Prolonged Intradialytic Hypoxemia Is Associated With Functional Disturbances in Erythrocytes

More than 10% of hemodialysis (HD) patients have prolonged intradialytic hypoxemia (PIH), a condition defined as arterial oxygen saturation below 90% for at least one-third of the treatment time.1Meyring-Wösten A. Zhang H. Ye X. et al.Intradialytic hypoxemia and clinical outcomes in patients on hemodialysis.Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016; 11: 616-625Crossref PubMed Scopus (39) Google Scholar This is a matter of concern, as PIH is associated with...