RDT with acetate-free bicarbonate buffered dialysis fluid: long-term effects on lipid pattern, acid-base balance and oxygen delivery.
Thirteen uraemic patients with hypertriglyceridaemia were treated for 9 months with acetate-free, bicarbonate containing dialysis fluid. With this treatment more physiological correction of acid-base balance and better tissue oxygenation were obtained. This fact can explain the better tolerance to treatment we have seen. In 9 of these patients triglyceride levels fell significantly on bicarbonate treatment; they shifted back to higher values after return to acetate dialysis. No changes were found in the other 4 patients.
D000085:Acetates; D001639:Bicarbonates; D002021:Buffers; D003956:Dialysis; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008055:Lipids; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013997:Time Factors
D000085:Acetates; D001639:Bicarbonates; D002021:Buffers; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids; D008055:Lipids