Open AccessBlood pressure changes among patients undergoing hemodialysis in Yenagoa, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Oghenekaro Godwin Egbi,
Ahmed Sulaiman Daz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_76_19
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , blood pressure , dialysis , creatinine , statistical significance , pulse pressure , analysis of variance , kidney disease , clinical significance , cardiology , surgery
Hemodialysis (HD) is a common modality of renal replacement therapy in Nigeria. Despite its usefulness, it may have complications such as intra-dialytic hypotension (IDH) and intra-dialytic hypertension (IDHTN), both of which may impact negatively on the patient. The aim of the study was to examine blood pressure (BP) changes during HD, to determine the frequency of IDH and IDHTN in patients undergoing HD, and to possibly identify associated factors.