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The effect of acupressure on upper extremity pain and quality of life in patients hemodialysis treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(2020)
Background and aims: Acupressure is a commonly used method to reduce the severity of pain. This study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on pain severity and quality of life in patients with upper extremity ...
Surgical Interventions for Late Complications of Arteriovenous Fistulas
(2014)
Our aim was to determine the most effective surgical treatment for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) complications after all other methods of salvage have failed. We evaluated 110 patients for 139 complications that occurred ...
Impact of surgeon factor on radiocephalic fistula patency rates
(2016)
Introduction: Hemodialysis with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) has been widely accepted treatment modality for patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Radiocephalic fistulas are considered to be the most desirable for the ...
Hepatitis C infection in hemodialysis patients: A review
(2015)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who is treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation (KT). The survival rate ...
Central venous occlusion in hemodialysis access: Comparison between percutaneous transluminal angioplasty alone and nitinol or stainless-steel stent placement
(2019)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the primary and secondary patency rates occlusion; of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) atone with those of metallic stent placement Angioplasty; in patients with ...
Assessment of Hemoglobin Stability in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients Receiving Erythropoietin Therapy and the Effect of Hemoglobin Stability on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
(2019)
Objective: Anemia is one of the most important factors that decrease the quality of life in patients with end-stage renal desease receiving hemodialysis treatment. In these patients, Erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs) ...
Heart Valve Disease Predict Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients: A Single Center Experience
(2019)
Our aim is to investigate the clinical and laboratory findings affecting the mortality of the patients in 3 years follow-up who underwent hemodialysis at our center. In this retrospective, observational cohort study, 432 ...
Relationship Among Coping Strategies, Quality of Life, and Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Hemodialysis Patients
(2019)
Patients with hemodialysis face many physical and emotional stressors; yet little is known regarding coping strategies and their effects on patients' quality of life (QOL) and anxiety and depressive disorders. A total of ...
Cerebrovascular events in hemodialysis patients; a retrospective observational study
(2019)
Background This study reports findings in subjects who underwent brain imaging for any reason, and examined factors influencing cerebrovascular events (CVEs) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods We reviewed the files of ...
The relationship between malnutrition, inflammation and cannulation pain in hemodialysis patients
(2018)
Malnutrition-inflammation and pain are the most important factors affecting quality of life of end-stage renal failure patients. In this study we looked at the relationship between malnutrition-inflammation and pain ...