en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <p dir="ltr"><strong>Objective: </strong>Hemodialysis is a treatment for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. The incidence of ESRD has been increased up to 8% from 2004 to 2011. Based on some studies, various complications can occur in hemodialysis process. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the incidence of adverse side-effects during hemodialysis in kidney patients.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Methods: </strong>This descriptive-analytical study was done in 2015 (05 Feb to 12 April) on 142 patients under hemodialysis treatment. Data gathering was done by using a researcher-made checklist which was designed by studying authoritative sources. Data analysis was done by SPSS. V.16&nbsp; using ANOVA and Chi-square tests.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Results: </strong>Among 142 patients, 51.38% were female and 48.62 of them were male. Muscle cramp (72.53%) and Bleeding (2.11%) were the most and the least complications that have been attested during hemodialysis respectively.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the various side-effects of hemodialysis process in this study, some actions such as reducing the pump rotation and nutrition education is recommended in order to increase the level of satisfaction in patients.</p> Hemodialysis, Patients, Complication, Health promotion, kidney. 357 361 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-120&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Amir Hossein Goudarzian 10031947532846002552 10031947532846002552 No Nursing Student, student research committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran. Hamid Sharif Nia 10031947532846002553 10031947532846002553 Yes Department of Nursing and Midwifery of Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran. Yu Okamoto 10031947532846002554 10031947532846002554 No Department of Anesthesiology, Tojinkai Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. Connie M. Rhee 10031947532846002555 10031947532846002555 No Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine Medical Center, California, United States. Philip McFarlane 10031947532846002556 10031947532846002556 No Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fatemeh Ghorban Nejad 10031947532846002557 10031947532846002557 No Pharmacuitical Student, faculity of Medicine, Mazandaran university of medical sciences, Sari, Iran