Division of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,Guangzhou 510080, China
Mini Review
Prepump Arterial Pressure Monitoring during Hemodialysis: A Mini Review
Author(s): Chun-Yan Sun and Xia Fu*
The monitoring of Prepump Arterial pressure (Pa) during hemodialysis session can not only strengthen the safety of
treatment, but also indicate the Vascular Access (VA) function and the rationality of the pump control blood pump
flow (Qb) setting on the machine. Despite this, the monitoring of Pa is always ignored and the measurement or safe
range of Pa has not yet emerged as a clinical standard in worldwide practice. The absolute value of the ratio of Pa to
Qb (|Pa/Qb|) was proved to be an independent risk factor and a predicting factor for arteriovenous fistula function.
However, |Pa/Qb| is related to various influencing factors, and attention should be paid to exclude confounding
factors and avoid risk factors that contributed to not only change of |Pa/Qb| but also complications of VA. .. View more»