Why the study?
What is the prevalence of intradialytic hypotension in patients on conventional hemodialysis?
What is the prevalence of intradialytic hypotension in patients on conventional hemodialysis?
The prevalence of intradialytic hypotension in conventional hemodialysis is lower than 12%, which is much lower than previously stated in most reviews.
Revises downward expected IDH frequency in conventional hemodialysis; challenges higher rates cited in prior reviews.
Our meta-analysis suggests that the prevalence of IDH is lower than 12% for both the EBPG and the Nadir <90 definition which is much lower than stated in most reviews.
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Kuipers et al. (2019) studied this question.