Letter: Muscle cramps during maintenance haemodialysis.
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Muscle Cramps During Hemodialysis
Muscle cramps are the most prevalent intradialytic complication and an important difficulty for patients. The frequency of muscle cramps is about 35-86% during haemodialysis. Excessive ultrafiltration, intradialytic hypotension, electrolyte-mineral disturbances , hypoosmolality are the most frequent causes. Muscle cramps can be treated by isotonic-hypertonic saline or hypertonic dextrose soluti...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5890.492-b