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ArticleCanadian journal of kidney health and disease2021

Cerebral Perfusion in Hemodialysis Patients: A Feasibility Study.

Jessica Anne Vanderlinden, Rachel Mary Holden, Stephen Harold Scott, John Gordon Boyd

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Article in Canadian journal of kidney health and disease, 2021. 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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Jessica Anne VanderlindenCentre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4167-8697
Rachel Mary HoldenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-3127
Stephen Harold ScottCentre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
John Gordon BoydCentre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
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Abstract

backgroundPatients on hemodialysis (HD) are known to exhibit low values of regional cerebral oxygenation (rSO2) and impaired cognitive functioning. The etiology of both is currently unknown.

objectiveTo determine the feasibility of serially monitoring rSO2 in patients initiating HD. In addition, we sought to investigate how rSO2 is related to hemodynamic and dialysis parameters.

designProspective observational study.

settingSingle-center tertiary academic teaching hospital in Ontario, Canada.

participantsSix patients initiating HD were enrolled in the study.

methodsFeasibility was defined as successful study enrollment (>1 patient/month), successful consent rate (>70%), high data capture rates (>90%), and assessment tolerability. Regional cerebral oxygenation monitoring was performed 1 time/wk for the first year of dialysis. A neuropsychological battery was performed 3 times during the study: before dialysis initiation, 3 months, and 1 year after dialysis initiation. The neuropsychological battery included a traditional screening tool: the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status, and a robot-based assessment: Kinarm.

resultsOur overall consent rate was 33%, and our enrollment rate was 0.4 patients/mo. In total 243 rSO2 sessions were recorded, with a data capture rate of 91.4% (222/243) across the 6 patients. Throughout the study, no adverse interactions were reported. Correlations between rSO2 with hemodynamic and dialysis parameters showed individual patient variability. However, at the individual level, all patients demonstrated positive correlations between mean arterial pressure and rSO2. Patients who had more than 3 liters of fluid showed significant negative correlations with rSO2. Less cognitive impairment was detected after initiating dialysis. LIMITATION: This small cohort limits conclusions that can be made between rSO2 and hemodynamic and dialysis parameters.

conclusionsProspectively monitoring rSO2 in patients was unfeasible in a single dialysis unit, due to low consent and enrollment rates. However, rSO2 monitoring may provide unique insights into the effects of HD on cerebral oxygenation that should be further investigated.

trial registrationDue to the feasibility nature of this study, no trial registration was performed.

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cerebral oximetryend-stage kidney diseasehemodialysisKinarmneurocognitive impairmentthe Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status

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