Peritoneal videodialysis: first Italian audit.

Conceived and developed since 2001 at the Alba Center, Videodialysis (VD) was used initially to prevent dropout in prevalent PD patients by guiding them in performing dialysis (VD-Caregiver). Subsequently, its use was extended to the clinical follow-up of critical patients (VD-Clinical), problems relating to transport to the Center (VD-Transport), and since 2016 for training/retraining all patients (VD-Training). Since 2017 other Centers have employed VD using modalities analyzed in this paper.

Blood pressure and cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Background: In patients chronically treated with hemodialysis, the prevalence of heart failure is high with a consequently poor prognosis. The role played by blood pressure (BP) on cardiovascular (CV) mortality of these patients has not been clearly defined.

Methods: In this follow-up study, we investigated the relationship of pre- and postdialysis measurements of BP with CV and all-cause mortality in a cohort of 557 dialysis patients with a left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction <50%.

Systolic blood pressure and mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients: results of a nationwide italian study.

Studies on the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and mortality among hemodialysis patients have yielded conflicting results. Reports have come mostly from North America and have dealt with dialysis patients as a homogenous population and differed in methods and time of BP measurement and the optimal BP target. In a prospective nationwide study in 3674 unselected Caucasian patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing chronic hemodialysis from 73 dialysis units, the authors sought to examine the relationship between the different measurements of BP and mortality according to antihypertensive treatment.

Prevalence of hypertension in a large cohort of Italian hemodialysis patients: results of a cross-sectional study.

Background: Hypertension is very common among patients receiving hemodialysis; however, little is known about its prevalence and control following the publication of the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) recommendations.

Methods: This was a multicenter, observational, prospective, cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of hypertension and its awareness in a large sample of hemodialysis patients in Italy, and assessing possible relationships between high blood pressure (BP) values and traditional and nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors. Predialysis hypertension was defined as systolic BP (SBP) / diastolic BP (DBP) =140/90 mm Hg, and postdialysis hypertension as SBP/DBP =130/80 mm Hg or the use of antihypertensive medications.