Objectives: To assess the effect of Hemodialysis on the Hemodynamic (systolic, diastolic of blood pressure, and heart rate before , during and after Hemodialysis ) Methodology: Descriptive study was carried out at the Hemodialysis word in Baghdad teaching hospital during the period from 20 July 2015 to 20 April 2016. A purposive (non-probability) sample of (30) patients with end stage of renal ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether or not P-wave dispersion (PWD) can be used as a good indicator of effective hemodialysis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study included 35 patients (20 males, 15 females, mean age 61 +/- 10 years) who regularly received hemodialysis treatment for chronic renal failure. Following hemodialysis, the patients whose hemodynamic parameters were preserved and who reached d...

BACKGROUND Metformin use reduces the incidence and severity of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The benefits of metformin for stroke have not been examined in hemodialysis patients with DM. METHODS AND RESULTS Using the National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 17 760 patients with DM and new-onset hemodialysis between 2001 and 2013. Of these, 1898 patie...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Low free testosterone levels are associated with sexual dysfunction and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in male hemodialysis patients. Carnitine deficiency is frequently observed in hemodialysis patients as well. However, the relationship between carnitine and testosterone levels remains unknown. In this study, we examined whether carnitine deficiency was indepen...

An accurate evaluation of water content in the body of hemodialyzed patients seems to be an important problem in chronic dialysotherapy. Acute intradialytic hypotension observed in 20-33% of hemodialysis patients is a very common complication of this kind of renal replacement therapy. The study was performed in 40 uremic patients, treated with hemodialysis at the Nephrology Clinic of the Univer...

OBJECTIVE To determine the cause of an outbreak of acute illness and death in a long-term hemodialysis unit. DESIGN A retrospective cohort and case-control study of patients receiving hemodialysis and a laboratory study of a model deionization system to purify water for hemodialysis. SETTING An outpatient hemodialysis unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS 12 patients who became severely...

INTRODUCTION Angiogenesis plays a role in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) pathology, and certain angiogenic factors are increased by inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma angiogenin and vascular endothelial factor A (VEGFA) levels in hemodialysis patients, as well as the effect of CHD, DM, and inflammation on these markers. MATE...

BACKGROUND The risk of developing tuberculosis is high among chronic hemodialysis patients. The tuberculin skin test (TST) has been in use for diagnosing latent TB, but few data are available on TST in hemodialysis patients. OBJECTIVE This study was done to identify the TST reactivity and frequency of booster effect in serial TST among hemodialysis patients. METHODS A total of 100 patients ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Up to 70% of hemodialysis patients over the age of 54 have relevant cognitive impairment. No standardized protocol for the evaluation and monitoring of this population is available today. We hypothesized that the dialysis procedure and the testing environment induce fluctuations of cognitive performance. METHODS 26 hemodialysis patients were randomly tested using the Montreal ...

We describe the infrastructure that is necessary for hemodialysis in the home focusing on physical requirements, the organization of plumbing and water, and the key features that should guide the selection of machines that are suitable for home use.