In medicine,<unk> , refers to (renal) dialysis done at night. It usually is a reference to<unk>  hemodialysis, but could also refer to peritoneal dialysis which is typically done at night.<unk>  hemodialysis was conceived by the late Dr. Robert Uldall at Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The first patient trained was in April 1994. Conventional hemodialysis consists of a patient traveling to a clinic three times per week for a four-hour treatment. With<unk>  hemodialysis patients are trained to provide the treatments in their home six or seven nights per week for six to eight hours per treatment. There are some scientific studies which show benefits for patients using<unk>  hemodialysis versus conventional treatments, as well as many benefits that have not been studied yet.
Nocturnal dialysis
Home hemodialysis
Intradialytic parenteral nutrition
Intermittent fasting
Tight glycemic control
Renal replacement therapy
Pulsatile insulin
Iridodialysis