May 16, 2011, 8:20 PM. Looking into going to the new Palace resort on Punta Cana and wondering how far from airport this is.
Why Hypotension Occurs during Dialysis. Hypotension is a common complication of hemodialysis. It is reported that up to 20 percent to 50 percent patients can experience low blood pressure sometime during dialysis. Severe drop of blood pressure may induce arrhythmia and make the patients discontinue dialysis. There are multiple causes why a patient experience hypotension, but having any of the following conditions increases peopleâs risks of experiencing low blood pressure during dialysis: ï¹¡Being old-aged.
Postural hypotension is defined as a drop in systolic BP of at least 20 mm Hg accompanied by a drop in diastolic BP of at least 10 mm Hg with upright posture. It is caused by deviation from the normal physiologic response to upright posture, which leads to postural decline of BP or postural hypotension.