Screening for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome risk in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) using Levine questionnaire for assessment of carpal tunnel syndrome - related symptoms severity and patients' functional status and to examine the relation of the determined risk with the participants' demographic, anthropometric and laboratory data.

Participants And Methods: This crosssectional study included 78 chronic HD patients at Department for Nephrology in University Hospital Osijek. All participants filled out the Levine questionnaire to examine the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome - related symptoms and their functional state.