Effect of dialysis on bleeding diathesis in uraemic patients

Abstract EN

To compare the improvement in platelet count, bleeding time and clotting time immediately after and 24 hours after hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

The effect of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis was studied in 50 patients with renal failure admitted to Merjan teaching Hospital between June 2004 to October 2004, platelet count, bleeding time and clotting time were studied before dialysis , immediately after and 24 hr.

after dialysis.

A total number of 50 patients were studied, 29 patients treated with peritoneal dialysis and 21 patients treated with hemodialysis.

Mean percentage of improvement in platelet count in peritoneal dialysis was 2.1% immediately post dialysis and became 7.4 % 24 hr.

post dialysis while the percentage of improvement in platelet count in hemodialysis was 7.1 % immediately post dialysis and became 25.4 % 24 hr.

later. Mean percentage of improvement in bleeding time immediately after peritoneal dialysis was 11.5 % and became 20.9% 24 hr.

Later, while the percentage of improvement in bleeding time immediately after hemodialysis was 13.1 % and became 30.6 % 24 hr.

later.

Mean percentage of improvement in clotting time immediately after peritoneal dialysis was 9% and became 17% 24hr.

later, while the percentage of improvement in clotting time immediately after hemodialysis was 11.6% and 24.3% 24 hr.

later.

This improvement in platelet count, bleeding time and clotting time immediately after and 24hr.

after both peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis was statistically significant but the results of hemodialysis were more significant when compared with the results of peritoneal dialysis.