CKD on Hemodialysis Patients

The primary goal of this single centre observational study is to look at factors that affect serum bicarbonate levels in patients on maintenance dialysis. This will be done by collecting demographic information, relevant medical history, dialysis history, potential renal acid load from diet by recording different foods consumed over 2 days in a food diary and bicarbonate levels at 3 intervals, pre and post dialysis session 1 and pre dialysis session 2. Bicarbonate levels are of significant interest as an indicator of metabolic acidosis in CKD dialysis patients. This study will allow us to understand the efficacy of different dialysis modalities in controlling bicarbonate levels. It will also enable us to understand the idea of individualizing dialysis for patients in terms of not using a standard concentration of dialysate for all patient undergoing dialysis in this center.

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among hemodialysis patients attending Sohag University Hospital and to identify the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with these psychological disorders. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis at the Hemodialysis Unit, Sohag University Hospital.