title: Relationship of postdialysis serum sodium level and interdialytic weight gain in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the relationship of postdialysis serum sodium level and interdialytic weight gain in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hemodialysis Department, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, from May to October 2006.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 50 adult patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis were enrolled for the study with nonprobability convenience sampling technique. Pre-, post- and pre-next dialysis serum sodium were measured in each patient and their weights were recorded. Intradialytic sodium gains (delta Na1=postdialysis minus pre-dialysis sodium), interdialytic sodium fall (delta Na2 = previous postdialysis sodium minus pre subsequent dialysis sodium), and interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) (IDWG = weight, pre subsequent dialysis weight minus previous postdialysis weight) were computed. The relationship between delta Na1 and delta Na 2 with interdialytic weight gain was assessed by Pearson's correlation coefficient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 26 males and 24 females. The mean age of the patients was 49.6+/-14.5 years, and mean duration of HD was 40.9+/-40.8 months. The mean sodium gain during the session (delta Na1) was 4.0+/-3.1 and mean sodium fall in interdialytic period (delta Na2) was 4.2+/-2.7. The mean interdialytic weight gain was 2+/-0.8 Kg. The relationship between deltaNa1 and delta Na2 with interdialytic weight gain was statistically non-significant (r - .048, p = 0.739 and r = .019, P = 0 .897 respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The trend towards higher post dialysis serum sodium level and interdialytic weight gain was not statistically significant. Studies are needed with measurement of serum osmolality and investigation of other factors affecting interdialytic weight gain like dietary habits and medication etc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore.
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: Zahid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rafiquee
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shafi