and health care as well as provider structure within the VA system would
facilitate the performance of such trials.