Effect of blood pressure in high risk patients treated with low temperature and sodium adjustable hemodialysis

Objectives To compare the ncidence of hypotension in high risk patients treated with normal temperature,low temperature and sodium adjustable hemodialysis.Methods Twelve hemodialysis patients with high risk conditions,such as end-stage kidney diseases complicated with old age,diabetic nephrosis and heart failure,were randomly treated with convientional dialysis of normal temperature(group A)or low temperature and sodium adjustable dialysis(group B).Every patient was sequentially treated with the 2 kinds of dialysis,20 times for each method.The incidence of hypotension and its symptoms during hemodialysis was compared.Results The incidence of blood hypotension was 22.9%,7.5% in group A,B.The incidence in group A and B is statistically different.Conclusion The methods of low temperature and sodium adjustable hemodialysis is effective to prevent hypotension during hemodialysis,and thus improve the tolerance to hemodialysis in high risk patients.