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Chills during dialysis
My father is going through dialysis , but he is facing chills and shivering during and after dialysis for some time , then after some time he is completely fine, some tests have been also done for this and antibiotics are given , but why is this problem happening ?
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Dr. Harsha M V
Nephrology
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
Chills and rigors during hemodialysis could be infection / reactions.
We need to find source.
If patient is on a catheter for dialysis that could be one. Need to investigate in that line.
If not it could be dialyser (if it is reuse type) or water contamination
Or patient might be having fever of other causes and chills increase during dialysis
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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan
Nephrologist/Renal Specialist
7 yrs exp
Alappuzha
What is the access being used for dialysis ..if it is temporary catheter or permcath, then it could be an infection of the catheter
Other possibilities r allergy to the dialyzer being used or water contamination
Pls share the test reports as well
And since when is he having these chills
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