Measuring Cardiovascular Stress in Patients on Hemodialysis

Measuring Cardiovascular Stress in Patients on Hemodialysis

To determine if proprietary software that uses pulse-wave analysis to interpret the output of a conventional pulse-oximeter, can predict the onset of circulatory stress, before changes in blood pressure and pulse occur, in patients undergoing outpatient hemodialysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients having regular outpatient dialysis treatments
• Patients who are willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who do not wish to participate
• Patients with contraindications to attachment of monitoring devices
• Patients with skin rash or hypersensitivity to the adhesive sensors