Hemodialysis patients are exposed to large volumes of water in the form of dialysate. Contaminants from the dialysate may cross the dialyzer membrane into the blood and have the potential to compromise the adequacy of dialysis. Several chemicals found commonly in drinking water have long been known to be toxic to hemodialysis patients. More recently, it has become apparent that even low levels ...

The significant growth in the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) population and the recent interest in the quantitation of dialysis delivered have stimulated much work in the field of kinetic modeling, correlation between model parameters and clinical outcome, and comparison between the long-term benefits of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. A critical assessment of the long-t...

Hyperprolactinemia is a common endocrinal alteration in chronic renal failure, Several investigators examined the serum concentration of prolactin in patients with chronic renal failure and found it to be elevated. The aim of the study: is to evaluate the relation between adequacy of dialysis and levels of serum Prolactin in long term hemodialysis patients, in order to clarify if adequate dialy...

Efforts to improve the delivery of hemodialysis have focused mostly on identifying patient-related factors that lead to inadequate dialysis. Less consideration has been given to the impact of the dialysis center on adequacy. This study evaluated whether the dialysis facility or individual-level factors were the primary influence on variations in dialysis adequacy. This was a retrospective analy...

Background: One of the leading causes of disability and mortality among patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) is HD inadequacy. Enhancing HD adequacy can improve the prognosis for these patients. Objectives: This study sought to investigate the effects of stepwise sodium and ultrafiltration profile on HD adequacy. Patients and Methods: This crossover clinical trial was conducted on 30 patients, ...

Hemodialysis is the most preferred renal replacement therapy for patients with chronic kidney failure worldwide. The indicator of success hemodialysis fulfillment adequacy dose as measured by Kt/V. Many factors affect hemodialysis, including internal and external patient. This study aimed to analyze that in undergoing at Indramayu Hospital. Research design using a cross-sectional approach. samp...

The London Daily/Nocturnal Hemodialysis Study, a prospective, comparative, nonrandomized study, directly compared outcomes of quotidian (daily) hemodialysis patients with conventional thrice-weekly hemodialysis patients. Patients were assigned to either daily (short-hours) hemodialysis (n = 11) or nocturnal hemodialysis (n = 12) and followed up for 5-36 months; all data were directly compared w...