Effects of novel manufacturing technology on blood and dialysate flow distribution in a new low flux "α polysulfone" hemodialyzer

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-112

  Gastaldon, F ^a   Brendolan, A ^a   Crepaldi, C ^a   Frisone, P ^a   Zamboni, S ^a   D'Intini, V ^a   Poulin, S ^a   Hector, R ^b   Granziero, A ^a   Martins, K ^c   Gellert, R ^b   Inguaggiato, P ^a   Ronco, Claudio ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b B Braun Melsungen AG   (Germany)

^c Saxonia Medical   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Clearance; Dialysate flow; Hemodialysis efficiency

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DIFFUSION; DISEASES; EFFICIENCY; FIBERS; FLOW VELOCITY; HEMODIALYZERS; HEMODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; UREA;

BLOOD FLOW; CLEARANCE; DIALYSATES; DIALYZATE FLOW; DIFFUSION PROCESS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; HAEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS EFFICIENCY; LOW FLUX; OPTIMISATIONS;

DIALYSIS;

CREATININE; PHOSPHATE; POLYSULFONE; UREA; BIOMATERIAL; DIALYSIS FLUID; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE P 1700; SULFONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DENSITOMETRY; DIALYSATE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HOLLOW FIBER; HUMAN; IMAGING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; UREA CYCLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIFFUSION; INSTRUMENTATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; DIFFUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POLYMERS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SULFONES;

EID: 0038267061     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880302600203     Document Type: Article

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