Renal replacement therapy: Physical properties of hollow fibers influence efficiency

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 357-366

  Dungen H D ^a   Von Heymann, C ^a   Ronco, C ^a   Kox, W J ^a   Spies, C D ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Biocompatibility; Blood viscosity; Continuous renal replacement therapy; Filter design; Removal of cytokines

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BLOOD; FIBERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; VISCOSITY;

ACUTE RENAL FAILURE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; CYTOKINES; FILTER DESIGNS; HOLLOW FIBER; REMOVAL OF CYTOKINE; RENAL FAILURE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

CYTOKINE; PROTEIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD FILTER; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEMOFILTRATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034865381     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880102400601     Document Type: Article

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