INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of unexplained pulmonary hypertension (PHT) among patients on hemodialysis at 2 centers and to evaluate possible predisposing factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, PHT was screened by Doppler echocardiography on the day after dialysis in 62 patients with end-stage renal disease receiving maintenance hemod...

Introduction More than 1/3 of patients with end-stage renal disease who are in a chronic dialysis program suffer from chronic pain and depression/anxiety. The aim of the study was to determine the impacts of symptoms of depression/anxiety, chronic pain and quality of life (QoL) on 6-year patient survival. Material and methods Observational study of end-stage renal disease patients on maintena...

INTRODUCTION Although maintenance dialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease prevents death from uremia, patient survival remains an important issue. This study is the first in Iran to evaluate long-term survival of patients with ESRD. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was conducted on 1861 patients with ESRD referred to 12 hemodialysis centers in Khuzestan province, Iran....

BACKGROUND Inadequacy of dialysis is one of the main causes of death in hemodialysis patients. Some studies have suggested that high-flux membrane improves the removal of moderate-sized molecules while other studies indicate no significant effect on them. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the dialysis efficacy of low-flux versus high-flux membranes in hemodialysis patients. PATIENT...

In January of 2004, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tied provider reimbursement for outpatient hemodialysis services to the number of provider-patient visits per month. We aimed to determine whether greater visit frequency associated with lower mortality and hospitalization rates among incident hemodialysis patients in a large, nationally representative contemporary cohort. Using U...

Background: Inadequacy of dialysis is one of the main causes of death in hemodialysis patients. Some studies have suggested that highflux membrane improves removal of moderatemolecules while other studies no significant on them. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the dialysis adequacy of low-flux versus high-flux membranes in Hemodialysis Patients. Patients and Methods: Forty ...

The relationships between all-cause mortality and serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), calcium, and phosphate are fairly diverse in patients on maintenance hemodialysis according to prior studies. This study evaluated the association of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) markers with all-cause mortality in prevalent hemodialysis patients from 2007 to 2012 in Beijing,...

Aims: Dialysis patients have experienced some degree of pain, especially foot pain. Some complementary interventions such as muscle relaxation are effective in relieving pain. This study was performed with the aim of assessing the effect of muscle relaxation on hemodialysis patients’ pain. Materials & Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 90 hemodialysis patients o...

BACKGROUND Previous observations found a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the hemodialysis population, but the best diagnostic approach remains undefined. We assessed OSA prevalence and performance of available screening tools to propose a specific diagnostic algorithm. METHODS 104 patients from 6 Swiss hemodialysis centers underwent polygraphy and completed 3 OSA screening...

BACKGROUND Hemodialysis patients have a high physical and psychosocial symptom burden. There is no valid and reliable tool for assessing symptoms of hemodialysis patients in Iran. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine psychometric properties of the Persian version of the dialysis symptom index (DSI). PATIENTS AND METHODS The forward-backward procedure was applied to translate th...