Hemodialysis associated hypotension and dialysate temperature.
Incidence of intradialytic symptomatic hypotension was significantly reduced by lowering dialysate temperature from 37 degrees C to 35 degrees C. This improvement seems not to be mediated by temperature-induced changes in membrane biocompatibility, since leukocytes, platelets and complement activation were similar in both situations.
D000368:Aged; D003167:Complement Activation; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013696:Temperature