Open AccessDialysis Dose and Intradialytic Hypotension: Results from the HEMO Study
Author(s) -
Finnian R. Mc Causland,
Steven M. Brunelli,
Sushrut S. Waikar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000355958
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , odds ratio , dialysis , confidence interval , hemodynamics , anesthesia , cardiology , urology
Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is common and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients. A higher dialysis 'dose' may generate transient intradialytic osmotic gradients, predisposing to intracellular fluid shifts and resulting in hypotension.
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