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The aim of this study was to explore the dynamic changes of renal perfusion in incident HD patients with preserved RRF during dialysis sessions and to provide new strategies for RRF preservation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This prospective cohort study enrolled 30 incident HD patients with preserved RRF. Renal perfusion was serially assessed using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) at three time points during the HD session: pre-dialysis baseline, intradialytic phase (3\u00a0h post-initiation), and post-dialysis recovery phase (15\u00a0min after session completion). Renal perfusion was quantified using the CEUS-assessed perfusion index (PI). The primary outcome measure was the PI.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>During hemodialysis sessions, the PI as a surrogate marker of renal perfusion decreased by 17.53% (P &amp;lt; 0.001), which exhibited a negative correlation with ultrafiltration (UF) rates (Spearman\u2019s r = \u22120.770, P &amp;lt; 0.001), but not with other variables such as sex, age, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), hemoglobin, or albumin levels.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study demonstrates that incident HD patients experience an acute decrease in renal perfusion during hemodialysis, which is negatively correlated with mean UF rates. 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