Initial clinical evaluation of the Hospal artificial kidney system.
A high flux artificial kidney system, which permits control over ultrafiltration, has been developed and patients are now being treated with it at a large outpatient kidney center. The basic operating characteristics have been described and some preliminary clinical results mentioned. Characteristics of the Hospital Artificial Kidney System are: 1. Higher clearances for middle molecules than conventional systems; 2. Adequate clearances for small solutes such as urea; 3. Predictable control of ultrafiltration with discrepancies between actual weight loss and theoretical weight loss on the order of 0.7 to 1.3 ml/min, when the system is operated in the designated manner.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010539:Permeability; D014462:Ultrafiltration
D008567:Membranes, Artificial