Kidney and Dialysis, Volume 2, Issue 1

Maintenance hemodialysis services continue to rise globally. We evaluated adherence to hemodialysis therapy and contributing factors among end-stage renal disease patients at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A cross-sectional stu...

Obesity remains a growing public health concern in industrialized countries around the world. The prevalence of obesity has also continued to rise in those with chronic kidney disease. Epidemiological data suggests those with overweight and obesity,...

The importance of patient activation (i.e., the knowledge, skills, and confidence one has in managing one’s own healthcare) in people with long-term conditions, including kidney disease, is growing. Enabling and empowering patients to take a mo...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequent, and shows wide variation with regards to the spectrum, etio-pathogenesis and management strategies after natural (e.g., earthquakes) and man-made disasters (e.g., wars). The most important pathogenetic mechanism...

Hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula is a shortcut of the systemic circulation and sometimes fistula flow exceeds 2 L/min. Possible hemodynamic and clinical consequences are discussed.

Of the many treatment parameters in hemodialysis care that could be individualised, the dialysate sodium concentration has been identified as a prime candidate for personalisation. Newer hemodialysis machines are equipped with controllers to manage t...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) describes a heterogeneous group of conditions, without specification of their etiology and diagnosed only by indirect markers of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), such as serum creatinine and urine output. Bedside estimation...

People receiving peritoneal dialysis (PrPD) tend to be physically inactive, with consequent adverse outcomes including increased mortality, reduced technique, and hospitalization free survival. Exercise is a form of planned physical activity which ha...

Background: Due to their immunocompromised conditions, hemodialysis (HD) patients are at high risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 with poor clinical outcomes. We explored safety, efficacy and variability factors associated with vaccine immune resp...

Background: In recent years, many reports have investigated the usefulness of brachial artery blood flow (BAF) measured by ultrasonography as an evaluation index for the vascular access (VA) stenosis of hemodialysis patients. However, the mechanism o...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health issue that places an increasing burden on the healthcare systems of both the developed and developing countries. CKD is a progressive and irreversible condition, affecting approximately 10% of th...

Pain is a common symptom in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) but the prevalence of opioid prescriptions in this population has been poorly studied outside the United States. This study assesses the prevalence of opioid prescription in two Swiss...

Based on our experience in our hemodiafiltration unit we would recommend a personalized isonatremic dialysate bath. We currently prescribe 137 meq (isonatremic) or delta dialysate Na/serum Na less than 2 meq. In addition to the sodium prescribed in t...

Low sodium dialysate was commonly used in the early year of hemodialysis to enhance diffusive sodium removal beyond its convective removal by ultrafiltration. However, disequilibrium syndrome was common, particularly when dialysis sessions were reduc...