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ArticleCureus2018

Hemodialysis Session Duration, Ultrafiltration Rate, Interdialytic Weight Gain and their Association with Albumin in Patients on Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Regional Dialysis Unit: A Cross-sectional Study.

Adeel Rafi Ahmed, Ala Eldin Abdalla, Muniza Satti, Junaid Qazi, David Lappin

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Adeel Rafi AhmedNephrology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, IRL.
Ala Eldin AbdallaNephrology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, IRL.
Muniza SattiInternal Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, IRL.
Junaid QaziNephrology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, IRL.
David LappinNephrology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, IRL.

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Abstract

Aim Several studies suggest that a low pre-dialysis serum albumin level (<40g/L) is associated with increased mortality in dialysis patients. The objective of this study was to assess if hemodialysis session duration (HSD), ultrafiltration rate (UFR) and interdialytic weight gain percentage (IDWG%) are associated with pre-dialysis serum albumin levels (markers of all-cause mortality), thus influencing mortality.  Method  This is a cross-sectional analytical study in which data were collected from a regional cohort of 59 prevalent chronic hemodialysis patients using a national electronic database (eMED). Continuous data were analyzed using a regression model to assess for an association between HSD, IDWG% and UFR with albumin levels. Results Fifty-six patients were included in the study. Multiple linear regression models demonstrated a cross-sectional association between longer HSD and higher serum albumin levels and a statistically significant positive correlation (

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albuminend stage renal diseasehemodialysis session durationinterdialytic weight gain.mortalityultra-filtration

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PMCPMC6402734

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