Peritoneal membrane evaluation in routine clinical practice.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we focused on whether volume overload plays a role in the development of arterial stiffness. METHODS:Seventy-three prevalent hemodialysis patients were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. Arterial stiffness was assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), and volume overload was as...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Zheng D,Cheng LT,Zhuang Z,Gu Y,Tang LJ,Wang T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines may contribute to the organ damage in active antineutrophil cytoplasmic antigen (ANCA)-positive renal vasculitis. Plasma exchange (PE) may influence the activity of vasculitis not only by removing pathogenic autoantibodies, but also by lowering the serum le...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Tesar V,Jelínková E,Masek Z,Jirsa M Jr,Zabka J,Bartůnková J,Stejskalová A,Janatková I,Zima T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Backgound: This study was aimed at evaluating the presepsin and procalcitonin levels to predict adverse postoperative complications and mortality in cardiac surgery patients. METHODS:A total of 122 cardiac surgery patients were enrolled for the study. Presepsin and procalcitonin levels were measured 48 h after the pr...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Clementi A,Virzì GM,Muciño-Bermejo MJ,Nalesso F,Giavarina D,Carta M,Brocca A,de Cal M,Hinna Danesi T,Zanella M,Marchionna N,Brendolan A,Battaglia GG,Salvador L,Ronco C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure (HF) is a chronic disease process associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Hospitalizations for acute decompensation may be frequent and herald a downward trajectory for the underlying disease state and overall poor prognosis for the patient. While significant advances have been made in the r...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Virani SA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Little is known about outcomes after in-center nocturnal hemodialysis (NHD) treatment in ADPKD patients with ESRD. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of in-center NHD ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Xue C,Sun B,Ye X,Zhou C,Yang B,Zhang L,Yu S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ultrasound and colorDoppler technique, which is relatively inexpensive, rapid, non-invasive and repeatable is a powerful tool used for early diagnosis of vascular access (VA) complications in hemodialysis patients. To date a standard and widely comprehensible echocolorDoppler (ECD) protocol is not availabl...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Nalesso F,Garzotto F,Petrucci I,Samoni S,Virzì GM,Gregori D,Meola M,Ronco C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplantation (KT) is considered an optimal treatment strategy for end-stage renal disease. But human leukocyte antigen-sensitized, ABO-incompatible and antibody-mediated rejection might be the alarming hurdles in KT. Therapeutic plasma exchange is the mainstay of the antibody reduction therapy for reducing a...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Xie P,Tao M,Peng K,Zhao H,Zhang K,Sheng Y,Ankawi G,Ronco C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The present study aimed to determine the variables that are associated with a longer dialysis recovery time (DRT) and to define the relationship that exists between DRT and the ultrafiltration rate (UFR) in prevalent chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients. METHODS:We studied 210 prevalent CHD of 5 hemodialys...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Bossola M,Di Stasio E,Monteburini T,Parodi E,Ippoliti F,Cenerelli S,Santarelli S,Nebiolo PE,Sirolli V,Bonomini M,Antocicco M,Zuccalà G,Laudisio A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Anticoagulation in hemodialysis (HD) patients at high risk of bleeding remains an intractable problem. Simulating endothelial cells by releasing anticoagulant on the membrane may be a promising alternative. METHODS:We modified a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) dialyzer by loading argatroban into its membrane a...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Zhang Y,Ning J,Veeraragoo P,Li Y,Dai S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-four patients with end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis developed over the course of 7 years (1987-1994) severe ischemia in the extremity carrying the angioaccess secondary to arterial 'steal'. Seven of these patients were treated with access ligation, 4 with banding reducing the flow through the acce...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Haimov M,Schanzer H,Skladani M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a new type of modified cellulosic membrane (Hemophan) has been made available for the first clinical trials. In contrast to cellulose acetate membranes only about 5% of the hydroxyl groups of cellulose are substituted by tertiary amino groups. Objective of the present study was to assess the compatibility pe...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Schaefer RM,Hörl WH,Kokot K,Heidland A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with multiple detrimental consequences to the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. The effects of CKD are even more significant when they begin in childhood as they affect growth and (neuro-) development as well. The division into stages of CKD serves as a guideline fo...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Goilav B,Kaskel FJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glycated hemoglobin is used to assess diabetic control although its accuracy in dialysis has been questioned. How does it compare to the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients? METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of 60 insulin-treated diabetic patients o...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Qayyum A,Chowdhury TA,Oei EL,Fan SL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. As traditional risk factors cannot alone explain the unacceptable high prevalence and incidence of CVD in this population, inflammation (a common phenomenon in ESRD), and other non-traditional ri...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Stenvinkel P,Lindholm B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Japan's aging population has prominent epidemiological and patient characteristics. The number of hemodialysis patients aged ≥70 years is increasing. Age-adjusted mortality is improving, but some cause-specific mortalities remain unchanged, including infectious disease and malignancy, requiring combativ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Sakurai S,Hanafusa N,Nomura T,Tsuchiya K,Nitta K,Nangaku M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure results in significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. Chronic heart failure is often complicated by renal insufficiency. Further, acute decompensated heart failure is often complicated by worsening renal function or the development of diuretic resistance. Heart failure complicated by renal...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Kociol R,Rogers J,Shaw A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low water permeability feature of original cellulosic membranes was considered an advantage in the absence of dialysis equipment that are capable of controlling water removal. The advent of ultrafiltration control systems led to the development and use of high-flux (HF) membranes that allowed improved middle molec...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Ronco C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was aimed at comparing the incidence of arterial hypertension and blood pressure (BP) variance in hospital and out-of-hospital hemodialysis (HD) patients during HD sessions. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted for 1 week at all the HD centers in Dalmatia, Croatia. The pre-, intra-, and post-d...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Gulin M,Klarić D,Ilić M,Radić J,Kovačić V,Šain M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On-line hemodiafiltration (ol-HDF) may improve clinical outcome in ESRD. The supposed mechanism is the improved clearance of uremic toxins by convective transport which is added to the diffusion transport. However, recent marked improvement in the performance of dialyzers has allowed higher removal rate of middle to l...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Kawanishi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common clinical presentation of dialysis-related amyloidosis. It was determined whether β(2)-microglobulin (β2M) and advanced glycation end products in serum are predictors of CTS in dialysis patients. METHODS:A total of 385 hemodialysis patients were screened for CTS....

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Busch M,Schwenzky A,Franke S,Stein G,Wolf G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have reported that vitamin D deficiency may be implicated in the pathogenesis of hypoalbuminemia observed in patients with end-stage renal disease, but the mechanism remains to be clarified. The aim of the present study was to determine whether supplementation with alfacalcidol might increase protein inta...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Yonemura K,Sugiura T,Yamashita F,Matsushima H,Hishida A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines have been developed in nephrology and medicine developed to assist practitioners and patients in making decisions about healthcare for specific clinical circumstances. There has been a proliferation of guidelines over the last decade in all areas of medicine, including nephrology. Many of the nephrology gui...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Levin A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin-10 (IL-10), a potent regulatory monokine produced by activated mononuclear cells, provides an efficient autocrine mechanism for controlling proinflammatory cytokine synthesis. We hypothesized that defective synthesis of IL-10 could contribute to the inflammatory state in hemodialysis (HD) patient...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Perianayagam MC,Jaber BL,Guo D,King AJ,Pereira BJ,Balakrishnan VS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal anemia is the result of reduced erythropoietin (EPO) biosynthesis in the diseased kidney and also in part the result of a reduced life span of red blood cells (RBCs). An increase in density and a decrease in enzyme equipment (aspartate aminotransferase; GOT) of RBCs reflect cell age. In the following study, the ...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Hampl H,Riedel E,Wendel G,Scigalla P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of blood-membrane interaction on several biocompatibility parameters has been investigated. Four groups of healthy subjects underwent sham hemodialysis, i.e. the establishment of blood-dialysis membrane contact, but without circulating dialysate, using cellulose-based membranes (regenerated cellulose and ce...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Gutierrez A,Alvestrand A,Bergström J,Beving H,Lantz B,Henderson LW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluid balance disorders are a relevant risk factor for morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Volume assessment in the intensive care unit (ICU) is thus of great importance, but there are currently few methods to obtain an accurate and timely assessment of hydration status. Our aim was to evalua...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Basso F,Berdin G,Virzì GM,Mason G,Piccinni P,Day S,Cruz DN,Wjewodzka M,Giuliani A,Brendolan A,Ronco C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contradictory data are reported in the literature concerning the diffusion kinetics of inorganic phosphates (iPh) between red blood cells and plasma during haemodialysis. Accordingly, we performed mass balance and equilibration studies to analyze the diffusion kinetics of iPh in vivo and in vitro. Mass balance analysi...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Descombes E,Jutzet A,Perriard F,Fellay G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To improve the side effects caused by sodium citrate (Na(3)Cit), the anticoagulant effects of diethyl citrate (Et(2)Cit) were investigated. METHODS:The in vitro anticoagulant effects and dissociation capacity of the chelate of Et(2)Cit with calcium ions were compared with those of Na(3)Cit in rabbits. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Chen Z,Chen B,Yao XQ,Gui BS,Ou Y,Ouyang JM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study evaluated the mechanism of hemodynamic improvement in polymyxin B-immobilized fiber (PMX) treatment. METHODS:Fifteen septic patients with endotoxemia and/or gram negative infection were treated with PMX. Plasma concentrations of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and nitric oxide metabol...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： Shimizu T,Hanasawa K,Tani T,Endo Y,Kurumi Y,Ikeda T,Fujita N,Morita H,Imaizumi H,Sato T,Katayama H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypomagnesaemia is a cardiovascular (CV) risk factor in the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between pre-dialysis magnesium (Mg) and CV risk markers, [including pulse pressure (PP), left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and vascular calcifications (VC)], and mortality i...

journal_title：Blood purification

authors： João Matias P,Azevedo A,Laranjinha I,Navarro D,Mendes M,Ferreira C,Amaral T,Jorge C,Aires I,Gil C,Ferreira A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00