To the Editor, Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity in patients on dialysis and accounts for almost 50% of deaths in these patients [1]. Although this high mortality is attributable to many reasons, the limited clearance of potentially harmful middle molecules through standard haemodialysis (HD) may be a contributor. Online haemodiafiltration (HDF) augments the clearance of middle molecular weight uraemic toxins through convective clearance while standard HD treatment is primarily based on diffusion [1].
Online haemodiafiltration and all-cause mortality: how fragile are the results of the studies published so far?
Battaglia, Yuri;Mantovani, Alessandro;
2024-01-01
Abstract
To the Editor, Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity in patients on dialysis and accounts for almost 50% of deaths in these patients [1]. Although this high mortality is attributable to many reasons, the limited clearance of potentially harmful middle molecules through standard haemodialysis (HD) may be a contributor. Online haemodiafiltration (HDF) augments the clearance of middle molecular weight uraemic toxins through convective clearance while standard HD treatment is primarily based on diffusion [1].File in questo prodotto:
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