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Pre-/postdilution hemofiltration.

D Hillion·T Haas·N Pertuiset·M Uzan
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Abstract

Hemofiltration creates the best conditions for toxin removal and cardiovascular stability in the treatment of chronic renal failure patients. The increase in hematocrit due to erythropoietin, the blood flow rate and the necessary volume of substitution fluid limit the post- or the predilution hemofiltration. The technical progress made now offers the possibility to routinely and safely treat patients with pre-/postdilution hemofiltration. When adjusting the substitution flow rate to the blood flow rate, small-molecule clearances are higher than those in hemodialysis and are close to those in hemodiafiltration.

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D Hillion, T Haas, N Pertuiset, M Uzan. 1995. Pre-/postdilution hemofiltration.. https://doi.org/10.1159/000170207

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