Long-term follow up of ionic plasma fluoride level in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment

Clin Chim Acta. 1997 Jul 4;263(1):97-104. doi: 10.1016/s0009-8981(97)00055-7.

Abstract

The elimination half-life of fluoride is significantly increased in patients with chronic renal failure. This led us to conduct a study of variations of its plasma levels in 35 patients receiving dialysis treatment. In this population, there is a gaussian distribution of the values before and after the hemodialysis session, with a significant decrease in the averages. Furthermore, there is a highly significant correlation between fluoride levels before and after the dialysis session (P < 0.00001), and also between the amount of time in hemodialysis (in months) and the average fluoride level before dialysis (r = 0.624; P = 0.008). The presence of a group of patients consuming fluoride waters such as Vichy St-Yorre Water was easily identified by their excessive fluoride levels (above 100 micrograms/l), which could have a tendency to increase the risks of this group.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Fluorides / administration & dosage
  • Fluorides / adverse effects
  • Fluorides / blood*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / blood*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mineral Waters / adverse effects
  • Mineral Waters / analysis
  • Renal Dialysis*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Mineral Waters
  • Fluorides