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Patients with ESRD face an increased risk of restrictive lung disease, but the effects of fluid removal and solute clearance by hemodialysis on lung function remain unclear.
Does intensive home hemodialysis improve restrictive lung function in patients with ESRD?
Does intensive home hemodialysis improve restrictive lung function in patients with ESRD?
Intensive home hemodialysis may improve restrictive lung function and reduce dyspnea in patients with ESRD by augmenting fluid removal and solute clearance.
May benefit ESRD patients with restrictive lung disease; hypothesis-generating case leaves open need for prospective confirmation.
BACKGROUND: Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) are at an increased risk for restrictive lung disease due to accumulation of uremic toxins and volume overload. Hemodialysis is the preferred treatment for improving lung function in dialysis patients. However, the effects of fluid removal and solute clearance by hemodialysis on lung function remain unclear. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of restrictive lung disorder in a hemodialysis patient, who showed improvement in both clinical and spirometric lung function after initiation of intensive home hemodialysis (32 h per week). CONCLUSION: Intensive hemodialysis augments fluid removal and solute clearance, which in turn may improve restrictive lung function.
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