Abstract

Background: To study the clinical features of hypertension during dialysis with artificial kidney in patients with end-stage chronic renal failure. Two objectives are:

1. Discover clinical features of hypertension and find out the cause of hypertension during dialysis with artificial kidney in the Department of intensive care and antitrust of Kon Tum Hospital.
2. Study on the treatment methods of hypertension during dialysis.

Method: The horizontal description. Hypertension is defined according to the standards of Vietnamese Hypertension Association: Analysis hypertension recommended by the Vietnamese Heart Association in 2008. The researcher combined the optimal, normal and high normal blood pressures into normal blood pressure group.

Results: There were 20 patients from March 2011 to November 2011, the majority of whom are male. The number of patients during dialysis with hypertension makes up 23.6%. The most common symptoms of hypertension are tiredness (75.9%), dizziness (46.9%), and headache (46.6%). The causes of hypertension are having inappropriate diet (54.07%) and not losing enough weight (35.5%). The methods commonly used to treat hypertension are using antihypertensive drugs, decreasing blood filtration rate, explaining the psychology and dietary guidelines.

Conclusion: Conclude the common clinical features of hypertension and outline the treatment methods of hypertension during dialysis: decreasing the blood filtration rate, explaining psychology to patients, and informing physicians of using antihypertensive drugs for patients.