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Table 2 Dialysis sessions’ characteristics

From: Ultrasound-based clinical profiles for predicting the risk of intradialytic hypotension in critically ill patients on intermittent dialysis: a prospective observational study

Dialysis characteristics

All patients

Intradialytic hypotension

p

No

Yes

N = 248

169 (68.1%)

79 (31.9%)

Duration, min

240 (180–240)

240 (180–240)

210 (150–240)

0.140

Ultrafiltration, mL

1000 (200–2000)

1.242.01

893.03

0.020

Blood flow, mL/min

300 (250–300)

  

0.010

- 200

 

24 (14.2%)

24 (30.4%)

 

- 250

 

47 (27.8%)

16 (20.3%)

 

- 300

 

98 (58%)

38 (48.1%)

 

- 350

 

0 (0%)

1 (1.3%)

 

Dialysate flow, mL/min

500 (500–500)

  

0.002

- 300

 

12 (7.1%)

17 (21.5%)

 

- 320

 

0 (0%)

1 (1.3%)

 

- 500

 

157 (92.9%)

61 (77.2%)

 

Temperature, °C

36 (36–36)

36.0 (35.5–36.5)

36.0 (35.5–36.5)

0.416

Sodium, mEq/L

138 (138–140)

138 (138–140)

138 (135–141)

 
  1. Data are expressed as number (percentage) for categorical variables or median (1st quartile–3rd quartile) for continuous variables