The Frequency of Routine Blood Sampling and Patient Outcomes Among Maintenance Hemodialysis Recipients

Surveillance blood work is routinely performed in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) recipients. Although more frequent blood testing may confer better outcomes, there is little evidence to support any particular monitoring interval.Retrospective population-based cohort study.All prevalent HD recipients in Ontario, Canada, as of April 1, 2011, and a cohort of incident patients commencing maintenance HD in Ontario, Canada, between April 1, 2011, and...