title: Stability of urea and creatinine in spent hemodialysate.
abstract: Urea and creatinine levels in spent hemodialysates showed only small declines in spite of incubation at 37 degrees C for 36 hours. In the determination of dialysate-side solute removal, it would seem prudent to keep spent dialysate cold during collection to retard bacterial breakdown of these waste products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Shek
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lentino
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Daugirdas
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kjellstrand
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ing
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003404:Creatinine / Q000032:analysis*; D015312:Hemodialysis Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013696:Temperature; D014508:Urea / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015312:Hemodialysis Solutions; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine