A comparison of dual dialyzers in parallel and series to improve urea clearance in large hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1008-1015

  Fritz, Benjamin A ^a   Doss, Sheila ^a   McCann, Linda M ^a   Wrone, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a Satellite Home Training ^*

Author keywords

Dialysis adequacy; Dual dialyzer; Hemodialysis (HD); Middle molecules; Urea clearance

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; UREA;

EID: 0038755954     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(03)00198-7     Document Type: Article

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