Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances1683-99191996-3289Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/ajava.2017.288.293MelchertAlessandra BarrettiPasqual Tatiana Chalfun Guimaraes OkamotoPriscylla Luis BalbiAndre Cuadrado MartinLuis Canevese RahalSheila Marcelo Conceicao MenesesAndre Salgueiro GeraldesSilvano Sant`AnnaPaula Bilbau 62017126Background and Objective: Intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) is a procedure that can sustain a patients life during acute renal injury (ARI). However, there are some complications related to this procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical changes and main complications seen in dogs with acute renal failure (ARF) treated by short daily hemodialysis, during the intradialytic period. Materials and Methods: Eight male crossbred dogs, aged 1-5 years, with body mass from 6-20 kg, with ARF (serum creatinine concentration greater than 5 mg dL1) were evaluated. The dogs received daily treatment with intermittent hemodialysis for 9 days, with 60 min sessions in conscious dogs. Repeated measure ANOVA was performed to evaluate clinical parameters during hemodialysis sessions and paired t-test was used to compare hematological parameters in pre- and post-dialytic periods. Results: No changes in heart rate and respiratory rate were observed, while decrease in temperature and systolic arterial pressure were noted during intermittent hemodialysis. In 3 dogs (37.5%), neurological alterations were noted. The intradialytic intercurrences observed were vomiting in 22.22% of the intermittent hemodialysis sessions, hypotension in 15.27% and the need to exchange the dialysis catheter in 5.55% of the sessions. All the intercurrences presented were easily corrected. Conclusion: Intermittent hemodialysis is a safe therapy that is associated with a low incidence of complications in dogs.]]>Cowgill, L.D. and C.E. Langston,19962613471378Cowgill, L.D.,201141193225Ross, L.,201141114Segev, G., C. Langston, K. Takada, P.H. Kass and L.D. Cowgill,201630803807Stanley, S.W. and C.E. Langston,2008496366Schiffl, H., S.M. Lang and R. Fischer,2002346305310Sykes, J.E., K. Hartmann, K.F. Lunn, G.E. Moore, R.A. Stoddard and R.E. Goldstein,201125113Bloom, C.A. and M.A. Labato,201141115133Sasaki, A., Y. Sasaki, R. Iwama, S. Shimamura and K. Yabe et al.,2014151264270Poeppel, K., C.E. Langston and S. Chalhoub,201141177191Komeno, M., A. Akimoto, T. Fujita, T. Aramaki, M. Aoki, T. Shimada and F. Ohashi,2004665357Langston C.,20022540549Fischer, J.R., V. Pantaleo, T. Francey and L.D. Cowgill,200434935967Santoro, D., F. Benedetto, P. Mondello, N. Pipito and D. Barilla et al.,20147281294Besarab, A. and R. Pandey,20116227234Chalhoub, S., C.E. Langston and K. Poeppel,201141147161Amira, C.O., B.T. Bello and R.W. Braimoh,201627569575Daugirdas, J.T. and A.A. Bernardo,201282147157Pimenta, R.E.F., W.B. Yoshida, H.A. Rollo, M.L. Sobreira and M. Bertanha et al.,201615138141Gupta, S. and M.M. Gupta,200856622627Majeed, T.A.,20104137137Rogacev, K.S., M. Ziegelin, C. Ulrich, S. Seiler, M. Girndt, D. Fliser and H.G. Heine,2009+ monocytopenia and cardiovascular outcome.]]>2434803486Shimamura, S., K. Kimura, M. Katayama, T. Mashita and K. Maeda et al.,20147615391543Meneses, A.M.C., J.C.T. Caramori, J.R.A.C. Brant, R.C. Goncalves and N.F. de Souza et al.,201030861867Yasuma, F. and J.I. Hayano,200027923442349Langston, C., A. Cook, A. Eatroff, E. Mitelberg and S. Chalhoub,201731402409