Publications by authors named "Rosemary E Leitch"
Article Synopsis
- Interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) is linked to health issues such as hypertension and increased mortality, influenced by factors like dialysis time and sodium concentration.
- A study of 86 home hemodialysis patients identified key predictors of IDWG, including serum albumin, patient sex, age, dialysis frequency, and sodium gradient.
- The researchers developed a predictive equation for IDWG, emphasizing modifiable factors, while noting the need for further research on how reducing IDWG impacts cardiovascular health.
Sodium balance across a hemodialysis treatment influences interdialytic weight gain (IDWG), pre-dialysis blood pressure, and the occurrence of intradialytic hypotension, which associate with patient morbidity and mortality. In thrice weekly conventional hemodialysis patients, the dialysate sodium minus pre-dialysis plasma sodium concentration (δDPNa+) and the post-dialysis minus pre-dialysis plasma sodium (δPNa+) are surrogates of sodium balance, and are associated with both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. However, whether δDPNa+ or δPNa+ better predicts clinical outcomes in quotidian dialysis is unknown.
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