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Table 4 Decision and changes made once hemodialysis was started

From: Practice patterns in transitioning patients from chronic kidney disease to dialysis: a survey of United States nephrologists

Decisions and changes made once HD started

N = 160

Less than usual time for first HD

150

Lower than usual blood flow for first dialysis

147

First anti-HTN medication to be stopped: calcium channel blocker

115

Changed BP medication or doses once HD started

109

Continued use of diuretics in HD daily

74

Continued use of daily anti-hypertensives

66

Medication review done every month

125

Selected choice that HTN in HD is caused by multiple factors

94

  1. HD = hemodialysis, ACEI = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, HTN = hypertension