Preliminary results obtained with short dialysis schedules.
The results regarding the treatment of 55 patients, 6 of them treated for, at least 10 months, with 1 sq. meter disposable dialyzers and a dialysis strategy of 3 hours every other day or 4 hours trice weekly have been presented. Clinical indexes especially regarding erythropoiesis and peripheral nerve status will be discussed. Th results show that this new method of treatment is feasible and may become in the future a routine strategy for chronic intermittent dialysis.
D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy
D003404:Creatinine