Field trial of compact travel dialysis system.
To increase mobility for home hemodialysis patients, a portable, light weight hemodialysis system has been bench and field tested. The combination of a 21 L dialysate reservoir and small, high speed blood and dialysate pumps has permitted the entire system to be contained in a twenty two pound, 22 X 13 X 6 inch aluminum suitcase. Initial evaluation in hospitalized patients has shown the system to be safe and efficient. Acceptable clearances of creatinine and urea are maintained throughout a five hour dialysis by changing the bath at 120 and 210 minutes. Successful application of the system in travel by 3 patients, who perfomed a total of 12 dialyses in their hotel rooms while on vacation, indicates the broad potential of the new system.
D000328:Adult; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States
D003404:Creatinine