Table 1.

Dialysis treatments according to prescription patterns (RKF: Residual Kidney Function, IPD: Incremental Peritoneal Dialysis, IHD: Incremental Hemodialysis).

Dialysis Treatment	Description
Conventional dialysis	Three treatments per week for approximately 4 h are performed using any hemodialysis machine.
Incremental dialysis	Incremental dialysis uses the concept of adjusting dialysis doses according to RKF so that the dialysis dose is individualized. IPD was defined as <3 dwells per day in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) and <5 sessions per week in Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD); IHD was defined as <3 HD sessions per week.
Intensive dialysis	More frequent and/or longer HD
Palliative dialysis	Palliative dialysis means focusing on the quality of life rather than medical parameters. Palliative care was also related to “palliative dialysis”, which is when the seriously ill patient is still on maintenance dialysis treatment, but with treatment goals being aimed at quality of life.