Super high flux hemodialysis at high dialysate flows: an ex vivo assessment.
Int J Artif Organs
; 27(1): 24-8, 2004 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-14984180
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The removal of cytokines by standard hemofiltration is limited. Super high flux membranes may significantly improve removal even when used in dialysis mode. We sought to measure cytokine clearance using a large surface super high-flux membrane and a standard hemodialysis setting. SETTING: ICU laboratory of a tertiary institution. SUBJECTS: Six healthy volunteers. METHODS: Blood form healthy volunteers was incubated for 4 hours with E. coli endotoxin to stimulate cytokine production. Cytokine containing blood was then circulated through a dialysis circuit at 3 different dialysate flow rates. Blood and dialysate were sampled for cytokine and albumin measurements and calculation of clearances. RESULTS: Super high-flux dialysis achieved high median cytokine clearances (IL-1 clearance of 106 ml/min, IL-6 clearance of 66.8 ml/min, IL-8 clearance of 61.7 ml/min and TNF clearance of 36.1 ml/min). Increasing dialysate flow rate from 300 to 500 ml/min did not significantly increase cytokine clearances. Albumin clearances however were between 2.7 and 5.4 ml/min. CONCLUSIONS: Cytokine dialysis is feasible at high dialysate flow rates yielding high cytokine clearances. Albumin loss, however, is appreciable and may require separate supplementation in the clinical setting.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Citocinas
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Diálisis Renal
/
Membranas Artificiales
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Artif Organs
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos