Quality of life of hemodialysis patients in Central and Southern Italy: cross-sectional comparison between Hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion (HFR) and Bicarbonate Hemodialysis.

Introduction: in hemodialysis (HD) patients, poor health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) is prevalent and associated with adverse outcomes. HR-QoL is strictly linked to nutritional status of HD patients. Hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion (HFR) is an alternative dialysis technique that combines diffusion, convection and absorption.

Consumption of iodized salt may not represent a reliable indicator of iodine adequacy: Evidence from a cross-sectional study on schoolchildren living in an urban area of central Italy.

Objective: It has been established that iodine prophylaxis prevents endemic goiter. In this study we reported the amount of iodized salt sold by the retailers of Cassino, a city of central Italy. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of an iodine prophylaxis program started in 2005 on urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and thyroid volume (TV), and their correlation with anthropometric parameters in a population of schoolchildren.

[HFR-AEQUILIBRIUM and intradialytic cardiovascular stability: results of the first multicenter study in Lazio].

Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a still-frequent and poorly-understood complication of haemodialysis. Haemofiltration has recently been shown to reduce the phenomenon of IDH. HFR-Aequilibrium adds to traditional HFR and is, in practice, a variant comprising endogenous re-infusion of haemodiafiltration with dialysate sodium concentration and ultrafiltration rate profiles elaborated by the ‘Profiler’ plasma sodium biofeedback system, and measurement of plasma sodium via the on-line Natrium sodium sensor.

Temporary dialysis treatments for heart failure in chronic kidney disease.

Patients with cardiac disease and chronic kidney disease are admitted to our emergency unit with signs and symptoms of severe heart failure more and more frequently. Resistance to high-dose loop diuretics imposes the use of renal replacement therapy. We treated a group of these patients with personalized bicarbonate dialysis, deciding the number and frequency of treatment sessions according to the patient's clinical conditions.