title: First-use syndrome in patients treated with hollow-fiber dialyzers.
abstract: A 2-year survey on first-use syndrome (FUS) in hemodialysis showed that there were an average of 181 FUS reactions per year. Nearly 39% of the patients who experienced a FUS reaction had experienced previous FUS reactions. No correlation was found between the frequency of FUS reactions and the sex of the patient, however, a strong correlation was found with respect to the age and race of the patients. The fact that a patient recently started dialysis treatment or has been treated with dialysis for some time appears to have no bearing in the risk of experiencing a FUS reaction.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome