SOLFA study: a multicenter, open-label, prospective, randomized study to investigate the clotting propensity of asymmetric cellulose triacetate membrane compared to synthetic membranes in on line HDF.

Background: Performing hemodialysis without heparin is still challenging. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the impact on thrombogenicity of the hemodialysis circuit using synthetic membranes compared to the asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane.

Methods: Prospective, multicenter, randomized, crossover, open-label study.

Intradialysis hypertension, a diagnosis to be discovered.

Introduction: Intradialytic hypertension (IDH) is a poorly understood phenomenon with no consensus on its definition, etiology, or related factors, and there is limited evidence on its consequences.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of IDH according to different definitions in hemodialysis (HD) units, with different clinical practices and assessment of possible events after 18 months have passed.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in 2 HD units, including all prevalent patients from March 2021 to September 2022.

Hypomagnesaemia in haemodialysis is associated with increased mortality risk: its relationship with dialysis fluid.

Unlabelled: Hypomagnesaemia in haemodialysis (HD) is associated with increased mortality risk: its relationship with dialysis fluid (DF).

Introduction: Low concentrations of magnesium (Mg) in blood have been linked to the development of diabetes, hypertension, arrhythmias, vascular calcifications and an increased risk of death in the general population and in haemodialysis patients. The composition of the dialysis fluid in terms of its magnesium concentration is one of the main determinants of magnesium in haemodialysis patients.

Haemodialysis patients have worse postural balance with an associated risk of falls.

Introduction: Postural balance is the result of a complex interaction of sensory input which keeps us upright. Haemodialysis patients have alterations which can lead to postural instability and a risk of falls. Our objective was to analyse postural stability and its relationship with the risk of falls in haemodialysis patients using a force platform.

Serratia marcescens bacteraemia outbreak in haemodialysis patients with tunnelled catheters due to colonisation of antiseptic solution. Experience at 4 hospitals.

Introduction: The application of antiseptic solution for handling tunnelled catheters is recommended in patients undergoing haemodialysis. These routine antiseptic procedures in handling catheters are crucial to avoid complications. We report an outbreak of Serratia marcescens (S.