The relationship between prescription of ultrafiltration and intradialytic hypotension in Chinese hemodialysis patients

Background: Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) remains the most frequent severe side effect of hemodialysis (HD) and increases patient morbidity and mortality. Excessive ultrafiltration (UF) is considered the leading cause of IDH. This study developed a suitable prescription of UF to reduce the incidences of IDH episodes.Methods: A retrospective study was performed to analyze 33,224 HD/hemodiafiltration (HDF) treatments in 312 patients. The...