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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The results of intradialytic haemodynamic monitoring for modalities A and B, respectively, were : lowest systolic blood pressure 120. 8 + / -20. 8 vs 124. 3 + / -20. 6 mmHg (P < 0. 01) ; mean systolic blood pressure 138. 5 + / -23. 8 vs 144. 6 + / -24. 8 mmHg (P < 0. 001) ; and highest heart rate 73. 5 + / -12. 0 vs 75. 8 + / - 12. 9 (NS) ; with modality A, patients had more dialysis sessions with hypotensive episodes (5. 55 vs 1. 7 %, P < 0. 05) and required more saline or hypertonic glucose infusions (20. 9 vs 13. 7 % of the dialysis sessions, P < 0. 05).