{"title":"Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis in Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis: A Critical Alternative when Immediate Hemodialysis Is Unavailable.","authors":"Watanyu Parapiboon, Jakkrid Banjong, Chirakhana Siangtrong, Theerapun Boonsayomphu, Wirayut Silakun","doi":"10.1159/000542003","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) is a preferable renal replacement therapy (RRT) option in metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) due to rapid correct metabolic acidosis. However, IHD might not be started immediately. Immediate urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (iUSPD) is used as a life-saving dialysis option and then followed by IHD. The outcomes of iUSPD were compared with other extracorporeal dialysis in MALA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In two tertiary hospitals in Thailand, the outcomes of patients with MALA who had received three different RRT modalities (iUSPD followed by IHD, IHD, and continuous renal replacement therapy [CRRT]) from January 2015 to December 2019 were compared. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. The secondary outcomes were door-to-dialysis time and 90-day RRT dependence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 180 MALA cases that required dialysis were included (20 iUSPD, 120 IHD, and 40 CRRT). Their mean age was 64 years. Most of the patients had severe metabolic acidosis (mean pH 6.91, HCO3 6 mmol/L, and anion gap 40 mmol/L) and were critically ill. The 30-day mortality was 30% in iUSPD, 9.2% in IHD, and 32.5% in CRRT (p = 0.001). The mortality risk in the iUSPD group was not significantly different from those of the IHD and CRRT groups (adjusted HR 2.5, 95% CI: 0.65-9.6, and adjusted HR 0.75, 95% CI: 0.2-2.78, respectively). All dialysis modalities had comparable 90-day dialysis dependence. iUSPD exhibited the shortest door-to-dialysis time.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In MALA, iUSPD followed by IHD might be a viable RRT option to save patient lives if no other dialysis options are available.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"9-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of Patent Processus Vaginalis Diagnosed Using Laparoscopy during Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion and Subsequent Genital Edema: A Prospective Observational Study.","authors":"Terumasa Hayashi, Susumu Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Iwase, Taisuke Takatsuka, Daisuke Yoshimura, Tomohiro Kawamura, Yukimasa Iwata, Hiroki Okushima, Yoshiyasu Ueda, Yoshitaka Isaka","doi":"10.1159/000542588","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Inguinal hernia and genital edema are relatively common complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although patent processus vaginalis (PV) is considered an important factor associated with these complications, the prevalence of patent PV at PD initiation and whether it leads to these complications has not been fully identified.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 71 patients were included in this study, 41 of whom underwent laparoscopy-assisted catheter placement. The remaining 30 patients did not undergo laparoscopy mainly because of a lack of patient consent. During laparoscopy, if a dimple or small canal toward the deep inguinal ring was observed, the groin was diagnosed as a patent PV.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Laparoscopy revealed that 9 of 41 patients (22%) had patent PV (male, 29.6%; female, 7.1%). Genital edema occurred in 2 of the nine patients with patent PV at 8.9 and 11.4 months after PD initiation, respectively. However, none of 32 patients without patent PV developed this complication. Two of 30 patients without laparoscopic inspection presented with genital edema at 6.7 and 12.4 months after PD initiation, respectively. Among the 71 patients, body mass index was significantly higher in patients with this complication than in those without (28.8 vs. 22.8, p 0.013).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although the number of patients with patent PV who manifested genital edema was small, our results suggest that patent PV at PD initiation may be an important contributor for genital edema in patients undergoing PD. Further studies are needed to determine whether the repair of patent PV could prevent subsequent genital edema.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"141-148"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142765764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood PurificationPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1159/000542332
Taku Furukawa, Yugeesh Lankadeva, Ian Baldwin, Pei Chen Connie Ow, Sally Hood, Antoine Schneider, Laurent A Decosterd, Clive N May, Rinaldo Bellomo
{"title":"Removal of Meropenem and Piperacillin during Experimental Hemoadsorption with the HA380 Cartridge.","authors":"Taku Furukawa, Yugeesh Lankadeva, Ian Baldwin, Pei Chen Connie Ow, Sally Hood, Antoine Schneider, Laurent A Decosterd, Clive N May, Rinaldo Bellomo","doi":"10.1159/000542332","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Hemoadsorption can be used as adjunctive therapy for sepsis. However, there is limited evidence regarding its antibiotic removal. In this in vivo preclinical study, we aimed to evaluate the removal of meropenem and piperacillin with the HA380 hemoadsorption cartridge.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Healthy adult sheep (n = 6) received 2 g of meropenem and 4 g of piperacillin intravenously for 30 min followed by hemoadsorption with a HA380 cartridge at a blood flow rate of 120 mL/min for 4 h. The sorbent-based removal ratio, clearance, and mass removal were calculated at multiple time points.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sorbent-based removal ratio of meropenem decreased from 95.4% (SD 1.8) at 10 min to less than 20% at 4 h of hemoadsorption. Its cumulative sorbent-based mass removal was 386.6 mg (SD 78.8) over 4 h with 65.6% (SD 7.1) occurring in the first 60 min. In contrast, the sorbent-based removal ratio of piperacillin decreased more gradually from 98.4% (SD 0.6) at 10 min to 37.4% (SD 7.2) at 4 h. Its cumulative sorbent-based mass removal was 647.4 mg (SD 191.3) over 4 h with 63.4% (SD 4.2) occurring in the first 60 min. The overall sorbent-based clearance of piperacillin was significantly greater than meropenem (pgroup < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Hemoadsorption with the HA380 cartridge removed meropenem and piperacillin throughout a 4-h period, with high clearances at the start. Our findings can be used to inform dosing decisions during hemoadsorption in septic patients, there may be the need to consider increasing the doses of these antibiotics by 15-25% to prevent underdosing.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"102-110"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142575278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Validation of a Coagulation Risk Prediction Model for Anticoagulant-Free Hemodialysis: Enhancing Hemodialysis Safety for Patients.","authors":"Shufan Chen, Yun Chen, Wei Zhang, Haihan Li, Zining Guo, Keyu Ling, Xiaoli Yu, Fei Liu, Xiaoping Zhu","doi":"10.1159/000542422","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for predicting the likelihood of coagulation in patients undergoing anticoagulant-free hemodialysis (HD). Anticoagulant-free HD technique is necessary in patients with contraindications to systemic therapy. Coagulation is a complication of this technique. Unfortunately, no predictive model is currently available to assess the risk of coagulation in anticoagulant-free HD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data from 299 HD sessions involving 164 patients who underwent anticoagulant-free HD between January 2022 and June 2023. To identify the risk factors for coagulation in anticoagulant-free HD, a univariate analysis was performed on 18 independent variables. Logistic regression was used to establish predictive models by identifying factors contributing to coagulation in anticoagulant-free HD. A calibration curve was drawn using regression coefficients and 1,000 bootstrap repetitions to validate our model internally. The performance of the prediction model was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic, area under the curve (AUC), and decision curve analysis (DCA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The incidence of coagulation in patients on anticoagulant-free HD was 35.1%. Logistic regression analysis showed that platelet (PLT), hematocrit (HCT) levels, dialysate type, and age were risk factors for coagulation in anticoagulant-free HD patients (p < 0.05). The Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed p = 0.29, and the AUC is 0.76 (95% CI 0.70-0.80). The optimal critical value was 0.40, yielding a sensitivity of 61.0%, a specificity of 80.4%, and a Youden index of 0.41.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In anticoagulant-free HD, there were numerous risk factors and a 35.1% occurrence of coagulation. The constructed coagulation risk prediction model exhibited good predictive and clinical utility and could serve as a reference for the initial assessment and screening of coagulation risk in anticoagulant-free HD.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"184-194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood PurificationPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1159/000543619
Natalia Jiménez-Esquivel, Gastón Piñeiro, Adrià Carpio, Oswaldo Ortiz, Miquel Lozano, Leonardo Rodríguez-Carunchio, María Del Carmen Salgado, David Toapanta, Joan Cid, Octavi Bassegoda, Elena Cuadrado-Payán, Miquel Sanz, Paola Charry, Esteban Poch, Javier Fernández, Enric Reverter
{"title":"Bilirubin Removal with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange or Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System as Treatment for Cholemic Nephropathy in Patients with Cirrhosis and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Case Series.","authors":"Natalia Jiménez-Esquivel, Gastón Piñeiro, Adrià Carpio, Oswaldo Ortiz, Miquel Lozano, Leonardo Rodríguez-Carunchio, María Del Carmen Salgado, David Toapanta, Joan Cid, Octavi Bassegoda, Elena Cuadrado-Payán, Miquel Sanz, Paola Charry, Esteban Poch, Javier Fernández, Enric Reverter","doi":"10.1159/000543619","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543619","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cholemic nephropathy is an overlooked cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with cirrhosis and high bilirubin plasma levels (usually above 20 mg/dL), due to bilirubin and bile acid deposition in the kidneys. Those deposits have been hypothesized to cause tubular injury. It has no standardized diagnostic criteria or therapeutic strategies.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We present a series of 15 patients with cirrhosis, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), and severe cholemic AKI, diagnosed by microscopic urinary cast visualization after excluding and treating other causes of AKI. Bilirubin plasma removal was performed with Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS®, n = 3) or therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE, n = 12) to treat and prevent further kidney deterioration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Kidney function improved in most of the patients; 5 patients also required transient hemodialysis, with only 1 patient evolving to end-stage chronic kidney disease needing liver-kidney transplant. Five patients underwent extended TPE sessions as a bridge to liver transplantation. Survival at 30 days and 1 year was 80% and 73%, respectively, with 10 patients undergoing transplantation along this year.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this highly selected cohort of patients with cirrhosis, ACLF, and severe cholemic AKI, extracorporeal plasma removal techniques seem to improve kidney function and overall prognosis. Larger prospective and controlled studies are required to better understand this condition.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cholemic nephropathy is an overlooked cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with cirrhosis and high bilirubin plasma levels (usually above 20 mg/dL), due to bilirubin and bile acid deposition in the kidneys. Those deposits have been hypothesized to cause tubular injury. It has no standardized diagnostic criteria or therapeutic strategies.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We present a series of 15 patients with cirrhosis, acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), and severe cholemic AKI, diagnosed by microscopic urinary cast visualization after excluding and treating other causes of AKI. Bilirubin plasma removal was performed with Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS®, n = 3) or therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE, n = 12) to treat and prevent further kidney deterioration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Kidney function improved in most of the patients; 5 patients also required transient hemodialysis, with only 1 patient evolving to end-stage chronic kidney disease needing liver-kidney transplant. Five patients underwent extended TPE sessions as a bridge to liver transplantation. Survival at 30 days and 1 year was 80% and 73%, respectively, with 10 patients undergoing transplantation along this year.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this highly selected cohort of patients with cirrhosis, ACLF, and severe cholemic AKI, extracorporeal plasma removal t","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"160-166"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11949189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142999531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood PurificationPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1159/000542009
Clara Isabell Brozat, Michael Zoller, Sandra Frank, Mathias Bruegel, Caroline Gräfe, Diana Rebholz, Michael Paal, Helen Graf, Uwe Liebchen, Christina Scharf
{"title":"Albumin and Platelet Loss during the Application of CytoSorb® in Critically Ill Patients: A post hoc Analysis of the Cyto-SOLVE Trial.","authors":"Clara Isabell Brozat, Michael Zoller, Sandra Frank, Mathias Bruegel, Caroline Gräfe, Diana Rebholz, Michael Paal, Helen Graf, Uwe Liebchen, Christina Scharf","doi":"10.1159/000542009","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adsorption devices like CytoSorb® (CS) are increasingly used in critically ill patients. However, potential adverse effects have not been sufficiently investigated. The aim of this post hoc analysis of the monocentric prospective Cyto-SOLVE study was to examine albumin concentration and platelet count during the application of CS in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with different indications for CS therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-nine adult ICU patients receiving continuous kidney replacement therapy and CS application for 12 h were included. Albumin concentration and platelet count were measured before, during, and after application. Changes in albumin concentration and platelet count were investigated. Since 10/29 patients were substituted with platelets during CS therapy and 20/29 received albumin, subgroup analysis was performed in patients receiving no platelet concentrate and <20 g albumin substitution during CS application. The dependent sample t test was used to detect significant (p < 0.05) changes over time, and multivariate models were investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed a significant reduction in platelets (p = 0.005, mean 14 G/L, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4-23 G/L) during CS therapy with an even more pronounced drop in those 19 patients without platelet substitution (p = 0.001, mean 22 G/L, 95% CI 10-34). No significant change was detected in the albumin concentration of all patients. However, a significant albumin decrease was observed in those 17 patients with less than 20 g albumin substitution during CS therapy (p = 0.007, mean 0.17g/dL, 95% CI 0.05-0.29). No other potential covariates for the decrease could be identified in a multivariate model.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Since a drop in albumin and platelets occurred during the use of CS, an increased substitution might be necessary. Knowledge of potential side effects is of great importance to prevent harm during the use of extracorporeal procedures. This knowledge should be considered for a reliable risk-benefit assessment in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"93-101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood PurificationPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1159/000542556
Anis Chaba, Stephen Joseph Warrillow, Caleb Fisher, Sofia Spano, Akinori Maeda, Atthaphong Phongphithakchai, Nuttapol Pattamin, Yukiko Hikasa, Nuanprae Kitisin, Scott Warming, Claire Michel, Glenn M Eastwood, Rinaldo Bellomo
{"title":"Severely Hyperammonemic Acute Liver Failure due to Paracetamol Overdose: The Impact of High-Intensity Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.","authors":"Anis Chaba, Stephen Joseph Warrillow, Caleb Fisher, Sofia Spano, Akinori Maeda, Atthaphong Phongphithakchai, Nuttapol Pattamin, Yukiko Hikasa, Nuanprae Kitisin, Scott Warming, Claire Michel, Glenn M Eastwood, Rinaldo Bellomo","doi":"10.1159/000542556","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Paracetamol (acetaminophen)-induced acute liver failure (ALF) with severe hyperammonemia (ammonia >100 µmol⋅L-1) is a life-threatening condition. A strategy based on high-intensity continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) without early (up to day seven) transplantation may enable clinicians to safely identify which patients can recover and survive and which patients require transplantation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a single-center, retrospective cohort study of patients with severely hyperammonemic paracetamol-induced ALF. The primary outcome was early transplant-free survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We studied 84 patients (median age: 38; female sex: 79 [85%]) over a 12-year period (median ammonia level at ICU admission: 153 µmol⋅L-1; median peak aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 10,029 U⋅L-1; median lactate: 5.0 mmol⋅L-1; and median INR: 4.4) and 55 (65%) with King's College criteria for transplantation. Overall, 87% received high-intensity CRRT (92% in 2020-2023). Median CRRT intensity was 54 mL⋅kg-1⋅hr-1 within the first 48 h and increased by 1.8 mL⋅kg-1⋅hr-1 per year during the study period (p = 0.002). Transplant-free survival to day 7 was 86% in 2011-2023 and 96% in 2020-2023. Overall, only 4 patients were transplanted and only 1 (4%) in 2020-2023. On multivariable Cox analysis, factors independently associated with failure to achieve day seven transplant-free survival were higher APACHE III score (HR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02-1.08), higher lactate (HR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.12-1.44), and lower platelet count at ICU admission (HR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.78-0.93) and the median effluent dose applied within the first 48 h of ICU admission (HR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.46-0.98).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Early transplant-free survival is achievable in most patients with paracetamol-induced ALF and severe hyperammonemia with a treatment based on high-intensity CRRT. Such transplant-free survival increased over time together with increased CRRT dose.</p>","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"111-121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood PurificationPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1159/000542336
Michael Kolland, Peter P Rainer, Alexander H Kirsch
{"title":"Use of Cardiac Troponin Assays in Hemodialysis Patients.","authors":"Michael Kolland, Peter P Rainer, Alexander H Kirsch","doi":"10.1159/000542336","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"149-152"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11854967/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142575317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blood PurificationPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-10DOI: 10.1159/000543036
Abhilash Koratala, Claudio Ronco, Amir Kazory
{"title":"Venous Doppler Ultrasound to Guide Ultrafiltration in Hemodialysis: Practical Insights for Nephrologists.","authors":"Abhilash Koratala, Claudio Ronco, Amir Kazory","doi":"10.1159/000543036","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8953,"journal":{"name":"Blood Purification","volume":" ","pages":"195-199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142806047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}