Blood pressure (BP) and volume control are critical components of dialysis care and have
substantial impacts on patient symptoms, quality of life, and cardiovascular complications …

Addressing fluid intake and volume control requires alignment and coordination of patients,
providers, dialysis facilities, and payers, potentially necessitating a “Volume First” approach …

Management of blood pressure (BP) in patients with chronic kidney disease receiving
dialysis (stage 5D) provides a significant challenge for healthcare professionals. The …

In September 2017, KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes) convened a
Controversies Conference titled Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The …

KDOQI practice guidelines recommend predialysis blood pressure< 140/90 mm Hg;
however, most prior studies had found elevated mortality with low, not high, systolic blood …

Cardiovascular disease remains the most common cause of mortality in patients with end-
stage kidney disease treated by regular hemodialysis. To improve blood pressure control …

Results Of ten facility practices tested (chosen a priori), having a protocol that specifies how
often to assess dry weight in most patients was associated with lower all-cause (hazard ratio …

In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with haemodialysis or peritoneal
dialysis, hypertension is common and often poorly controlled. Blood pressure (BP) …

The diagnosis and management of hypertension among patients on chronic dialysis is
challenging. Routine peridialytic blood pressure recordings are unable to accurately …

The balance of sodium, through its dietary intake and renal excretion, determines
extracellular fluid volume (ECV). Chronic renal failure and dialysis patients present with a …