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Real-time Kt/V determination by ultraviolet absorbance in spent dialysate: technique validation.
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PMID:  20631678     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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Real-time determination of Kt/V can be provided by monitoring ultraviolet absorbance of solutes in spent dialysate. This not only overcomes dependency on error-prone pre- and post-dialysis blood sampling; it circumvents inaccuracies associated with estimating the urea distribution volume and its high measurement frequency tightly reflects the course of the dialysis. Our study compared the ultraviolet-based spKt/V and eKt/V with the commonly used blood-based counterparts. A first study of 16 patients compared ultraviolet Kt/Vs against blood Kt/Vs obtained by using the 'gold standard' of serial blood samples. A second study included 18 patients and compared the ultraviolet and blood values under routine conditions. Both studies showed mean blood-based spKt/V and eKt/V values statistically indistinguishable from their ultraviolet-based counterparts. Hence, on-line monitoring of ultraviolet absorption of spent dialysate is applicable in routine hemodialysis allowing continuous measure of removed solutes from spent dialysate without disturbing the patient or treatment session.
Authors:
Alex Castellarnau; Michael Werner; Roman Günthner; Marten Jakob
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Kidney international     Volume:  78     ISSN:  1523-1755     ISO Abbreviation:  Kidney Int.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0323470     Medline TA:  Kidney Int     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  920-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
B Braun Avitum AG, Melsungen, Germany. alex.castellarnau@gmail.com
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Kidney Int. 2010 Nov;78(9):833-5   [PMID:  20948540 ]

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