EBPG guideline on haemodynamic instability

Abstract

1. Evaluation of the patient1.1 Assessment of dry weight1.2 Measurement of blood pressure and heart rateduring dialysis1.3 Cardiac evaluation2. Lifestyle interventions2.1 Sodium restriction2.2 Food and caffeine intake during dialysis3. Factors relation to the dialysis treatment3.1 Manipulation of ultrafiltration3.1.1 Ultrafiltration profiling3.1.2 Blood volume controlled ultrafiltration3.2 Dialysate composition.3.2.1 High sodium dialysis and sodium profiling3.2.2 Dialysate buffer3.2.3 Dialysate calcium3.2.4 Other components of dialysate3.3 Dialysis membranes/contamination ofdialysate.3.4 Dialysate temperature.3.5 Convective techniques and isolatedultrafiltration.3.5.1 Convective techniques3.5.2 Isolated ultrafiltration3.6 Dialysis duration and frequency.3.7 Switch to peritoneal dialysis.4. Antihypertensive drugs and preventive medication4.1 Antihypertensive drugs4.2 Preventive vasoactive agents4.3 Carnitine5. Stratified approach to prevent IDH6. Treatment of IDH6.1 Trendelenburg position6.2 Stopping ultrafiltration6.3 Infusion fluids6.4 Protocol