Abstract:
Objective To explore the relationships between mean corpuscular volume(MCV), red blood cell distribution width(RDW)and intradialytic hypotension in hemodialysis patients.
Methods From August 2020 to September 2021,clinical data were retrospectively reviewed for 152 hemodialysis patients. The levels of MCV and RDW were compared between patients with intradialytic hypotension and those without intradialytic hypotension. The potential influencing factors of intradialytic hypotension were explored. Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were plotted for examining the efficiencies of MCV and RDW in evaluating the occurrence of hypotension in hemodialysis patients.
Results The incidence of intradialytic hypotension was 23. 68%(36/152)in patients with intradialytic hypotension. MCV of patients with intradialytic hypotension was significantly lower than those without intradialytic hypotension(62. 50±7. 79)
vs(89. 84±8. 72),
P<0. 05. And RDW of patients with intradialytic hypotension was significantly higher than those without intradialytic hypotension(16. 55±1. 48)
vs (13. 20±1. 35),
P<0. 05. The proportions of patients with diabetic nephropathy,dialysis vintage >3 years,MCV <82 fl,RDW >14. 6%,malnutrition,anemia,ultrafiltration rate,diet during dialysis, coronary heart disease,atrial fibrillation,antihypertensive agents pre-dialysis,single ventricular urea clearance index(spKt/V)<0. 8,deep venous catheterization,heart failure and valvular heart disease in patients with intradialytic hypotension were higher than those without intradialytic hypotension (
P< 0. 05). Logistic regression analysis revealed that all of them were independent risk factors for intradialytic hypotension(
P<0. 05). The optimal cut-off points of MCV and RDW in assessing the risk of intradialytic hypotension were 79. 78 fl and 15. 10% respectively. And specificity and area under ROC curve (AUC)of combining MCV and RDW were higher than those of single assessment.
Conclusion MCV in patients with intradialytic hypotension is lower than those without intradialytic hypotension. And RDW in patients with intradialytic hypotension is higher than those without intradialytic hypotension. MCV < 82 fl,RDW >14. 6% and diabetic nephropathy are independent risk factors for intradialytic hypotension in patients on hemodialysis and MCV plus RDW offer an excellent evaluation tool.