Care of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

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Abstract
The objectives in caring for patients who are undergoing hemodialysis include providing sufficient dialysis, ensuring adequate nutrition, maintaining vascular access, correcting hormonal deficiencies, minimizing hospitalization, and prolonging life while enhancing its quality.Dose of HemodialysisThe dose of dialysis, which depends on the length of treatment, the type of dialyzer membrane, and solute clearance, is the most important modifiable determinant of survival in patients with end-stage renal disease who are receiving hemodialysis.15 In the United States, the mean length of hemodialysis treatment is 3.5 hours three times a week and the mean rate of urea clearance is about 188 . . .