Dialysis-associated hypotension: Difference between revisions

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*During the session: often due to blood loss (from tubing or filter leak)
*During the session: often due to blood loss (from tubing or filter leak)
*Near the end: usually result of excessive ultrafiltration
*Near the end: usually result of excessive ultrafiltration
**Underestimation of pt's ideal blood volume (dry weight)  
**Underestimation of patient's ideal blood volume (dry weight)  
**Also consider pericardial or cardiac disease
**Also consider pericardial or cardiac disease



Revision as of 00:06, 23 June 2016

Background

  • Most frequent complication of hemodialysis (20%-30% of tx)

Clinical Features

Differential Diagnosis

  • Excessive ultrafiltration
  • Predialytic volume loss
    • GI losses
    • Decreased oral intake
  • Intradialytic volume loss
    • Tube and hemodialyzer blood losses
  • Postdialytic volume loss
    • Vascular access blood loss
  • Medication effects
    • Antihypertensives
    • Opiates
  • Decreased vascular tone (sepsis)
  • Cardiac dysfunction
    • LVH, ischemia, hypoxia, arrhythmia, pericardial tamponade
  • Pericardial disease
    • Effusion
    • Tamponade

Dialysis Complications

Diagnosis

Assess:

  • Volume status (US)
  • Cardiac function
  • Pericardial disease
  • Infection
  • GI bleeding

Evaluation by Hypotension Timing

  • Early in session: usually due to preexisting hypovolemia
  • During the session: often due to blood loss (from tubing or filter leak)
  • Near the end: usually result of excessive ultrafiltration
    • Underestimation of patient's ideal blood volume (dry weight)
    • Also consider pericardial or cardiac disease

Management

Disposition

See Also

External Links

References