The assessment of dialysis adequacy among hemodialysis patients in Tehran, City

dialysis inadequacy is one of the determinant factors of disability and mortality rate in dialysis patients. Enhancing the quality of dialysis is really effective to improve prognosis. There are lots of factors determine dialysis adequacy. The aim of this study was to assess the dialysis adequacy in hemodialysis patients in selected hospital in Tehran. this cross-sectional study was performed on 100 patients admitted in hemodialysis ward of Besat hospital and baqiyatollah hospital in 1389.a researched-made questionnaire used gathering demographic data and Adequacy of dialysis were calculated by Daugirdas II Formula too. URR common characteristic were also measured. Data was analyzed by parametric and nonparametric tests. The mean of KT/V and URR were 1.23±0.38 and 14±11.04 respectively. the mean age of samples was 62.21±13.7 years Paired t-test showed significant differences between means of weight and BUN, before and after dialysis. the result show that dialysis adequacy just in half of the hemodialysis patients (50/5%) is optimum and KT/V is more than 1/2 and URR common characteristic in (46%) of patients is more than (65%).