NKF KDOQI GUIDELINES

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Practice Recommendations
2006 Updates
Hemodialysis Adequacy
Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy
Vascular Access

I.  CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR HEMODIALYSIS ADEQUACY

CLINICAL PRACTICE RECOMMENDATION FOR GUIDELINE 1: INITIATION OF DIALYSIS

Certain complications of kidney failure justify initiation of dialysis treatment in patients for whom estimated GFR has not yet decreased to 15 mL/min/1.73 m² (Table 11).

© 2006 National Kidney Foundation, Inc.