Common Complications Of Hemodialysis In PKD Patients

2015-06-10 06:06

Hemodialysis can help expel toxic fluid in polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients and replace kidney to work temporarily. However, some patients on hemodialysis will experience some complications. Well, what are common complications of hemodialysis in PKD patients?

1. Low blood pressure

Fast ultrafiltration, malfunctional dialysis machine ultrafiltration, low concentration of dialysate sodium and vasoconstriction dysfunction all can lead to low blood pressure.

2. Muscle spasm

Low blood pressure, hypovolemia, too fast ultrafiltration and low sodium dialysate can result in reduced muscle perfusion. Thus, muscle spasm during dialysis can occur.

3. Fever

Patients may have fever after 1-2 hour of dialysis initiation or dialysis ending. The fever is mainly caused by pyrogen flowing into blood, acute hemolysis and dialysis in high temperature.

4. Vomiting and nausea

Low blood pressure in dialysis, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome, dialysis reaction, polluted dialysate or abnormal electrolyte composition can make patients nausea and vomiting.

5. Itchy skin

Itchy skin is a common complication in dialysis patients, which is related to dialysis machine or medicine.

6. Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is often to be seen in patients with first dialysis, high serum creatinine level and high blood urea. In mild case, patients may have headache, vomiting, nausea or dysphoria. In severe case, patients will suffer from convulsion, disturbance of consciousness and even coma.

Due to the above complications, many patients want to find alternative way and get rid of dialysis. As for the treatment of PKD, you may have a try of Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy which can inhibit the secretion of cystic fluid, improve permeability of cystic walls and block the fluid supply of cysts. With high permeability of sac walls, more sac fluid can be discharged from the body through blood circulation. After a period of treatment, kidney cyst can be shrunk and its oppression on kidney cysts can be reduced. Kidney function can be improved. As long as kidney function is improved to 15%, dialysis frequency can be reduced or dialysis can be avoided. In this case, patients will feel much better.

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