Background and aim: Pruritus is a common disabling problem in patients with end stage renal disease. Several studies has recorded the relation between pruritus with hemodialysis in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of hemodialysis on pruritus of patients with CRF.Materials and Methods: After recording the demographic data and the diagnosis of d...

BACKGROUND We report on a patient with unilateral elevation of intraocular pressure during hemodialysis. CASE A 60-year-old man with unilateral exfoliative material complained of severe pain in the right eye during hemodialysis. OBSERVATIONS The intraocular pressure (IOP) in the patient's right eye was 56 mm Hg, and increased repeatedly during hemodialysis. The IOP in his left eye remained ...

BACKGROUND Oxidative stress increases in patients with end-stage renal disease and exaggerates the related comorbidities. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation with decaffeinated green tea extract (catechins) on hemodialysis-induced reactive oxygen species, atherosclerotic disease risk factors, and proinflammatory cytokines. DESIGN We enrolled 6 healt...

BACKGROUND An increase in left ventricular mass (LVM) is associated with mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in patients with end-stage renal disease. METHODS AND RESULTS The Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Daily Trial randomized 245 patients to 12 months of 6 times per week daily in-center hemodialysis or conventional hemodialysis; the FHN Nocturnal Trial randomized 87 patients to 12 ...

BACKGROUND The utilization of short-term daily hemodialysis has increased over the last few years, but little is known on its effects on the control of serum phosphate and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels. METHODS We therefore performed a cross-sectional study to compare FGF23 levels as well as other biochemical variables between 24 patients undergoing short daily hemodialysis using...

Cardiac events are the major cause of death in hemodialysis patients. Because of the paucity of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in hemodialysis patients, most cardiovascular therapies in this population are based on observational studies or results extrapolated from studies that excluded hemodialysis patients. However, associations discovered in observational studies do not prove causality, a...

Central vascular accesses are very useful tools for the treatment and diagnosis of various medical conditions such as administration drugs solutions, chemotherapy, hemodialysis, hemodynamic monitoring. A review clinical record a 59-year-old patient treated at tertiary hospital was performed. We presented case with lesion brachiocephalic truncus arteriosus derived from placement dialysis cathete...

Background: Uremic pruritus is one of the important problems in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Causing the mechanism of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients is complex and multifactorial. Almost 60 percent of hemodialysis patients suffer from uremic pruritus. Oral hydroxyzine is a common treatment for uremic pruritus of this patients. This study aimed to survey effect of hydroxyzine on u...

PURPOSE To assess the effect of hemodialysis on retinal and choroidal thicknesses using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS In this prospective interventional study, 25 hemodialysis patients (17 male, 8 female) were enrolled. All participants underwent high-speed, high-resolution SD-OCT (λ=840 mm; 26.000 A-scans/s; 5 µm resolution) before and after hemodialysis. Cho...