Chronic Kidney Disease patients undergoing hemodialysis can cause stress to the patient. The longer patient suffers from Disease, more has a variety of experiences with stressors due disease. These be used as an anticipatory effort in dealing experienced by patients. purpose this was relationship between duration and coping mechanism chronic kidney disease hemodialysis. This study descriptive q...

introduction: one of the main complications of hemodialysis in patients with chronic renal failure is hypoxemia which is related to several factors including the type of filter. the aim of this study was to evaluate the hypoxemia levels in patients undergoing hemodialysis with focus on the type of filter. methods: in a crossover clinical trial, 29 patients from emodialysis ward of fatemieh hosp...

There has been no previous report of oxaliplatin administration in patients undergoing hemodialysis. A 65-year-old female with end-stage renal disease who was undergoing hemodialysis presented with anemia in August 2005. She was diagnosed with colon cancer with multiple liver metastases. After colectomy, hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy of 5-fluorouracil was initiated and systemic adminis...

Background and Purpose: Sleep disorders are a common problem in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Poor sleep quality is considered as a potential predictor for mortality and reduced quality of life in these patients. This study aimed to evaluate subjective sleep quality in hemodialysis patients and its association with hemodialysis timing. Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was condu...

OBJECTIVES Patients undergoing hemodialysis suffer from a variety of complications related to end-stage renal disease. This prospective, observational pilot study aims to determine the feasibility, safety, and possible benefits of acupuncture for symptom management in patients undergoing hemodialysis. METHODS Twenty-four (24) patients undergoing hemodialysis received acupuncture treatment for...

BACKGROUND Hyperphosphatemia is one of the common complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Although calcium carbonate (CaC) is often used to control serum inorganic phosphorus level in dialysis patients, co-administration of gastric acid reducers (ARs) may interfere with the phosphate binding effect of CaC. We performed a retrospective medical chart review to study whether ARs attenua...

BACKGROUND Patients undergoing hemodialysis are at high risk of falls, with subsequent complications including fractures, loss of independence, hospitalization, and institutionalization. Factors associated with falls are poorly understood in this population. We hypothesized that insights derived from studies of the elderly might apply to adults of all ages undergoing hemodialysis; we focused on...