Material and Methods
SECONDARY
A randomized clinical study was conducted at the Dialysis Center of al Diwaniyah Medical Hospital in the Diwaniyah Government in Iraq from Oct 1The primary objective of the study was to investigate the association between renal function tests and the use of activated charcoal. As a secondary objective, the present study explored whether demographic characteristics impacted the protective effect of activated charcoal. The inclusion criteria for the study were patients aged >18 and <75 years old, undergoing regular hemodialysis for at least one month, of both genders, able to communicate in Arabic language or through their caregiver, and able to provide informed consent. Patients who did not meet these criteria were excluded from the study.