title: A comparative study of dialysis techniques.
abstract: Comparative studies were performed on 19 patients who were dialysed initially for a mean of 25 h a week and then for a mean of 11.1 h a week over two 3-year periods. Clinical, biochemical, haematological and neurological valuations were performed, which showed no significant difference. As an adjunct to haemodialysis a perfusion system was added to 12 of these patients already stable on haemodialysis and estimations made of removal of middle molecular weight substances from plasma by a gel filtration method through a Sephadex column. The results of these various techniques are reported and the comparisons between haemodialysis, haemodialysis and ultrafiltration and haemodialysis, perfusion and ultrafiltration are given.
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006464:Hemoperfusion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000379:methods; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D014527:Uric Acid; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D002118:Calcium