BACKGROUND Exacerbation of chronic glaucoma or acute glaucoma is occasionally observed in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) because of anterior chamber depth changes during this therapy. PURPOSE To evaluate anterior chamber depth and axial length in patients during HD sessions. METHODS A total of 67 eyes of 35 patients were prospectively enrolled. Axial length and anterior chamber depth...

To evaluate the immune response to hepatitis B vaccination in stable hemodialysis (HD) patients, a retro-prospective investigation was conducted on 68 HD patients. Participants were vaccinated against hepatitis B virus with an intramuscular hepatitis B vaccination schedule, 40 micrograms at 0, 1, and 6 months. The serum antibody level against hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs) in HD patients was...

In patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), the incidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is high, leading to a severe condition; therefore, examinations that facilitate early diagnosis are necessary. The diagnostic accuracy of the ankle brachial pressure index (ABI) after walking, of which the cut-off value was corrected for HD patients, is higher than that of the ABI or toe brachial pressu...

Background: Several studies have suggested that online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) may reduce the risk of mortality and improve quality life these patients compared with standard hemodialysis. Methods: Forty stable out on dialysis (20 hemodialysis 20 hemodiafiltration) above age 18 years vintage more than 3 months were followed up for months. Clinical, biochemical parameters along SF-36 score at...

Vascular calcification and accelerated atherosclerosis are major causes of death in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation may be crucial determinants of cellular behavior in uremic conditions, determining an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The common polymorphisms on different gene promoters have been related to increased coronary artery ...

conclusions in conclusion, the prevalence of hbv infection was low in the south of iran, but genotype d represented the major hbv genotype in this population. among the variables, age, duration of hd, history of blood transfusion, and using shared hd devices influenced the prevalence of hbv among hd patients. results both kinds of assay determined that nine (5.88%) patients were hbv positive (h...

context the occurrence of intradialytic hypotension (idh) during hemodialysis (hd) continues to be a main problem in patients with esrd (end-stage kidney disease). it also negatively affects health-related quality of life. we aimed to determine vasopressin effect in decreasing idh. evidence acquisition we reviewed clinical and experimental literature in a variety of sources, including pubmed, c...

Background: Anemia is a common problem that often occurs in patients with CKD undergoing hemodialysis. 56.5% of hemodialysis were still have anemia, while on the other hand, achievement adequacy only reached 52.7%. Disparity data basis for this research. The aim study to analysis relationship between incidence anemia hemodialysis.Methods: This uses descriptive correlation cross sectional approa...

conclusions this study focused on important effects of malnutrition and inflammation on health-related quality of life aspects, both physically and mentally in hd patients. sga and mis are highly correlated with quality of life in hd patients. background malnutrition, inflammation and poor quality of life are prevalent among hemodialysis (hd) patients. health-related quality of life is an impor...

Background and aims: Hemodialysis (HD) is considered as the main method of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in many countries including Iran. Given the limited number of epidemiological studies in this regard at the provincial level across the country, the present study aimed to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of ESRD patie...