Effects of the Intermittent Pneumatic Circulator on Blood Pressure during Hemodialysis

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 10014 - 10026
• Main Authors: Hsu, Tzu-Chao, Chang, Ya-Ju, Huang, Yu-Yao, Hsu, Miao-Ju
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.11.2010; Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
• Subjects: Adult; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; circulator; Dialysate; dialysis; Edema; Electronics - methods; Equipment Design; Female; Heart; Hemodialysis; Hospitals; Humans; Hypotension; Male; mechanical pump; Middle Aged; Pharmacists; Physical therapy; Potassium; Renal Dialysis - methods; Sensors; Taiwan; dialysis; hemodialysis; blood pressure; circulator; mechanical pump

Hypotension is frequently reported during hemodialysis. This study aimed to examine the effect of the intermittent pneumatic circulator on blood pressure during hemodialysis. Sixteen subjects with chronic hemodialysis were recruited. Each subject randomly received two test conditions on separate day...