Background: A critical problem for hemodialysis patients are hepatitis infections. Some of the risk factors associated with HBV infection include blood transfusion, frequency, and duration of hemodialysis, and equipment contamination of infected patients. In fact, HCV infection through dialysis units has increased worldwide. Aims & Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalen...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Volume control is a key component of treatment of hemodialysis patients. The role of pedal edema as a marker of volume is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine factors that are associated with edema. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS A cross-sectional study of asymptomatic hemodialysis patients (n = 146) in four university-affiliated hemod...

OBJECTIVE The study objective was to validate the use of subjective global assessment (SGA) in assessing the prevalence of malnutrition among patients on hemodialysis in Jordan by comparing SGA grades with anthropometric and biochemical measurements. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional survey. SETTING The study was performed at hospital hemodialysis units. PATIENTS End-stage renal-failure o...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important global health challenge with increasing burden worldwide. CKD and acute kidney injury (AKI) may require renal replacement therapy (RRT) at some stages of the disease. Ghana currently has no renal transplant program. Dialysis services still remain a mirage to many chronic kidney disease patients in Ghana due to cost and paucity of hemodial...

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to assess nutritional status and compare quality of treatment among hemodialysis patients in public and private hospitals in Jordan. DESIGN We utilized a cross-sectional survey. SETTING Our setting involved hospital hemodialysis units. PATIENTS This study was undertaken in five large Jordanian hospitals between 2004 and 2005. One hundred and eighty participants...

Background: Malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome (MICS) is a frequent and serious problem in patients undergoing dialysis with estimated prevalence about 18–75%. The etiology multifactorial. MICS believed to be main cause of erythropoietin hyporesponsiveness, low free triiodothyronine (FT3) increased mortality hospitalization among the patients. Objective: To determine identify associatio...

BACKGROUND For chronic hemodialysis, the ideal permanent vascular access is the arteriovenous fistula (AVF). Temporary catheters should be reserved for acute dialysis needs. The AVF is associated with lower infection rates, better clinical results, and a higher quality of life and survival when compared to temporary catheters. In Brazil, the proportion of patients with temporary catheters for m...

patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, the hemoglobin levels of 52 patients with end-stage renal disease were measured before and after hemodialysis. the required erythropoietin doses and the differences in cost were calculated based on the hemoglobin levels before and after hemodialysis. a model to predict the adjusted erythropoietin dosages based on post-hemodialysis hemoglobin l...

I am not that fond of peanuts, and I hate pretzels, but when stuck on an airplane flight, I smile when the flight attendant offers them. This is not because I am hungry, and I certainly do not need the calories. My pleasure is less in the food itself and more in the small ritual of hospitality that marks the midpoint of the flight. Food makes most people feel welcome and appreciated, and patien...