Open AccessPrevention of Intradialytic Hypotension with Intermittent Back-Filtrate Infusion Haemodiafiltration: Insights into the Underlying Mechanism
Author(s) -
Yutaka Koda,
Ikuo Aoike
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000503878
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , reflex , hemodialysis , midodrine , blood volume , dialysis , anesthesia , heart rate , stimulation , cardiology , orthostatic vital signs
Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a major challenge to safely performing haemodialysis. Blood volume depletion due to fluid removal is a major cause of hypotension, so more emphasis should be placed on finding alternative modalities to traditional constant rate ultrafiltration.
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