Effects of far infrared therapy on arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients: a meta-analysis |
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| Authors: | Qingsong Wan Shikun Yang Li Li Fenfen Chu |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China;2. Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;3. Department of Medicine, Hunan Environment biological Polytechnic, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China |
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| Abstract: | Background: Far infrared (FIR) therapy may have a beneficial effect on maturity and function of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Therefore, we performed this pooled analysis to assess the protective effects of FIR therapy in HD patients.Methods: The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs of FIR therapy for HD patients were searched from multiple databases. Relevant studies were screened according to the predefined inclusion criteria. The meta-analyses were performed using RevMan 5.2 software (The Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford, UK).Results: Meta-analysis showed that FIR therapy could significantly increase the vascular access blood flow level (MD, 81.69?ml/min; 95% CI, 46.17–117.21; p?p?p?p?p?Conclusions: FIR therapy can reduce AVFs occlusion rates and needling pain level, while significantly improve the level of vascular access blood flow, AVFs diameter and the primary AVFs patency. |
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| Keywords: | Far infrared hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas meta-analysis |
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