Characteristics of patients undergoing hemodialysis during Covid-19 pandemic.
Bayhakki, Wasisto Utomo, Ari Pristiana Dewi
PMID 34812245WHAT IT FOUND
In 30 Indonesian hemodialysis patients, weight gain between sessions averaged 2.25 kg and dialysis adequacy averaged 2.04.
Older patients had lower between-session weight gain, and higher gain tracked with lower adequacy.
Key findings
01Among 30 patients, mean dialysis adequacy was 2.04 and mean inter-dialytic weight gain was 2.25.
02Age was inversely associated with inter-dialytic weight gain (p = 0.047, r = -0.50).
03Inter-dialytic weight gain was inversely associated with dialysis adequacy (p = 0.014, r = -0.60).
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What it does not show
The study included only 30 patients from two treatment centers in Riau Province, Indonesia, so the findings may not apply to other settings. Participants were recruited purposively, not randomly, so they may not represent all hemodialysis patients. The design was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that the pandemic caused the observed dialysis adequacy or weight-gain patterns. The paper reports associations only, not cause and effect.
Declared interests
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the pandemic caused lower dialysis adequacy or that assessing inter-dialytic weight gain improves outcomes. This was a cross-sectional study of 30 patients, so it shows associations only.