OBJECTIVE Patients undergoing hemodialysis are repeatedly exposed to stress and pain from approximately 300 punctures per year to their arteriovenous fistula. This study was designed to measure pain associated with venepuncture during AVF cannulation and to compare the effectiveness of ethyl chloride vapocoolant spray, topical eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) cream and placebo in co...

OBJECTIVE Cardiovascular diseases are the most important causes of mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease. However, viral infections (hepatitis B and C) have acquired great importance for patients undergoing hemodialysis, because they affect patients' survival and increase morbidity and mortality. This study aimed at assessing the influence of hepatitis C on the mortality of patient...

Introduction: The use of Procalcitonin (PCT) as a bacterial diagnostic marker is controversial in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Infections account for considerable morbidity and mortality in patients on HD. Hence, early diagnosis of bacterial infections is important to make a prognostic assessment of its severity. If PCT can be used as a primary marker for bacterial infections in patients on H...

BACKGROUND Elderly patients with cardiovascular comorbidities are more likely to die before progressing to the need for undergoing hemodialysis; so deferring their predialysis vascular access (VA) surgery has been suggested. However, recent declines in cardiovascular mortality in the US population may have changed this consideration. We assessed whether there has been a parallel decrease in car...

Chronic kidney disease is one of the major non-infectious diseases. Patient with chronic mainly requires hemodialysis. Hemodialysis may cause various complications, so hemodialysis patient appropriate care. Aim study: Assess effectiveness Intradialytic aerobic exercises on muscle cramps among patients Undergoing Hemodialysis. Material and method: The research design adopted for study was quasi-...

Background: Hemodialysis is a treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that is an underlying factor of cognitive impairment in patients. Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of cognitive impairment and its associated factors in patients undergoing hemodialysis using Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carri...

INTRODUCTION This study evaluated the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a sample of Iranian patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. The data were compared with the HRQOL for the Iranian general population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two-hundred and fifty patients undergoing hemodialysis were included using a convenience sampling approach in a cross-sectional study. Data collection wa...

A high coronary artery calcification score (CACS) may be associated with mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Recently, effects of iron on vascular smooth muscle cell calcificat...