Hemoglobin changes as a Marker of Blood Volume changes in Hemodialysis Patients

Authors

Safwat Farrag Ahmed, Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine for boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hani Ismail Hamed, Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine for boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Elsayed Abu Ghabsha, Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine for boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mostafa Abd El Hady Ibrahim Gabr, Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine for boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.Follow

Document Type

Original Article

Abstract

Background: Hemodialysis patients routinely employ relative blood volume (RBV) monitoring to direct fluid management and enhance cardiovascular stability, Aim: In order to determine how estimates of relative blood volume changes may vary based on the monitoring method, the current study sought to examine changes in hematocrit, haemoglobin, or total blood protein concentration in patients receiving normal maintenance hemodialysis. Subject and Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study curried out at Nephrology Departments of Al Hussien University Hospitals and Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital. The study was conducted over a one-year period, from September 2021 till September 2022. Results: globulin level showed an increase after hemodialysis as it increased from 2.93 gm/dl before hemodialysis up to 3.3 gm/dl after it. Nonetheless, that rise was considered statistically insignificant ((p = 0.181). Conclusion: With a considerable decrease in serum urea, hemodialysis is linked to a significant rise in haemoglobin, total plasma protein, and total blood protein.After the hemodialysis setting, the prior parameters could be utilised to track changes in blood volume..

Keywords

Hemoglobin; Blood; Hemodialysis; Relative blood volume; hematocrit.

Subject Area

Internal Medicine

How to Cite This Article

Ahmed, Safwat Farrag; Hamed, Hani Ismail; Ghabsha, Mohamed Elsayed Abu; and Gabr, Mostafa Abd El Hady Ibrahim (2023) "Hemoglobin changes as a Marker of Blood Volume changes in Hemodialysis Patients," Al-Azhar International Medical Journal: Vol. 4: Iss. 8, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58675/2682-339X.1950