WCN25-2417 A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PATIENTS RECEIVING TWICE WEEKLY AND THRICE WEEKLY HEMODIALYSIS IN TERMS OF HOSPITALISATION AND SURVIVAL IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Frequency of hemodialysis is still a debatable topic. Incremental hemodialysis has gained popularity and requires a smooth increase in dialysis frequency while maintaining a sufficient residual diuresis. The majority of patients on maintenance hemodialysis in developed countries are administered a relatively uniform regimen, with a 3 HD/week schedule and a full dose, to achieve a minimum single pool Kt/V urea (spKt/V urea) ≥ 1.2. In developing countries and some developed countries, a twice-weekly schedule independent of residual kidney function is still performed, sometimes because of lack of resources and some other times because of patients’ resistance to undergo three sessions per week.