Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Clinical Guideline for "Hemodialysis Initiation for Maintenance Hemodialysis"

Watanabe Y, Yamagata K, Nishi S, Hirakata H, Hanafusa N, Saito C, Hattori M, Itami N, Komatsu Y, Kawaguchi Y, Tsuruya K, Tsubakihara Y, Suzuki K, Sakai K, Kawanishi H, Inaguma D, Yamamoto H, Takemoto Y, Mori N, Okada K, Hataya H, Akiba T, Iseki K, Tomo T, Masakane I, Akizawa T, Minakuchi J ; “Hemodialysis Initiation for Maintenance Hemodialysis” Guideline Working Group, Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy.

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. 2015 Mar; 19(Suppl. 1): 93-107.

PubMed ID: 25817934

The preparation of guidelines for hemodialysis initiation
Subjects of guidelines for hemodialysis initiation
Grading evidence and recommendations
Chapter 1. Methods of renal function assessment at hemodialysis initiation
Chapter 2. Length of medical care by nephrologist prior to hemodialysis initiation
Chapter 3. Preparation for dialysis initiation
Chapter 4. Timing of hemodialysis initiation
Chapter 5. Precautions after dialysis initiation
Chapter 6. Chronic hemodialysis initiation in pediatric patients
Chapter 7. Recommended studies to compile future evidence
List of abbreviations
References