Intra-dialytic hypotension and blood volume and blood temperature monitoring

Continuous Blood Volume Monitoring and Ultrafiltration Control.

Continuous blood volume monitoring (CBVM) is believed to be a promising method for making the determination of patients' "dry weight" more objective, and ultrafiltration (UF) control more appropriate. Although blood volume response to UF and the interrelation between blood volume changes and changes in hemodynamic parameters are highly individual, certain principles of this response and interre...

Colloids in Dialytic Refractory Hypotension

Do changes in relative blood volume monitoring correlate to hemodialysis-associated hypotension?

INTRODUCTION Intradialytic hypotension remains the most common complication for outpatient hemodialysis, and relative blood volume monitoring was designed to reduce hypotension. Reports of the usefulness of this technology, however, have been variable. METHODS We audited the usefulness of relative blood volume monitoring recorded throughout the mid-week dialysis in 72 stable adult outpatients...

Postprandial hypotension: evaluation by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

To elucidate whether postprandial hypotension (PPH) is associated with any diurnal change of blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed on 121 hospitalized essential hypertensive patients who received standardized meals. Postprandial change in blood pressure was defined as the difference between mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) 1 h before and 2 h after each meal. The p...

Optimized Blood Volume Monitoring during Hemodialysis Procedure based on Ultrasonic Speed Measurement

Fast reduction of blood water volume due to ultra-filtration via hemodialysis machine and critical threshold of blood water volume can result in clinical complications such as hypotension. When blood water volume reduces during hemodialysis process, the concentration of blood forming elements will increase. One of the methods for the monitoring of the concentration changes is ultrasonic speed m...