Cold dialysis could reduce overall and cardiac mortality, say investigators from Taiwan. In a retrospective study of 165 patients receiving cold dialysis (dialysate <35.5 °C) and 745 patients on standard dialysis (dialysate 35.5–37 °C), cold dialysis was significantly associated with better survival, even after adjusting for the possible impact of cardiovascular factors as well as factors associated with inflammation and dialysis efficacy. However, this association was not significant for infectious or noncardiac mortality.
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Hsu, H.-J. et al. Association between cold dialysis and cardiovascular survival in hemodialysis patients. Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfr615
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Lowering dialysate temperature reduces the risk of overall and cardiac mortality. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 2 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2011.177
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2011.177