Table 1.

Published associations between the long interdialytic break and death.

^aCardiac death

^b12h period: starting with hemodialysis session; 60–72h period: 12h period before HD at end of weekend interval

^cDuring dialysis treatment preceding sudden death

^dSudden death

^eValues presented as absolute number (N= 228 deaths for Bleyer and N=32 for Genovesi)

^fValues presented as mean and standard deviation

^gValues presented as absolute number (N= 400 cardiac deaths)

^hAll-cause death

ⁱValues presented as rate per 100 person-years

K⁺, potassium; UF, ultrafiltration; SCD, sudden cardiac death; Wed, Wednesday; Th, Thursday; HD, hemodialysis