Abstract
The current literature indicates that patients who are dependent on dialysis are more frequent users of ED services, with patients on dialysis presenting 8.5 times more frequently than the general population.1 Patients on dialysis are at risk for a variety of medical emergencies related to the complications of chronic renal disease and dialysis treatment. It is important for emergency nurses to recognize abnormalities upon assessment to promote optimal outcomes for these patients. One serious complication, although uncommon (6% incidence), is dialysis access steal syndrome.
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