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The aim is to improve the uptake of home dialysis through quality improvement and patient co-design strategies.

March 28, 2026Open Access

Wcn26-2625 Using Qi and Patient Co-Design to Improve Home Dialysis Uptake at Trillium Health Partners

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The aim is to improve the uptake of home dialysis through quality improvement and patient co-design strategies.
Utilized dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) to determine lean mass.
Assessed serum creatinine levels in participants.
Calculated lean-mass index corrected serum creatinine values.
Identified a correlation between lean mass and serum creatinine levels.
Demonstrated potential enhancements in home dialysis uptake through targeted quality improvement efforts.

Abstract

Methods: We determined lean mass using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and serum creatinine in 11143 adult (18 years) participants from the Lung, hEart, sociAl, boDy (LEAD) cohort, a general population observational cohort study in Austria. We calculated lean-mass index (LMI) corrected serum creatinine (LMISCr) values by adjusting for each individual's LMI in relation to the population mean LMI by applying the following formula:

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Wcn26-2625 Using Qi and Patient Co-Design to Improve Home Dialysis Uptake at Trillium Health Partners

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