Volaemic status and dyspepsia in end-stage renal disease patients.

Aim: Studies in animals show a relationship between extracellular volume and gastrointestinal motility. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients present fluid overload and frequent dyspeptic symptoms. We looked for an association between volaemic status and dyspepsia among ESRD patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD).

Comparison of baseline data between chronic kidney disease patients starting hemodialysis who live near and far from the dialysis center.

Introduction: The treatment offered to chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients before starting hemodialysis (HD) impacts prognosis.

Objective: We seek differences among incident HD patients according to the distance between home and the dialysis center.

Methods: We included 179 CKD patients undergoing HD.