Improvement of sleep apnea in patients with chronic renal failure who undergo nocturnal hemodialysis
Improvement of sleep apnea in patients with chronic renal failure who undergo nocturnal hemodialysis
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm200101113440204
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发表时间:
2001-01-11
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158.5
通讯作者:
Pierratos, A
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作者:
Hanly, PJ;Pierratos, A
Background: Sleep apnea is common in patients with chronic renal failure and is not improved by either conventional hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. With nocturnal hemodialysis, patients undergo hemodialysis seven nights per week at home, while sleeping. We hypothesized that nocturnal hemodialysis would correct sleep apnea in patients with chronic renal failure because of its greater effectiveness.Methods: Fourteen patients who were undergoing conventional hemodialysis for four hours on each of three days per week underwent overnight polysomnography. The patients were then switched to nocturnal hemodialysis for eight hours during each of six or seven nights a week. They underwent polysomnography again 6 to 15 months later on one night when they were undergoing nocturnal hemodialysis and on another night when they were not.Results: The mean (+/-SD) serum creatinine concentration was significantly lower during the period when the patients were undergoing nocturnal hemodialysis than during the period when they were undergoing conventional hemodialysis (3.9+/-1.1 vs. 12.8+/-3.2 mg per deciliter [342+/-101 vs. 1131+/-287 micromol per liter], P