PURPOSE To evaluate alanine aminotransferase levels before and after a hemodialysis session and to correlate these values with the hematocrit rate and weight loss during hemodialysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS The serum alanine aminotransferase levels, hematocrit rate and body weight were measured and correlated before and after a single hemodialysis session for 146 patients with chronic renal fai...

Biofilms have been observed in the fluid pathways of hemodialysis machines. The impacts of four biocides used for the disinfection of hemodialysis systems were tested against Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto and Candida orthopsilosis biofilms generated by isolates obtained from a hydraulic circuit that were collected in a hemodialysis unit. Acetic acid was shown to be the most effective agent...

This study is the first, to our knowledge, directly compare cardiopulmonary and metabolic physiology during hemodialysis, intradialytic exercise, interdialytic exercise. Hemodialysis was associated with increased respiratory exchange ratio, blunted minute ventilation, impaired O 2 uptake extraction. We also identified a reduced ventilatory response exercise compared Impaired arterial-venous dif...

The hemodialysis procedure is thought to be a physical stressor in the majority of hemodialyzed patients. Previous studies suggest that elevated salivary amylase level may correlate with increased plasma norepinephrine level under psychological and physical stress conditions. In this study, we investigated biological stress reactivity during hemodialysis treatment using salivary amylase activit...

Dialysis catheters continue to play a vital role in the delivery of hemodialysis to patients for both temporary vascular access, serving as a bridge to permanent access, and for long-term access for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). During the past decade, there has been an emergence of technological advancements in the design of dialysis catheters in an attempt to reduce catheter m...

The purpose of this three-group quasi-experimental research study was to describe the relationship between hemodialysis knowledge and perceived medical adherence to a prescribed treatment regimen in African Americans diagnosed with end stage renal disease and to determine if an educational intervention improved hemodialysis knowledge and medical adherence. Eighty-five African Americans particip...

We describe a case of recurrent pulmonary edema after hemodialysis despite the patient being at ideal dry weight. Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome can cause serious complications in end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. This is a case of subclavian steal, made worse by hemodialysis, using an upper limb hemodialysis fistula. Complete resolution of symptoms followed percutaneous ste...

Acute renal failure in critically ill patients is a growing clinical problem. Options for renal replacement therapy in these patients use convective and diffusive clearance and may be intermittent, as in classic hemodialysis, or continuous. New ways of delivering dialysis in the intensive care unit, such as sustained low-efficiency dialysis, are also under development. It may be that renal repl...

During dialysis treatments, there is an interest of measuring the dialysis efficiency for each treatment. An easy method has been developed and is based on measuring the conductivity of the dialysis fluid. Today this method exists in the dialysis machines for standard hemodialysis (HD) treatments, and for the so called postdilution hemodiafiltration (HDF) treatments at Gambro Lundia AB. However...