BACKGROUND While the appearance of red clots in the dialyzer is a common phenomenon in every hemodialysis unit, the occurrence of white thrombi in the tubing is relatively rare. CASE PRESENTATION We describe an adolescent male with recurrent white thrombi formation in the hemodialysis tubing. This patient had chronic renal failure from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, but was no longer nep...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the conformity of the assistential practice in the maintenance of the temporary double-lumen catheter for hemodialysis, by means of the use of the process indicator, in the University Hospital of the University of São Paulo. METHOD a quantitative, exploratory-descriptive and observational study. The sample was made up of 155 observations of persons with temporary double-...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease, is progressive loss in function over a period of months or years. It an internationally recognized public health problem affecting 5–10% the world population. Objective: To evaluate role reticulocyte hemoglobin content and soluble transferrin receptor concentration for detection iron deficiency anemia Egyptian patien...

BACKGROUND Meeting specific guideline targets is associated with improved survival rates and reduced hospitalizations in the dialysis population. This prospective work evaluated the adequacy of hemodialysis quality indicators in an in-center hemodialysis population with severe comorbidities, and assessed whether clinical practice could impact intermediate outcomes. METHODS All the chronic hem...

CONTEXT Seasonal variation in arterial blood pressure has been reported in studies with hypertensive and normotensive subjects. However, the influence of seasonal change on blood pressure of hemodialysis patients has not been reported. OBJECTIVE To investigate the seasonal variation of blood pressure in Brazil, a tropical country, in patients on hemodialysis. DESIGN Prospective, cohort stud...

Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is common in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis and is associated with adverse outcomes. Currently, SHPT is managed by reducing circulating levels of phosphate with oral binders and parathyroid hormone (PTH) with vitamin D analogs and/or the calcimimetic cinacalcet. Etelcalcetide, a novel calcimimetic administered intravenously (IV) at the end of a ...

Background: Pediatric nurse plays an important role in management needs of children with chronic renal failure (CRF) and undergoing hemodialysis therapy. Aim: It was to assess pediatric nurses regarding children's Research design: A descriptive design utilized for this study. Settings: This study conducted at Hemodialysis Unit Children’s Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hos...

Minimal pediatric data describe hospitalization causes and associated costs for children who receive maintenance hemodialysis, and no data exist to evaluate methods to decrease hospitalization. In 1999, two common causes of hemodialysis patient hospitalization at Texas Children's Hospital were fluid overload/hypertension (FO/HTN) and vascular access thrombosis (VAT). Evaluated is the effect of ...