Abstract Background and Aims Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients have been identified as a high-risk group for COVID-19 infection. Serological testing can be used to monitor disease prevalence & evaluate screening measures protocols aiming at limiting transmission within dialysis units. This study was conducted observe the sero of infection among maintenance patients. Method The during ...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death and may cause protein-energy wasting in individuals with chronic kidney disease. A previous study demonstrated that blood cadmium levels (BCLs) were associated with malnutrition in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. However, the correlation between cadmium exposure and malnutrition remains unclear in chro...

The advantage of hemodiafiltration (HDF) is well known. One of the disadvantages of HDF is loss of serum albumin, but this issue is still obscure. Some risk factors associated with mortality were age dependent. Studies on serum albumin/hypoalbuminemia and HDF in different age stratification were limited. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the role of HDF and other clinical vari...

Effects of Alpha Ketoacid Combined with Hybrid Blood Purification Treatment on Nutritional Status, Renal Function and Expressions Serum Sclerostin, BMP-7, Irisin in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract Background and Aims Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a key mediators of inflammation has been linked to the severity mortality COVID-19-Omicron in general population. With higher rates observed maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients infected with COVID-19-Omicron, study aimed examine correlation between IL-6 levels this patient population indentify optimal level for predicting risk death. Meth...

UNLABELLED Infectious complications associated with vascular access are a well known cause of increased morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of hemodialysis vascular access infections and patients survival in the group of maintenance hemodialysis patients during a one year observation period. The study group consisted of 213 patien...

Approximately 350,000 individuals in the United States rely on maintenance hemodialysis treatment because of end-stage renal disease. Despite improvements in dialysis technology, the mortality rate for patients treated with maintenance dialysis is still exceptionally high, with a 5-year survival rate of only 35%. Many patients succumb to conditions resulting at least in part from the chronic in...

BACKGROUND The quality of life in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis is compromised despite of the substantial achievements in treatments. Quality of life in hemodialysis patients have been shown to be associated with decreased survival and increased hospitalization. Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate the managements of symptoms and patient self-perceived well-being as measurements ...

INTRODUCTION Dyslipidemia and high serum lipoprotein(a) are among the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in hemodialysis patients. Statins as a first line of therapy in hyperlipidemia does not always reduce the serum lipoprotein(a) level. Several studies have reported the lipid-lowering effects of carnitine and coenzyme Q10 in hemodialysis patients. This study was designed to investigate ...