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- Muscle cramps are a frequent complication for patients on hemodialysis, occurring in 26% of the studied group.
- Peripheral arterial disease was diagnosed in 30% of these patients, with chronic glomerulonephritis being the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (40%).
- Despite these high occurrences, the study found no significant correlation between muscle cramps and peripheral arterial disease, suggesting they happen independently in hemodialysis patients.
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Introduction: Muscle cramp is a common intradialytic complication observed in hemodialysis patients. Similarly Peripheral arterial disease is a common condition in the hemodialysis population.
Methods: Fifty patients with a diagnosis of End Stage Renal Disease who were on hemodialysis were studied over a period of one year. Muscle cramp was defined clinically as contractions of a large muscle group and Peripheral arterial disease was diagnosed on the basis of the ankle -brachial index (ABI).
Results: A total of 50 End Stage Renal Disease patients were analyzed. The major causes of End Stage Renal Disease in the study population was Chronic Glomerulonephritis 40 % (n=20). Muscle cramps were present in 26% (n=13) cases. Peripheral arterial disease was present in 30% (n=15) of patients. However there was no statistically significant association between the presence of Intradialytic Muscle cramps and peripheral arterial disease (p value =0.18) CONCLUSIONS: Intradialytic Muscle cramps and peripheral arterial disease were common occurrence in end stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis patients, however there was no association between the presence of intradialytic Muscle cramps and peripheral arterial disease.
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