The first year following the start of haemodialysis (HD) is associated with increased mortality, especially during the first 90-120 days after the start of dialysis. Whereas the start of dialysis has important effects on the internal environment of the patient, there are relatively few studies assessing changes in phenotype and underlying mechanisms during the transition period following pre-di...

BACKGROUND Patients in control of their own haemodialysis report better outcomes than those receiving professional controlled care in a hospital setting, even though home and hospital haemodialysis are largely equivalent from mechanical and physiological perspectives. Shared Haemodialysis Care (SHC) describes an initiative in which hospital haemodialysis patients are supported by dialysis staff...

Correspondence to: Dr. Jayme Eduardo Burmeister. Departamento de Clínica Médica e Unidade de Medicina Renal Hospital Universitário Universidade Luterana do Brasil Canoas, RS. Av. Cel. Lucas de Oliveira, no 1270, apto. 30, Bela Vista, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. CEP: 90440-010. E-mail: [email protected] Introduction: Hypoglycemia can occur during hemodialysis in diabetic chronic renal failure pat...

BACKGROUND Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is considered one of the most frequent complications of haemodialysis with an estimated prevalence of 20-50 %, but studies investigating its exact prevalence are scarce. A complicating factor is that several definitions of IDH are used. The goal of this study was, to assess the prevalence of IDH, primarily in reference to the European Best Practice Gui...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the rate of missed treatments among hemodialysis (HD) patients, and the association between treatment nonadherence and clinical outcomes. DATA SOURCE The data used in this study were based on electronic medical records and Medicare claims. STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective, observational study. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS HD patients miss 9.9% of...

Hyperkalemia is not uncommon in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance hemodialysis, often related to dietary indiscretion, following the prolonged inter-dialytic weekend interval in patients on thrice weekly hemodialysis treatments, and sometimes the adverse effects of medications such as RAAS blocking agents. Moreover, hyperkalemia following extended cardiac surgery can r...

A chemiluminescence system, Milliflex Quantum (MFQ), to detect microcolonies, has been used in the pharmaceutical field. In this study, we investigated aquatic bacteria in hemodialysis solutions sampled from bioburden areas in 4 dialysis faculties. Using MFQ, microcolonies could be detected after a short incubation period. The colony count detected with MFQ after a 48-hour incubation was 92% ± ...