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Does nondialytic management alone compared to nondialytic management coupled with emergent hemodialysis improve outcomes in ESRD patients with CHF or hyperkalemia?
Does nondialytic management alone compared to nondialytic management coupled with emergent hemodialysis improve outcomes in ESRD patients with CHF or hyperkalemia?
Nondialytic management should be the initial therapy for hyperkalemia and CHF in ESRD patients, but whether it is sufficient alone without emergent hemodialysis remains a matter of individual clinical judgment.
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Evidence inconclusive on adding emergent hemodialysis to nondialytic care in ESRD with CHF or hyperkalemia; prospective trials needed before practice change.
Congestive heart failure (CHF) and hyperkalemia are the two leading reasons for emergency dialysis among individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). While hemodialysis provides definitive treatment of both hyperkalemia and volume overload among ESRD patients, for those who present outside of "regular dialysis hours," institution of dialysis may be delayed. Nondialytic management can be instituted immediately and should be the initial therapy in the management of hyperkalemia and CHF in these individuals. Current available evidence does not allow conclusions as to whether treatment with nondialytic strategies alone results in different outcomes than nondialytic strategies coupled with emergent hemodialysis. Therefore, whether or not nondialytic management alone is appropriate remains a matter of individual judgment that should be decided on a case-by-case basis.
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Evans et al. (2004) studied this question.
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