Table 2.
Number of exit events and changes in dialysis frequency during the observation period (n = 56 subjects)
| Nonaccess-related death | 5 |
| cardiovascular | 4 |
| ischemic bowel | 1 |
| Vascular access-related death (SAB with epidural abscess, quadriplegia) | 1 |
| Transplant | 8 |
| Move to new dialysis program | 5 |
| Change of modality | 0 |
| AVF failure | 0 |
| Switch from 3.5 sessions/wk to 6 sessions/wka | 8 |
| Switch from 6 sessions/wk to 3.5 sessions/wk | 0 |
a
Alternate-night HD began in March 2004, after implementation of the antimicrobial cream prophylaxis protocol.