Table 3 Frequency of blood pressure drop, clinical events, and nursing interventions at patient level in 124 patients
Number of patients, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
In <10 % of dialysis sessions | In 10–20 % of dialysis sessions | In ≥20 % of dialysis sessions | |
Blood pressure drop | |||
Decrease in SBP ≥20 mmHg | 3 (2.4) | 10 (8.1) | 111 (89.5) |
Decrease in MAP ≥10 mmHg | 0 | 5 (4.0) | 119 (96.0) |
Decrease in SBP ≥20 mmHg or in MAP ≥10 mmHg | 0 | 4 (3.2) | 120 (96.8) |
Clinical event | 45 (36.2) | 31 (25.0) | 48 (38.8) |
Nursing intervention | 93 (75.0) | 16 (12.9) | 15 (12.1) |
Clinical event and nursing intervention | 99 (79.8) | 15 (12.1) | 10 (8.1) |
BP drop in combination with clinical event and nursing intervention | |||
Decrease in SBP ≥20 mmHg | 101 (81.5) | 13 (10.4) | 10 (8.1) |
Decrease in MAP ≥10 mmHg | 102 (82.2) | 12 (9.7) | 10 (8.1) |
Decrease in SBP ≥20 mmHg or decrease in | 101 (81.5) | 13 (10.4) | 10 (8.1) |
MAP ≥10 mmHg (EBPG definition) | |||