[Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)].

Objectives: Depressive symptoms are common among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). They are associated with both high morbidity and high mortality. In this explorative study we investigated the frequency of Major Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a German dialysis center.

Reduction of circulating microemboli in the subclavian vein of patients undergoing haemodialysis using pre-filled instead of dry dialysers.

Background: Chronic microembolization that can be demonstrated by pulsed Doppler ultrasound may give rise to pulmonary side-effects during haemodialysis by direct vessel obstruction, increased complement activation or platelet aggregation. The objective of the present investigation was to study whether the use of pre-filled instead of dry dialysers would help to minimize the number of microemboli.

Methods: The study cohort consisted of 23 patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis.