9 Haemodialysis There does not appear to be a clear association between the proportion adequacy, of patients treated with satellite or home haemodialysis and the length frequency, and of treatment sessions. The DHBs in the Auckland region and Taranaki treatment DHB appear to have more patients treated with shorter hours. duration The proportion of patients receiving <4.5 hours at each treatment session in 2015 was: Duration of haemodialysis Northland: 3.2% The proportion of haemodialysis Waitemata: 33.1% patients that were receiving <4.5 Auckland: 47.1% hours of haemodialysis at each Counties Manukau: 42.4% Waikato: 13.4% treatment session is highly variable. Hawke’s Bay: 27.4% continues to increase at most Taranaki: 55.2% centres, although decreasing trends MidCentral: 17.5% are observed at Counties Manukau, Capital & Coast: 17.5% Hawkes Bay, and Taranaki (Figure Canterbury: 8.3% 9.1). Southern: 7.8%
9 Haemodialysis adequacy, frequency, and treatment duration Duration of haemodialysis The proportion of haemodialysis patients that were receiving <4.5 hours of haemodialysis at each treatment session is highly variable. continues to increase at most centres, although decreasing trends are observed at Counties Manukau, Hawkes Bay, and Taranaki (Figure 9.1). There does not appear to be a clear association between the proportion of patients treated with satellite or home haemodialysis and the length of treatment sessions. The DHBs in the Auckland region and Taranaki DHB appear to have more patients treated with shorter hours. The proportion of patients receiving <4.5 hours at each treatment session in 2015 was: Northland: 3.2% Waitemata: 33.1% Auckland: 47.1% Counties Manukau: 42.4% Waikato: 13.4% Hawke’s Bay: 27.4% Taranaki: 55.2% MidCentral: 17.5% Capital & Coast: 17.5% Canterbury: 8.3% Southern: 7.8%
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