337.4 ð ç« æ«éèš Summary
337.4.1 ð äžå¥è©±çžœçµ
Dialysis is RRT for ESKD (eGFR < 15 + symptoms) â alongside renal transplantïŒindicationsïŒuremic symptoms (encephalopathy, pericarditis, bleeding) + refractory hyperkalemia / acidosis / volumeïŒIDEAL 2010 says defer until symptomaticïŒHD modalityïŒ3x/week à 4h in-center standard, daily/nocturnal home options (FHN â improved CV)ïŒvascular access KDOQI 2019: AV fistula gold standard > AV graft > tunneled CVC last resort; vein preservation; PD modalitiesïŒCAPD (manual 4-5 exchanges/day) + APD (nocturnal cycler, most common); solutions glucose-based, icodextrin for long dwells, bicarbonate-based, amino acid-based; HD complications: intradialytic hypotension (most common) + cramps + disequilibrium + headache + vascular access (thrombosis, infection, stenosis); PD complications: peritonitis (cardinal â cloudy effluent + abd pain, > 100 WBC + > 50% neutrophils) â intraperitoneal antibiotics (gentamicin + cefazolin or vancomycin); exit site/tunnel infection; mechanical (catheter dysfunction, hernia, leak, hydrothorax); metabolic (hyperglycemia, lipid); membrane failure (long-term); PD vs HD outcomes similar; PD better first 1-2 years + residual function + cardiac stability; adequacy: HD Kt/V ⥠1.2 / URR > 65%; PD weekly Kt/V ⥠1.7; mortality 20-25%/year in US dialysis; CV leading cause; emerging 2024: CONVINCE 2023 HDF > HD mortality, difelikefalin (FDA 2021) for HD pruritus, wearable + bioartificial kidney researchã
337.4.2 ð æ²»ç粟èŠ
- HD setupïŒblood pump 200-500 mL/min, dialysate 500-800 mL/min, 4-hr session, 3x/week standard
- HD accessïŒAV fistula preferred (radiocephalic > brachiocephalic > brachiobasilic; mature 6-12 weeks) > AV graft (synthetic, 2-4 weeks) > tunneled CVC (last resort, highest infection)
- PD CAPDïŒmanual 4-5 exchanges per day, 1.5-4.25% glucose dialysate
- PD APDïŒnocturnal cycler, 8-10 hours
- PD peritonitis treatmentïŒintraperitoneal gentamicin + cefazolin (empiric) â tailored per culture; catheter removal if fungal/refractory/severe
- intradialytic hypotensionïŒcool dialysate (35°C) + reduce UF rate + midodrine prophylactic + sodium modeling
- HD pruritusïŒdifelikefalin (kappa-opioid receptor agonist, FDA 2021) + antihistamines + gabapentin
- vaccinationsïŒflu, pneumococcal (PCV20 + PPSV23), COVID, hepatitis B (high-dose), RSV ⥠60; avoid live vaccines
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- IDEAL trial (2010)ïŒearly (eGFR 10-14) vs late (5-7) RRT initiation â no mortality benefit, defer until symptomatic â practice-changing
- KDOQI 2019 vascular accessïŒâfistula firstâ + âcatheter lastâ + vein preservation (avoid subclavian, PICC, repeated needle sticks in non-dominant arm)
- AV fistula é åºïŒradiocephalic (wrist) > brachiocephalic > brachiobasilicïŒmaturation 6-12 weeksïŒplan ⥠3-6 months pre-HD
- intradialytic hypotension æ¯ HD æåžžèŠäœµçŒç (~ 20%)ïŒmanagement = reduce UF rate, cool dialysate (35-35.5°C), sodium modeling, midodrine prophylactic
- PD peritonitis cardinal complicationïŒcloudy effluent + abdominal pain + > 100 WBC/ÎŒL with > 50% neutrophilsïŒmost common S. epidermidis (contamination)ïŒtreatment intraperitoneal gentamicin + cefazolin empiric â tailored
- PD catheter (Tenckhoff): surgically placed, tunneled subcutaneous; exit site care critical; mupirocin prophylaxis at nostrils + exit site reduces S. aureus
- CONVINCE (2023) hemodiafiltration (HDF) > high-flux HDïŒ23% â mortality in Europe â likely practice-changing
- PD vs HD modality choiceïŒsimilar long-term survival; PD better first 1-2 years + residual function + cardiac stability + travel flexibility; HD for severe abdominal disease, non-compliant, vascular issues
- difelikefalin (Korsuva) FDA 2021 for HD-associated pruritus (KALM-1, KALM-2 trials)ïŒperipheral kappa-opioid receptor agonist
- dialysis mortality 20-25%/year in US â high; CV leading cause of death; renal transplant offers better survival + QoL than long-term dialysis â refer early