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. 1967 Sep;107(3):236–246.

Some Medical Problems of Chronic Hemodialysis

Albert Sokol, Thomas Gral, Milton E Rubini
PMCID: PMC1502901  PMID: 4864655

Abstract

Chronic intermittent hemodialysis may relieve some medical problems of terminal uremia (for example, azotemia, acidosis, hypertension, neuro-muscular disorders, bleeding, pericarditis) to such a degree that many patients are able to resume their normal activity. There remain, however, problems which are not readily changed by hemodialysis (anemia, peripheral neuropathy, pruritus, sexual impotence, renal osteodystrophy). These, together with medical problems possibly caused by hemodialysis (for example, osmotic disequilibrium, errors in dialysate composition, hepatitis, hemosiderosis, isoimmunization from blood transfusions, shunt problems and psychological problems of dependency upon the artificial kidney) represent a limitation of the present type of hemodialysis therapy.

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