MO864: Sleep Disorders in a Haemodialysis Unit

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Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is a high prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with CKD. Sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome and daytime sleepiness are much more common in haemodialysis patients than the general population. OBJECTIVE To know the prevalence of sleep problems in patients in our hospital haemodialysis unit through surveys carried out on patients. METHOD We designed a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of sleep disorders. Exclusion criteria age under 18 years. We gave 4 questionnaires to the patients in our unit: restless legs, Epworth daytime sleepiness, Berlin and Pittsburg Sleep quality. We collected demographic and clinical variables, dialysis parameters and laboratory data that could be related. Student's t-test and X-squared were applied for qualitative variables. SSps Version 15.0. RESULTS Of those surveyed, 12 had criteria for restless leg syndrome. The difference between ferritin and CRP among the RLS group was striking. Excessive daytime sleepiness is met in 10 patients. Only the CRP values were significantly higher in the group with the normal test. When associating the Epworth test and the Berlin questionnaire, we had a total of 3 patients with high risk of OSAS. 15 patients meet the criteria for poor quality of sleep in the Pittsburg questionnaire where we assess: quality, latency, efficacy and duration of sleep as well as use of medication and daytime impairment. CONCLUSION Highlight the high prevalence of sleep disorders: 24% restless leg syndrome, 20% daytime sleepiness and 30% with poor sleep quality. We must assess sleep disorders in haemodialysis patients since they present a significant deterioration in quality of life.