A standard hemodialysis prescription to prevent osmotic demyelination in hyponatremic patients requiring dialysis.

Neriman Sila KoçTolga YildirimSinem GirginCeren OnalYagmur TahilliogluRahmi YilmazMustafa AriciBulent AltunYunus Erdem

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2022)

We did not observe osmotic demyelination syndrome in hyponatremic patients with azotemia treated with standard protocol hemodialysis. However, caution should still be exercised in high-risk patients for osmotic demyelination.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
case report