Rashid Ahmed Shaikh, Shamsuddin Solangi, Suresh Kumar Rathi, Qurban Hussain Shaikh.
Frequency of acute complications during haemodialysis.
J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):94-7.

OBJECT: to find out frequency of various acute complications during haemodialysis. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. PLACE & DURATION: The haemodialysis unit of Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad, over period of 27 months, November 2010 to January 2013. METHODOLOGY: The Patients of end stage renal disease and advance acute renal failure provided dialysis and observed for any acute complication during haemodialysis. RESULT: In total 176 patients, male were 166 (66%) and female were 60 (34%). A total of 2171 haemodialysis session were performed. Hypotension was observed during 12 (5.84%) dialysis session, Hypertension in 77 (3.54%) session. Vomiting in 70 (3.22%), muscles cramps in 67 (3.08%), fever in 33 (1.52%), Headache in 20 (0.9%) and chest pain 21 (0.96%) dialysis sessions. CONCLUSION: Haemodialysis is a life saving treatment procedure but it is not without complications and frequent complication are hypotension, Hypertension, Muscle cramps and vomiting.

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