Nutritional assessment among patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis

Abstract

Background Patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis suffered from many nutritional complications such as protein-energy wasting. Nutritional assessment is a basic and necessary process in the nutritional management of those patients. Nutritional assessment includes obtaining specific data to create a metabolic and nutritional profile of the patient. Aim The study aimed to assess the nutritional status among patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis regimen. Design A descriptive research design was utilized in the study. Sample A convenient sample of 100 participants undergoing hemodialysis. Setting Data were collected from Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation Center at Kaser Al-Ainy Hospital, affiliated to Cairo University hospitals. Tools Two tools were utilized to collect data: sociodemographic data sheet and comprehensive nutritional assessment sheets. Results Male and female participants nearly equal to 78% urban. Conclusion The study results revealed that the majority of study sample has many nutritional disturbances such as anemia, hypocalcemia, and decreased lean body mass. Recommendations Raising awareness of nurses who care for hemodialysis patients regarding the importance of nutritional assessment of hemodialysis patients and its application in the protocol of care.

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“…CRF is a gradual and permanent loss of kidney performance, leading to inability of the body to maintain proper metabolic, fluid, and electrolyte balance, ultimately leading to the development of either uremia or azotemia [1] . Fawzy et al, [2] stated that the prevalence of CRF has greatly risen in developing nations like Egypt. Hemodialysis (HD) is the most common form of medical management of patients affected by CRF which constitutes 89% of the global treatment for those patients [3] .According to Priyadharshini [4] , HD is a process of removing solutes from the body using a semipermeable artificial membrane that maintains the fluid and electrolytes in normal homeostasis.…”

“…Table(2) illustrates medical data pertinent to hemodialysis patients who participated in the current study. In relation to physical symptoms, this table presents that, 98.3% and 95% of the studied patients suffered from muscle pain and muscle cramp, respectively.…”