title: Hemoperfusion in reduced-time programmes for chronic uremia. Long-term results.
abstract: This paper reports the Authors' 8 year experience in the clinical use of charcoal hemoperfusion as a means to reduce the weekly time of treatment in chronic uremic patients. Two different programmes were applied. Programme A (34 patients) which involved substituting the 3 procedures per week of standard dialysis (4 hours duration each) by 2 procedures of combined hemodialysis and hemoperfusion, again of 4 hours duration each. Programme B (18 patients) which involved substituting the 3 procedures per week of 4 hours duration by 3 procedures of 3 hours each, 2 of combined hemodialysis and hemoperfusion, 1 of conventional dialysis. The net weekly reduction was 33% for Programme A and 25% for Programme B. The efficacy of the two Programmes was evaluated by clinical, hematochemical, nutritional and instrumental parameters.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002606:Charcoal; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006464:Hemoperfusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014511:Uremia / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal