title: Critical appraisal of haemofiltration and ultra-filtration. The development of ultra-short dialysis: preliminary results.
abstract: The clinical experience obtained with 2 hours every other day recirculation dialysis, using 20-40 liters of dialysate, without sorbents, and standard cuprophane dialyzers of 1.0-1.5 sq.mt. is reported. So far, over 350 treatments in 8 patients have been performed. After 2 hours of treatment the removal of urea, creatinine, phosphate and uric acid, is similar to that obtained by 4-6 hours of haemofiltration. The alkalinazation of the patient through direct venous infusion of bicarbonate, makes predialysis acid-base significantly better than in standard haemodialysis and haemofiltration. Asymptomatic correction of severe fluid overload is easily obtained like in isolated ultrafiltration. The role of osmolality and vasopressors are discussed. A dry weight below the value obtained by previous dialysis treatment is achieved, and volume dependent hypertensions as in haemofiltration are corrected after 2-8 weeks. As an additional advantage, this method offers a highly semplified technical approach and a further reduction of the dialysis time.
mesh_terms: D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000379:methods; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood; D014511:Uremia / Q000628:therapy*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D014527:Uric Acid; D010758:Phosphorus; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine