Title of article :
Access Recirculation in Permanent Catheters of Hemodialysis Patients
Author/Authors :
Gholyaf, Mahmoud Clinical Research Development Unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Hamadan, Iran , Mohammadi, Farshid Clinical Research Development Unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Hamadan, Iran , Razaghi, Mehta Clinical Research Development Unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital - Hamadan University of Medical Sciences - Hamadan, Iran
Abstract :
Treatment for end stage renal disease patients is based on dialysis;
however, the presence of access recirculation (AR) decreases dialysis
efficiency and adequacy. This study was conducted to determine
the recirculation rate in dialysis patients undergoing hemodialysis
through using a permanent catheter. 60 patients including 23 males
and 37 females were enrolled. Mean age of the participants was
57.66 (± 14.08) years. Mean AR in the subjects was 9.36%, and 16
(27%) of patients had mean AR above 10%. Moreover, there was a
significant correlation between AR and catheter longevity (P < .001).
It is suggested to limit the use of permanent catheters to specific
cases and not to use them in place of arteriovenous fistulas.
Keywords :
recirculation , permanent catheter , hemodialysis
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
