Table 1.
Patient | Age | Sex | Race/ Ethnicity |
Cause of ESRD | Diabetes (Y/N) |
HTN (Y/N) |
CVD (Y/N) |
Duration on twice- weekly HD (months) |
Transition to thrice- weekly HD (Y/N) |
Reason for transition from twice- weekly to thrice-weekly HD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient 1 | 71 | F | Hispanic | Diabetic nephropathy | Y | Y | Y | 15.5 | Y | IDWG and fluid overload |
Patient 2 | 43 | F | Non-Hispanic White | Diabetic nephropathy | Y | Y | N | 11 | Y | IDWG and new onset HFrEF |
Patient 3 | 59 | M | Non-Hispanic White | Diabetic nephropathy | Y | Y | N | 6 | Y | IDWG and fluid overload |
Patient 4 | 70 | M | Hispanic | Obstructive nephropathy | Y | Y | Y | 9 | Y | IDWG |
Patient 5 | 20 | M | Hispanic | Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis | N | N | N | 5 | Y | Adequacy (hyperkalemia) |
Patient 6 | 50 | F | Hispanic | Hypertension, NSAID use | N | Y | N | 5 | Y | Adequacy (acidosis, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia) |
Patient 7 | 68 | F | Asian | Diabetic nephropathy | Y | Y | Y | 4 | Y | Adequacy (hyperkalemia, acidosis, low clearance) |
Patient 8 | 50 | M | Asian | Chronic interstitial nephritis | N | Y | N | 6 | Y | Adequacy |
Patient 9 | 73 | M | Asian | Hypertension/Ischemic nephropathy | Y | Y | Y | 12 | N | N/A |
Patient 10 | 66 | F | Hispanic | Reduced nephron mass (partial nephrectomy), hypertension, diabetic nephropathy | Y | Y | N | 20 | N | N/A |
Patient 11 | 31 | M | Hispanic | Tuberous sclerosis | N | N | N | 8 | N | N/A |
Patient 12 | 59 | M | Hispanic | IgA nephropathy & Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis | N | Y | N | 7 | N | N/A |
Patient 13 | 25 | M | Non-Hispanic White | Congenital renal dysplasia/solitary kidney | N | Y | N | 3.5 | N | N/A |
Abbreviations: M: male; F: female; Y: yes; N: no; HTN: hypertension; CVD: cardiovascular disease; HD: hemodialysis; IDWG: interdialytic weight gain; HFrEF: heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; URR: urea reduction ratio