No Survival Benefit in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians with Extended Hemodialysis Treatment Time

<b><i>Background:</i></b> The population of elderly end-stage renal disease patients initiating dialysis is rapidly growing. Although longer treatment is supposed to benefit for hemodialysis (HD) patients through more solute clearance and slower fluid removal, it is not yet clear how treatment session length affects mortality risk in octogenarians and nonagenarians. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> In a...