Hemodiafiltration using dialysate as substitution fluid.
To reduce the cost of hemodiafiltration (HDF), a standard hemodialysis machine was modified to permit in-line production of substitution fluid from bicarbonate dialysate. The authors' present data showing that this procedure was made bacteriologically safe; was simple to use, and offered a cheap approach to perform high-flux HDF using a hemodifilter of relatively small membrane surface area.
D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001769:Blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics; D014462:Ultrafiltration
D001639:Bicarbonates