The Importance of Preoperative Hemodialysis in End-Stage Kidney Disease

The short and long-term physical and psychosocial outcomes of patients who survive after ECMO treatment are not well documented. Longer intervals between hemodialysis and surgery were significantly associated with higher risk of post-operative mortality, mainly among those who did not receive hemodials on the day of surgery. Doctors Hwang, Kesselheim, and Volkinger address the recent update to the Essential Medicines list.