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Canaud B, Gagel A, Peters A, Maierhofer A, Stuard S. Does online high-volume hemodiafiltration offer greater efficiency and sustainability compared with high-flux hemodialysis? A detailed simulation analysis anchored in real-world data. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfae147. [PMID: 38903954 PMCID: PMC11187497 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfae147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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Recent findings, including the CONVINCE (comparison of high-dose HDF with high-flux HD) study report, suggest the superiority of high-volume hemodiafiltration (HDF) over high-flux hemodialysis (HD) in improving patients' outcomes. Despite positive patient outcomes, concerns have arisen about the potential negative environmental impact of high-volume HDF, as it may lead to increased water and dialysis fluid consumption and higher waste production. In this manuscript, we address the environmental impact of high-volume HDF, focusing on three key factors: water treatment consumption, dialysis fluid consumption, and solute efficiency markers of HD and HDF. By optimizing HDF prescription through adjustments in operational capabilities, while keeping a high blood flow (i.e., >350 ml/min) such as reducing the QD/QB ratio to 1.2 rather than 1.4 or 1.5 and incorporating automated ultrafiltration and substitution control, we demonstrate that HDF delivers a higher dialysis dose for small- and middle-molecule uremic compounds with the same dialysis fluid consumption, and at equal dialysis doses dialysis fluid consumption is reduced. This finding is supported by real-world data from 26 031 patients who underwent high-volume postdilution HDF at a reduced dialysis flow (430 mL/min) and achieved an effective OCMKt/V of 1.70 (where "OCM" stands for online clearance measurement, "K" represents effective dialysis clearance and "V" denotes total body water measured by multifrequency bioimpedance). In addition, simulation modeling calculations, using blood extraction coefficient, dialysate saturation coefficient and solute clearances with urea (small molecular weight) and β2-microglobulin (middle molecular weight), consistently show the superiority of postdilution HDF to HD. This holds true even with a significant reduction in dialysis flow down to 430 mL/min, reflecting QD/QB ratio of 1.2. Postdilution HDF generates high ultrafiltrate flow (up to 35% of blood flow), delivering saturated ultrafiltrate to the lower solute concentration containing effluent dialysate, thus enhancing solute clearance which opens the way to reduce the dialysis flow. In conclusion, our analysis, combining simulation and real-world data, suggests that postdilution HDF could be a more environmentally friendly treatment option compared with conventional HD. Additionally, automated user-friendly functions that minimize dialysis fluid use can further strengthen this environmental benefit while enhancing efficiency.
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- Bernard Canaud
- Nephrology Department, Montpellier University, School of Medicine, and Foundation Ch. Mion, AIDER-Santé, Montpellier, France
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- Global Research and Development, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Care Enablement, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Global Research and Development, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Care Enablement, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Global Research and Development, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Care Enablement, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Clinical & Therapeutic Governance, Fresenius Medical Care, Global Medical Office, EMEA Clinical & Therapeutic Governance, Bad Homburg, Germany
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Kusirisin P, Srisawat N. Hemodiafiltration in developing countries. Semin Dial 2022; 35:449-456. [PMID: 35352848 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.13077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hemodiafiltration (HDF) is a promising kidney replacement therapy modality for patients with end-stage kidney disease. The principle of uremic toxin clearance by combining convection and diffusion can lead to greater benefits compared to conventional hemodialysis. Evidence is building that supports the advantages of HDF with short-term outcomes such as greater intradialytic hemodynamic stability, improved nutritional status, attenuation of anemia, and reduction of inflammatory cytokines which produce improved key long-term impacts including survival and cardiovascular outcomes. Very little is known about the prevalence of HDF treatments in developing countries due to a shortage of national kidney registries. HDF experience is limited in many countries due to the cost of dialysis treatments, availability of online HDF machines, and reimbursement policies. These obstacles have led to nephrologists developing innovations, for example, convective control HDF (CC-HDF), simple mid-dilution, and simple mixed-dilution methods, which may be as effective as commercially available HDF machines. In this article, we will focus on the experience of HDF practice and barriers to adoption in developing countries. Results can guide clinical practice recommendations for implementing HDF in resource-limited settings.
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- Prit Kusirisin
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Critical Care Nephrology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Critical Care Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Critical Care Nephrology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Critical Care Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Academy of Science, Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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Li Y, Fu M, Yang C, Li S, Li Z, Ma J, Lin T, Wen F, Xu L, Ye Z, Wang W, Liang X, Liu S, Shi W. Effects of predilution hemodiafiltration-induced intradialytic left ventricular systolic dysfunction compared to high-flux hemodialysis. Int Urol Nephrol 2022; 54:2653-2662. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-022-03177-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Canaud B, Davenport A. Prescription of online hemodiafiltration (ol-HDF). Semin Dial 2022; 35:413-419. [PMID: 35297521 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.13070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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HDF prescription should be able to satisfy the delivery of an optimal dialytic convective dose. Several factors are implicated in this endeavor. High blood flow rate is crucial to warranty processing an adequate blood volume and to ensure the highest shear rate per fiber needed to cleanse and prevent membrane fouling. A highly permeable dialyzer is needed with a surface area aligned to blood flow and performance needs. Anticoagulation requires specific adaptation in case of low molecular weight heparin use. By default, HDF prescription modality should ideally start by postdilution mode with a stepwise increment of convective dose by probing patient tolerance and efficacy. Alternative substitution modality should be considered if dialytic convective dose could not be achieved in the usual time frame. Convective dose prescription relies either on a manual mode (pressure control or volume control) or on automated mode (ultrafiltration control) depending on the technical options of the HDF machines. Dialysate flow rate is regulated by the HDF machine but should preferably keep constant dialysis fluid flowing the dialyzer with a Qb:Qd ratio of 1.4. Treatment time should not be reduced with HDF prescription. Treatment time should fit with patient tolerance (hemodynamic, osmotic, and solute shifts) and overall solute removal efficiency. Electrolytic prescription does not require specific adjustments as compared with conventional dialysis, but the patient needs to be monitored regularly and dialysate electrolyte adjusted to lab tests. A stepwise approach for implementing ol-HDF is preferable depending on the initial condition of the patient. Three particular cases may be considered: late-stage chronic kidney disease patient transitioning to renal replacement therapy, stable dialysis patient switching to HDF, and unstable or fragile patient or specific treatment schedule. Optimal dosing of HDF and personalized care to ensure treatment adequacy is the main goal for renal replacement therapy to improve patient outcomes. That should be ensured with HDF treatment.
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- Bernard Canaud
- School of Medicine, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France.,Global Medical Office, FMC Deutschland, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- University College London Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, University College, London, UK
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Hornig C, Apel C, Ficociello LH, Kendzia D, Anger M, Bowry SK. Switching from high-flux dialysis to hemodiafiltration: Cost-consequences for patients, providers, and payers. Semin Dial 2022; 35:405-412. [PMID: 35301753 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.13075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hemodiafiltration (HDF) achieves a more efficient reduction of the uremic toxic load compared to standard high-flux hemodialysis (HF-HD) by virtue of the combined diffusive and convective clearances of a broad spectrum of uremic retention solutes. Clinical trials and registry data suggest that HDF improves patient outcomes. Despite the acknowledged need to improve survival rates of dialysis patients and the survival benefit HDF offers, there is little to no utilization in some countries (such as the US) in prescribing HDF to their patients. In this analysis, we present the healthcare value-based case for HDF (relative to HF-HD) from the patient, provider, and payor perspectives. The improved survival and reduced morbidity observed in studies conducted outside the US, as well as the reduced hospitalization, are attractive for each stakeholder. We also consider the potential barriers to greater utilization of HDF therapies, including unfounded concerns regarding additional costs of HDF, e.g., for the preparation and microbial testing of quality of substitution fluids. Ultrapure fluids are easily attainable and prepared from dialysis fluids using established "online" (OL) technologies. OL-HDF has matured to a level whereby little additional effort is required to safely implement it as all modern machine systems are today equipped with the OL-HDF functionality. Countries already convinced of the advantages of HF-HD are thus well positioned to make the transition to OL-HDF to achieve further clinical and associated economic benefits. Healthcare systems struggling to cope with the increasing demand for HD therapies would therefore, like patients, be beneficiaries in the long term with increased usage of OL-HDF for end stage kidney disease patients.
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- Carsten Hornig
- Department of Health Economics and Market Access, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Health Economics and Market Access, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Global Medical Office, Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Health Economics and Market Access, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Global Medical Office, Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Dialysis-at-Crossroads (D@X) Advisory, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Maduell F, Broseta JJ. Hemodiafiltration (HDF) versus expanded hemodialysis (HDx). Semin Dial 2022; 35:436-439. [PMID: 35293638 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.13071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Medium cutoff (MCO) membranes have resulted in a novel dialyzer class designed to improve membrane permeability and have been postulated as an alternative to online hemodiafiltration since MCO membranes may achieve similar solute clearances. These membranes have been incorporated into clinical practice, and the term expanded HD (HDx) has been proposed to differentiate from high-flux hemodialysis. Efficacy, safety, and quality of life comparison of HDF versus HDx have been reviewed in this article.
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- Francisco Maduell
- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Effets biologiques et cliniques, et résultats au long cours du traitement par ol-HDF des patients adultes insuffisants rénaux chroniques. Nephrol Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1769-7255(22)00035-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tiranathanagul K, Khemnark N, Takkavatakarn K, Limjariyakul M, Mahatanan N, Chariyavilaskul P, Wittayalertpanya S, Susantitaphong P, Eiam-Ong S. Comparative efficacy between hemodialysis using super high-flux dialyzer with hemoperfusion and high-volume postdilution online hemodiafiltration in removing protein bound and middle molecule uremic toxins: A cross-over randomized controlled trial. Artif Organs 2022; 46:775-785. [PMID: 35028951 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hemodialysis (HD) using super high-flux dialyzer (HD + SHF) comparably removed uremic toxins to high-volume postdilution online hemodiafiltration (olHDF). Integration of hemoperfusion (HP) to HD + SHF (HD + SHF + HP) might provide superior uremic toxin removing capability to high-volume postdilution olHDF. METHOD The present study was conducted in thrice-a-week HD patients to compare the efficacy in removing indoxyl sulfate (IS), beta-2 microglobulin (β2 M), and urea between high-volume postdilution ol-HDF and HD + SHF + HP, comprising HD + SHF as the main treatment plus HD + SHF + HP 1/week in the first 4 weeks and 1/2 weeks in the second 4 weeks. RESULTS Ten prevalent HD patients with blood flow rate (BFR) above 400 ml/min were randomized into two sequences of 8-week treatment periods of HD + SHF + HP and later high-volume postdilution olHDF or vice versa. When compared with high-volume postdilution olHDF (convective volume of 26.02 ± 1.8 L/session), HD + SHF + HP provided comparable values of percentage reduction ratio of IS (52.0 ± 11.7 vs. 56.3 ± 7.5%, p = 0.14) and β2 M (83.7 ± 4.9 vs. 84.0 ± 4.3%, p = 0.37) and slightly lower urea reduction ratio. Despite greater dialysate albumin loss (p = 0.008), there was no significant change in serum albumin level in HD + SHF + HP group. CONCLUSIONS HD + SHF + HP could not provide superior efficacy in removing uremic toxins to high-volume postdilution olHDF. The use of low BFR of 200 ml/min during the first 2 h of HD + SHF + HP session, according to the instruction of manufacturer, might impair the efficacy of the HD + SHF part in removing uremic toxins.
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- Khajohn Tiranathanagul
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Nursing, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Research Unit for Metabolic Bone Disease in CKD patients, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Apel C, Hornig C, Maddux FW, Ketchersid T, Yeung J, Guinsburg A. Informed decision-making in delivery of dialysis: combining clinical outcomes with sustainability. Clin Kidney J 2021; 14:i98-i113. [PMID: 34987789 PMCID: PMC8711764 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfab193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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As the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is expected to rise worldwide over the next decades, provision of renal replacement therapy (RRT), will further challenge budgets of all healthcare systems. Most patients today requiring RRT are treated with haemodialysis (HD) therapy and are elderly. This article demonstrates the interdependence of clinical and sustainability criteria that need to be considered to prepare for the future challenges of delivering dialysis to all patients in need. Newer, more sustainable models of high-value care need to be devised, whereby delivery of dialysis is based on value-based healthcare (VBHC) principles, i.e. improving patient outcomes while restricting costs. Essentially, this entails maximizing patient outcomes per amount of money spent or available. To bring such a meaningful change, revised strategies having the involvement of multiple stakeholders (i.e. patients, providers, payers and policymakers) need to be adopted. Although each stakeholder has a vested interest in the value agenda often with conflicting expectations and motivations (or motives) between each other, progress is only achieved if the multiple blocs of the delivery system are advanced as mutually reinforcing entities. Clinical considerations of delivery of dialysis need to be based on the entire patient disease pathway and evidence-based medicine, while the non-clinical sustainability criteria entail, in addition to economics, the societal and ecological implications of HD therapy. We discuss how selection of appropriate modes and features of delivery of HD (e.g. treatment modalities and schedules, selection of consumables, product life cycle assessment) could positively impact decision-making towards value-based renal care. Although the delivery of HD therapy is multifactorial and complex, applying cost-effectiveness analyses for the different HD modalities (conventional in-centre and home HD) can support in guiding payability (balance between clinical value and costs) for health systems. For a resource intensive therapy like HD, concerted and fully integrated care strategies need to be urgently implemented to cope with the global demand and burden of HD therapy.
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- Christian Apel
- Health Economics and Market Access EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Health Economics and Market Access EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Global Medical Office, Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Health Economics & Market Access Asia-Pacific, Fresenius Medical Care, Hong Kong
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- Global Medical Office, Fresenius Medical Care, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bowry SK, Kircelli F, Nandakumar M, Vachharajani TJ. Clinical relevance of abstruse transport phenomena in haemodialysis. Clin Kidney J 2021; 14:i85-i97. [PMID: 34987788 PMCID: PMC8711756 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfab183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Haemodialysis (HD) utilizes the bidirectional properties of semipermeable membranes to remove uraemic toxins from blood while simultaneously replenishing electrolytes and buffers to correct metabolic acidosis. However, the nonspecific size-dependent transport across membranes also means that certain useful plasma constituents may be removed from the patient (together with uraemic toxins), or toxic compounds, e.g. endotoxin fragments, may accompany electrolytes and buffers of the dialysis fluids into blood and elicit severe biological reactions. We describe the mechanisms and implications of these undesirable transport processes that are inherent to all HD therapies and propose approaches to mitigate the effects of such transport. We focus particularly on two undesirable events that are considered to adversely affect HD therapy and possibly impact patient outcomes. Firstly, we describe how loss of albumin (and other essential substances) can occur while striving to eliminate larger uraemic toxins during HD and why hypoalbuminemia is a clinical condition to contend with. Secondly, we describe the origins and mode of transport of biologically active substances (from dialysis fluids with bacterial contamination) into the blood compartment and biological reactions they elicit. Endotoxin fragments activate various proinflammatory pathways to increase the underlying inflammation associated with chronic kidney disease. Both phenomena involve the physical as well as chemical properties of membranes that must be selected judiciously to balance the benefits with potential risks patients may encounter, in both the short and long term.
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- Sudhir K Bowry
- Dialysis-at-Crossroads (D@X) Advisory, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Global Medical Information and Education, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Hypertension and Nephrology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Guía de unidades de hemodiálisis 2020. Nefrologia 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Guedes M, Dambiski AC, Canhada S, Barra ABL, Poli-de-Figueiredo CE, Cuvello Neto AL, Canziani MEF, Strogoff-de-Matos JP, Raimann JG, Larkin J, Canaud B, Pecoits-Filho R. Achieving high convective volume in hemodiafiltration: Lessons learned after successful implementation in the HDFit trial. Hemodial Int 2020; 25:50-59. [PMID: 33058473 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES High-volume online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) associates with improved outcomes compared to hemodialysis (HD), provided adequate dosing is achieved as estimated from convective volume (CV). Achievement of high CV and its impact on biochemical indicators following a standardized protocol converting HD patients to OL-HDF has not been systematically reported. We assessed the success of implementation of OL-HDF in clinics naïve to the modality. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND MEASUREMENTS We analyzed the results of the implementation of postdilution OL-HDF in patients randomized to the HDF arm of a clinical trial (impact of hemoDiaFIlTration on physical activity and self-reported outcomes: a randomized controlled trial (HDFit) trial [ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT02787161]). The day before randomization of the first patient to OL-HDF at each clinic staff started a 3-day in-person training module on operation of Fresenius 5008 CorDiax machine in HDF mode. Patients were converted from high-flux HD to OL-HDF under oversight of trainers. OL-HDF was performed over a 6-months follow-up with a CV target of 22 L/treatment. We characterized median achieved CV >22 L/treatment record and analyzed the impact of HDF on biochemical variables. RESULTS Ninety-seven patients (mean age 53 ± 16 years, 29% with diabetes, and 11% had a catheter) from 13 clinics randomized to the OL-HDF arm of the trial were converted from HD to HDF. Median CV > 22 L/treatment was achieved in 99% (94/95) of OL-HDF patients throughout follow-up. Monthly mean CV ranged from 27.1 L to 27.5 L. OL-HDF provided an increased single pool Kt/V at 3-months (0.2 [95% CI: 0.1-0.3]) and 6-months (0.2 [95% CI: 0.1-0.4]) compared to baseline, and reduced phosphate at 3-months (-0.4 mg/dL [95% CI: -0.8 to -0.12]) of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS High-volume online hemodiafiltration was successfully implemented with 99% of patients achieving protocol defined CV target. Monthly mean CV was consistently >22 L/treatment during follow-up. Kt/V increased, and phosphate decreased with OL-HDF. Findings resulting from a short training period in several dialysis facilities appear to suggest HDF is an easily implementable technique.
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- Murilo Guedes
- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.,Fresenius Medical Care, Global Medical Office, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Fresenius Medical Care, Global Medical Office, Bad Homburg, Germany.,Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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Maduell F, Broseta JJ, Gómez M, Racionero P, Montagud‐Marrahi E, Rodas L, Arias‐Guillén M, Fontseré N, Vera M, Rico N. Determining factors for hemodiafiltration to equal or exceed the performance of expanded hemodialysis. Artif Organs 2020; 44:E448-E458. [DOI: 10.1111/aor.13700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Department of Nephrology Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Nephrology Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Nephrology Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Nephrology Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Nephrology Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry Hospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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Maduell F, Broseta JJ, Rodas L, Montagud‐Marrahi E, Rodriguez‐Espinosa D, Hermida E, Arias‐Guillén M, Fontseré N, Vera M, Gómez M, González B, Rico N. Comparison of Solute Removal Properties Between High‐Efficient Dialysis Modalities in Low Blood Flow Rate. Ther Apher Dial 2019; 24:387-392. [DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.13440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Department of NephrologyHospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of NephrologyHospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of NephrologyHospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of NephrologyHospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of NephrologyHospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of BiochemistryHospital Clínic Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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Molina P, Vizcaíno B, Molina MD, Beltrán S, González-Moya M, Mora A, Castro-Alonso C, Kanter J, Ávila AI, Górriz JL, Estañ N, Pallardó LM, Fouque D, Carrero JJ. The effect of high-volume online haemodiafiltration on nutritional status and body composition: the ProtEin Stores prEservaTion (PESET) study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019; 33:1223-1235. [PMID: 29370428 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Compared with conventional haemodialysis (HD), online haemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) achieves a more efficient removal of uraemic toxins and reduces inflammation, which could favourably affect nutritional status. We evaluate the effect of OL-HDF on body composition and nutritional status in prevalent high-flux HD (HF-HD) patients. Methods In all, 33 adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 5 undergoing maintenance HF-HD were assigned to post-dilution OL-HDF (n = 17) or to remain on HF-HD (n = 16, control group) for 12 months. The primary outcome was the change in lean tissue mass (LTM), intracellular water (ICW) and body cell mass (BCM) assessed by multifrequency bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) at baseline and 4, 8 and 12 months. The rate of change in these parameters was estimated with linear mixed-effects models. Results Compared with OL-HDF, patients assigned to HF-HD experienced a gradual reduction in LTM, ICW and BCM. These differences reached statistical significance at Month 12, with a relative difference of 7.31 kg [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.50-12.11; P = 0.003], 2.32 L (95% CI 0.63-4.01; P = 0.008) and 5.20 kg (95% CI 1.74-8.66; P = 0.004) for LTM, ICW and BCM, respectively. The normalized protein appearance increased in the OL-HDF group compared with the HF-HD group [0.26 g/kg/day (95% CI 0.05-0.47); P = 0.002], with a relative reduction in high-sensitive C-reactive protein [-13.31 mg/dL (95% CI -24.63 to -1.98); P = 0.02] at Month 12. Conclusions OL-HDF for 1 year compared with HF-HD preserved muscle mass, increased protein intake and reduced the inflammatory state related to uraemia and dialysis, supporting the hypothesis that high convection volume can benefit nutritional status and prevent protein-energy wasting in HD patients.
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- Pablo Molina
- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain.,European Renal Nutrition (ERN) Working Group of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA)
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Mathematics, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA and Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Dr Peset, REDinREN, FISABIO, Department of Medicine, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- European Renal Nutrition (ERN) Working Group of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA).,Department of Nephrology, Université de Lyon, UCBL, Carmen, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
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- European Renal Nutrition (ERN) Working Group of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA).,Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Macías N, Abad S, Aragoncillo I, Hernández A, Torres E, Santos A, López Gómez JM, Luño J, Vega A. Body composition infuences the elimination of protein-bound uremic toxins in online hemodiafiltration. Nefrologia 2019; 39:434-436. [PMID: 30981460 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Nicolás Macías
- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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Canaud B, Köhler K, Sichart JM, Möller S. Global prevalent use, trends and practices in haemodiafiltration. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019; 35:398-407. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Online haemodiafiltration (HDF) represents today the most advanced and innovative form of renal replacement therapy (RRT). Recent controlled trials tend to prove its superiority over conventional haemodialysis on hard clinical end points provided that the right convective dose was delivered. In this article we report on present prevalent use and epidemiologic trends of HDF worldwide as well as on practice patterns in HDF prescription. In addition we analyze factors that may affect HDF clinical acceptance and more widely its implementation. National and international renal registries provide valuable demographic and epidemiologic information on end stage kidney disease patients on RRT. However, the updating and maintenance of such information system is particularly challenging at a country level and even more so on an international basis. Lag time, incompleteness and/or imprecision of data collection may further hamper precision and validity of data reporting. Fresenius Medical Care (FMC), as a large dialysis care provider operating worldwide, maintains an annually updated database addressing international end stage kidney disease data. Over the last decade, FMC has produced series of precise and reliable reports analyzing RRT trends and practices worldwide. The present overview and analysis is based on our consolidated data from market survey as well as national database registries and databases of recent studies. Online HDF acceptance is growing fast in the two leading regions having approved the method, i.e. Europe and Asia Pacific, with a patient average growth rate of 12 to 24%, being far above the total patient HD growth rate of 6.6%. Today online HDF represents a new paradigm shift in RRT with promising clinical results. Further initiatives (e.g., Kidney Health Initiative, NICE) might provide further push for promoting HDF as a new standard of care in end stage kidney disease patients on a global scale.
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- Bernard Canaud
- Medical Office EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
- Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Medical Office EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- International Strategic Development, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- International Strategic Development, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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Santos García A, Macías Carmona N, Vega Martínez A, Abad Estébanez S, Linares Grávalos T, Aragoncillo Sauco I, Verdalles Guzmán U, Panizo González N, Cruzado Vega L, López Gómez JM. Removal capacity of different high-flux dialyzers during postdilution online hemodiafiltration. Hemodial Int 2018; 23:50-57. [PMID: 30367698 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to compare molecule removal and albumin leakage in postdilution online hemodiafiltration with different high-flux dialyzers. METHODS We studied seven high-flux dialyzers (Polyflux 210H®, Evodial 2.2®, FxCordiax1000®, Elisio21H®, TS-2.1SL®, XevontaHi20®, VitaPES 210-HF®) in 6 patients. The reduction ratio (RR) of small- and middle-sized molecules was calculated. Dialysate samples were collected to estimate the albumin leakage. FINDINGS Global differences between dialyzers were observed in the RR of ß2 microglobulin (P =0.003) and prolactin (P =0.013). The mean loss of albumin in the dialysate per session varied between 114 ± 67 mg (with Evodial 2.2) and 2621 ± 1363 mg per session (with XevontaHi20). We found global differences between dialyzers in total albumin loss (P = 0.05). DISCUSSION We demonstrated that the performance of high-flux dialyzers was different among the types and that not all high-flux dialyzers should be considered equal.
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Canaud B, Vienken J, Ash S, Ward RA. Hemodiafiltration to Address Unmet Medical Needs ESKD Patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2018; 13:1435-1443. [PMID: 29511057 PMCID: PMC6140578 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.12631117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Hemodiafiltration combines diffusive and convective solute removal in a single therapy by ultrafiltering 20% or more of the blood volume processed using a high-flux hemodialyzer and maintaining fluid balance by infusing sterile nonpyrogenic replacement fluid directly into the patient's blood. In online hemodiafiltration, the large volumes of replacement fluid required are obtained by online filtration of standard dialysate through a series of bacteria- and endotoxin-retaining filters. Currently available systems for online hemodiafiltration are on the basis of conventional dialysis machines with added features to safely prepare and infuse replacement fluid and closely control fluid balance. Hemodiafiltration provides greater removal of higher molecular weight uremic retention solutes than conventional high-flux hemodialysis, and recently completed randomized, controlled clinical trials suggest better patient survival with online hemodiafiltration compared with standard high-flux hemodialysis when a high convection volume is delivered. Hemodiafiltration is also associated with improvements in other clinical outcomes, such as a reduction in intradialytic hypotension, and it is now used routinely to treat >100,000 patients, mainly in Europe and Japan.
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- Bernard Canaud
- Center of Excellence Medical, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
- University of Montpellier, Research and Training Unit Medicine, Montpellier, France
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- Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette, Indiana
- HemoCleanse Technologies, LLC, Lafayette, Indiana
- Ash Access Technology, Inc., Lafayette, Indiana; and
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Piccoli GB, Cabiddu G, Moio MR, Fois A, Cao R, Molfino I, Kaniassi A, Lippi F, Froger L, Pani A, Biolcati M. Efficiency and nutritional parameters in an elderly high risk population on hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration in Italy and France: different treatments with similar names? BMC Nephrol 2018; 19:171. [PMID: 29986663 PMCID: PMC6038182 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-018-0948-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Choice of dialysis is context sensitive, explored for PD and extracorporeal dialysis, but less studied for haemodialysis (HD) and hemodiafiltration (HDF), both widely employed in Italy and France; reasons of choice and differences in prescriptions may impact on dialysis-related variables, particularly relevant in elderly, high-comorbidity patients. Methods The study involved two high-comorbidity in-hospital cohorts, treated in Centers with similar characteristics, in Italy (Cagliari) and France (Le Mans). All patients (204) agreed to participate. Stable cases on thrice-weekly dialysis, with at least 2 months follow-up were selected (180 patients, Males 59.4%, median age 71 years, vintage 4.3 years, Charlson index 9). Univariate and multivariate correlations between baseline data, HD-HDF, dialysis efficiency and nutritional markers were assessed. Results In Le Mans HDF was mainly chosen to increase efficiency (large surface dialysers, high convective volume; 76.3% of the patients), in Cagliari to improve tolerance (smaller surfaces, lower convective volume; 59% of patients). Kt/V was similar in HD and HDF, and in both settings(median Kt/V Daugirdas 2: 1.6); in the setting of high efficiency no correlation was found between Kt/V, BMI, urea, creatinine, n-PCR and phosphate. The relationship between Kt/V and albumin was divergent: a weak consensual increase was present in Cagliari, a decrease in Le Mans, suggesting a role of albumin losses with high convective volumes. In the multivariate analysis, after adjustment for other covariates (including comorbidity and type of treatment) low albumin level < 3.5 g/dl was highly correlated with setting of study: Le Mans (OR: 7.155 (2.955–17.324)). The multivariate analysis confirmed a role of type of treatment, with higher risk of low albumin levels in HDF (OR: 3.592 (1.466–8.801)), and of comorbidity (Charlson index> = 7 (OR: 3.153 (1.311–7.582)), MIS index> = 7 (OR: 5.916 (2.457–14.241)). Conclusions The different prescriptions of HD and HDF may have similar effects on dialysis efficiency, but diverging effects on crucial nutritional markers, such as albumin levels, probably more evident in high-comorbidity populations.
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- Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy. .,Nephrologie, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, Avenue Roubillard 182, 7200, Le Mans, France.
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- Nephrologie, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, Avenue Roubillard 182, 7200, Le Mans, France
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- Nephrologie, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, Avenue Roubillard 182, 7200, Le Mans, France.,University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Nutrition Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, 7200, Le Mans, France
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- Nutrition Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, 7200, Le Mans, France
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- Nutrition Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, 7200, Le Mans, France
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- Obstetrics, Department of Surgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Macías N, Vega A, Abad S, Santos A, Cedeño S, Linares T, García-Prieto AM, Aragoncillo I, Yuste C, López-Gómez JM. Is High-Volume Online Hemodiafiltration Associated With Malnutrition? Ther Apher Dial 2018; 21:361-369. [PMID: 28834362 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.12602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chronic malnutrition is a common problem in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. Some studies have reported albumin loss into dialysis fluid during postdilution online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF). The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional status of patients on high-volume OL-HDF and to demonstrate that higher convective clearances are not associated with malnutrition due to possible loss of nutrients with ultrafiltration. Demographic and clinical data, corporal composition with bioimpedance spectroscopy, dialysis features, albumin loss into dialysis fluid and laboratory parameters were collected in twenty-eight patients with ESRD undergoing postdilution OL-HDF with stable convective volumes over 28 L/session. Convective volume (CV) in the last six months was 32.51 ± 3.52 L per session. Cross-sectional analysis of dialysis features showed 32.7 ± 3.34 L of CV and high reduction rates of beta-2-microglobulin (84.2 ± 3.8%) and cystatin-C (81.6 ± 3.47%). Beta-2-microglobulin reduction showed a positive correlation with prealbumin levels (P = 0.048). CV was only correlated with cystatin-C reduction (P = 0.025). Estimated albumin loss into dialysis fluid (1.82 ± 1.05 g/session) was not related to laboratory or bioimpedance nutritional parameters, or to CV. Among patients with higher CV, serum albumin levels maintained more stability during the observational period. High volume OL-HDF results in better convective clearances and is not associated with malnutrition. Albumin and nutrients loss into dialysis fluid should not be a limiting factor of the substitution volume.
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- Nicolás Macías
- Nephrology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Nephrology Department, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Tiranathanagul K, Susantitaphong P, Srisawat N, Mahatanan N, Tungsanga K, Praditpornsilpa K, Eiam-Ong S. Ten-Year Survival of End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Treated with High-Efficiency Online Hemodiafiltration: A Cohort Study of a Center in South East Asia. Nephron Clin Pract 2018. [PMID: 29514159 DOI: 10.1159/000487364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, in the first hemodiafiltration (HDF) experience report from South East Asia (SEA), we reported a 3-year prospective study demonstrating the various short-term benefits of high-efficiency online HDF (OL-HDF) over high-flux hemodialysis (HD). Very few long-term survival reports of high-efficiency OL-HDF are available and the data are heterogeneous and incomplete. OBJECTIVES The present historical cohort study was conducted to determine the long-term survival and outcome of high-efficiency OL-HDF-treated patients. METHODS Sixty-six high-efficiency OL-HDF treated patients at a center in SEA were included in the study. The prescription included blood and dialysis fluid flow rates of 400 and 800 mL/min, respectively. The post- or pre-dilution substitution fluid of 100 or 200 mL/min, respectively, was prescribed. RESULTS Of 66 HDF patients, whose age was 57.4 ± 14.0 years, there were 38 (58%) females. The majority of comorbidity was diabetes (36%). There were 33 (50%) incident HDF cases that were prescribed OL-HDF at the dialysis initiation and 33 (50%) prevalent HDF cases that were switched from HD to OL-HDF. The 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year survival rate were 95.1, 83.4, 77.7, and 61.8% respectively. The mean survival time was 8.99 ± 0.64 years. There were 15 transplantations and 15 deaths during this study periods. The 2 major causes of death were cardiovascular (33.3%) and infectious diseases (20%). Serum ferritin was the only parameter that correlated with mortality (HR 1.004, p = 0.005). There was comparable survival between incident and prevalent HDF cases. The survival after transplantation of a sub-group of patients who received kidney transplantation (KT) was not different from that of the overall HDF patients (p = 0.93). CONCLUSIONS High-efficiency OL-HDF could provide an excellent long-term survival nearly comparable to the KT sub-group.
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Evaluation of the dialyser inner diameter in online haemodiafiltration. Nefrologia 2018; 38:34-40. [PMID: 29325671 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Online haemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) has been associated with increased survival. To date, the influence of the inner diameter of the hollow fibres of the dialyser on convective volume has not been well established. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of increasing the inner diameter of the dialyser on the convective volume and removal capacity. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included 16 patients in posdilutional OL-HDF with autosubstitution. Each patient was analysed in 4 sessions in which the inner diameter varied; 185μm (FX60 Cordiax and FX80 Cordiax) versus 210μm (FX600 Cordiax and FX800 Cordiax). Different solutes were measured at the beginning and end of each dialysis session. RESULTS No differences in the convective volume were found with an increased inner diameter: 32.3±3.1 vs. 31.8±3.6 l/session (FX60 vs. FX600) and 33.7±4.3 vs. 33.5±3.8 l/session (FX80 vs. FX800). The reduction percentages also did not differ: urea 83.7±4.5 vs. 84.1±3.4 for FX60 and FX600, and 82.7±4.1 vs. 83.6±3.8 for FX80 vs. FX800; creatinine similar 78.2±5.6 vs. 77.8±4.6 y 77.1±5.4 vs. 78.1±4.9; β2-microglobulin 82.2±4.3 vs. 82.9±4.2, and 82.9±4.7 vs. 84.0±3.8; myoglobin 71.0±10 vs. 70.2±9 and 72.8±11 vs. 75.0±10; prolactin 70.4±9 vs. 68.1±9, and 72.2±10 vs. 73.4±8.2; and α1-microglobulin 22.9±10 vs. 21.6±10, and 26.5±12 vs. 28.8±11, respectively. CONCLUSION The increase in the inner diameter of the hollow fibres did not result in improved convective volume and removal capacity.
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A new generation of cellulose triacetate suitable for online haemodiafiltration. Nefrologia 2017; 38:161-168. [PMID: 29198593 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Online haemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) is currently the most effective dialysis technique that also improves survival. To date, high permeability membranes with low albumin loss, such as polysulfone, polyamide and polyacrylonitrile membranes have been the most widely used. However, the initially restricted use of cellulose triacetate (CTA) membranes in OL-HDF has expanded. The aim of the study was to ascertain whether the latest generation asymmetric CTA membranes are more effective in obtaining high convective transport. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 16 patients (10 males and 6 females) undergoing OL-HDF were studied. Each patient underwent 4 different sessions, with haemodialysis or OL-HDF, and/or with CTA or asymmetric CTA 1.9 m2 membranes. Each session was assigned in a randomised order. Serum levels of urea, creatinine, β2-microglobulin, myoglobin, prolactin, α1-microglobulin, α1-acid glycoprotein and albumin where measured at the beginning and end of each session to obtain the reduction rate. The loss of solutes and albumin was quantified from the dialysate. RESULTS A significantly greater replacement volume in OL-HDF (32.1±3.1 vs. 19.7±4.5 l, P<.001) was obtained by using asymmetrical CTA membranes compared to conventional CTA membranes. Regarding uraemic toxin removal, both membranes obtained similar results for small molecules, whereas asymmetric CTA membranes achieved better results for large molecules, increasing the reduction ratio by 29% for β2-microglobulin, 27.7% for myoglobin, 19.5% for prolactin, 49% for α1-microglobulin and double for α1-acid glycoprotein (P<0.001 in all situations). The loss of albumin was less than 2g for all treatment sessions. CONCLUSION Latest-generation asymmetric CTA have proven to be effective in attaining OL-HDF objectives without increased albumin loss.
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Doxycycline treatment in dialysis related amyloidosis: discrepancy between antalgic effect and inflammation, studied with FDG-positron emission tomography: a case report. BMC Nephrol 2017; 18:285. [PMID: 28874122 PMCID: PMC5586015 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-017-0698-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background No effective treatment is currently available and dialysis related amyloidosis continues to be invalidating in long-term dialysis patients. A recent case series reported reduction of osteoarticular pain on doxycycline treatment, extending the indications of this drug, used in other uncommon forms of amyloidosis, to dialysis patients. Explanations of the antalgic effect were the anti-inflammatory properties and anti-coiling effects of tetracycline. Case presentation Our report regards a 54-year-old woman, who was never transplanted and has been on hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration for overall 37 years, due to renal hypoplasia. In spite of high efficiency hemodiafiltration, she complained of increasing, invalidating osteoarticular pain; history and imaging suggested beta-2 microglobulin amyloid. Positron emission tomography (PET scan) identified metabolically active lesions in the involved settings. Low-dose doxycycline (100 mg/day) was started, leading to a considerable decrease in pain (over 6 months, from 7 to 8 to 4–5 on a 0–10 scale). At 6 months, a PET scan showed unmodified or increased uptake in the involved settings. Conclusions In summary, the previously described antalgic effect of doxycycline in dialysis related amyloidosis is confirmed in our case, the first studied using PET scan. The pattern at PET can suggests that the antalgic effect is independent from inflammation and points to other factors, such as interaction with fibril geometry or with bone structure.
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Morena M, Jaussent A, Chalabi L, Leray-Moragues H, Chenine L, Debure A, Thibaudin D, Azzouz L, Patrier L, Maurice F, Nicoud P, Durand C, Seigneuric B, Dupuy AM, Picot MC, Cristol JP, Canaud B. Treatment tolerance and patient-reported outcomes favor online hemodiafiltration compared to high-flux hemodialysis in the elderly. Kidney Int 2017; 91:1495-1509. [PMID: 28318624 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Large cohort studies suggest that high convective volumes associated with online hemodiafiltration may reduce the risk of mortality/morbidity compared to optimal high-flux hemodialysis. By contrast, intradialytic tolerance is not well studied. The aim of the FRENCHIE (French Convective versus Hemodialysis in Elderly) study was to compare high-flux hemodialysis and online hemodiafiltration in terms of intradialytic tolerance. In this prospective, open-label randomized controlled trial, 381 elderly chronic hemodialysis patients (over age 65) were randomly assigned in a one-to-one ratio to either high-flux hemodialysis or online hemodiafiltration. The primary outcome was intradialytic tolerance (day 30-day 120). Secondary outcomes included health-related quality of life, cardiovascular risk biomarkers, morbidity, and mortality. During the observational period for intradialytic tolerance, 85% and 84% of patients in high-flux hemodialysis and online hemodiafiltration arms, respectively, experienced at least one adverse event without significant difference between groups. As exploratory analysis, intradialytic tolerance was also studied, considering the sessions as a statistical unit according to treatment actually received. Over a total of 11,981 sessions, 2,935 were complicated by the occurrence of at least one adverse event, with a significantly lower occurrence in online hemodiafiltration with fewer episodes of intradialytic symptomatic hypotension and muscle cramps. By contrast, health-related quality of life, morbidity, and mortality were not different in both groups. An improvement in the control of metabolic bone disease biomarkers and β2-microglobulin level without change in serum albumin concentration was observed with online hemodiafiltration. Thus, overall outcomes favor online hemodiafiltration over high-flux hemodialysis in the elderly.
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- Marion Morena
- Laboratoire de Biochimie, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut de Recherche et de Formation en Dialyse, Montpellier, France; PhyMedExp, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR9214, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département de l'Information Médicale, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Association pour l'Installation à Domicile des Epurations Rénales (AIDER), Montpellier, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de Saint Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Association Régionale pour le Traitement de l'Insuffisance Rénale Chronique, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut de Recherche et de Formation en Dialyse, Montpellier, France; PhyMedExp, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR9214, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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- Institut de Recherche et de Formation en Dialyse, Montpellier, France; Université de Montpellier, Néphrologie, Montpellier, France
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Macías N, Santos García A, Vega Martínez A, Abad Estébanez S, Goicoechea Diezhandino M, López Gómez JM. Importance of Body Water in the Efficacy of Convective Solute Transport in Online Hemodiafiltration. Ther Apher Dial 2017; 21:88-95. [DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.12486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Nicolás Macías
- Nephrology Department; Hospital Gregorio Marañón; Madrid Spain
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Chirakarnjanakorn S, Navaneethan SD, Francis GS, Tang WHW. Cardiovascular impact in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: Clinical management considerations. Int J Cardiol 2017; 232:12-23. [PMID: 28108129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis develop both structural and functional cardiovascular abnormalities. Despite improvement of dialysis technology, cardiovascular mortality of this population remains high. The pathophysiological mechanisms of these changes are complex and not well understood. It has been postulated that several non-traditional, uremic-related risk factors, especially the long-term uremic state, which may affect the cardiovascular system. There are many cardiovascular changes that occur in chronic kidney disease including left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, microvascular disease, accelerated atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis. These structural and functional changes in patients receiving chronic dialysis make them more susceptible to myocardial ischemia. Hemodialysis itself may adversely affect the cardiovascular system due to non-physiologic fluid removal, leading to hemodynamic instability and initiation of systemic inflammation. In the past decade there has been growing awareness that pathophysiological mechanisms cause cardiovascular dysfunction in patients on chronic dialysis, and there are now pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies that may improve the poor quality of life and high mortality rate that these patients experience.
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- Srisakul Chirakarnjanakorn
- Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Minnesota, United States
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- Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.
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Scarpioni R, Ricardi M, Albertazzi V, De Amicis S, Rastelli F, Zerbini L. Dialysis-related amyloidosis: challenges and solutions. Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis 2016; 9:319-328. [PMID: 27994478 PMCID: PMC5153266 DOI: 10.2147/ijnrd.s84784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Amyloidosis refers to the extracellular tissue deposition of fibrils composed of low-molecular-weight subunits of a variety of proteins. These deposits may result in a wide range of clinical manifestations depending upon their type, location, and the amount of deposition. Dialysis-related amyloidosis is a serious complication of long-term dialysis therapy and is characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils, principally composed of β2 microglobulins (β2M), in the osteoarticular structures and viscera. Most of the β2M is eliminated through glomerular filtration and subsequent reabsorption and catabolism by the proximal tubules. As a consequence, the serum levels of β2M are inversely related to the glomerular filtration rate; therefore, in end-stage renal disease patients, β2M levels increase up to 60-fold. Serum levels of β2M are also elevated in several pathological conditions such as chronic inflammation, liver disease, and above all, in renal dysfunction. Retention of amyloidogenic protein has been attributed to several factors including type of dialysis membrane, prolonged uremic state and/or decreased diuresis, advanced glycation end products, elevated levels of cytokines and dialysate. Dialysis treatment per se has been considered to be an inflammatory stimulus, inducing cytokine production (such as interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6) and complement activation. The released cytokines are thought to stimulate the synthesis and release of β2M by the macrophages and/or augment the expression of human leukocyte antigens (class I), increasing β2M expression. Residual renal function is probably the best determinant of β2M levels. Therefore, it has to be maintained as long as possible. In this article, we will focus our attention on the etiology of dialysis-related amyloidosis, its prevention, therapy, and future solutions.
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- R Scarpioni
- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Local (AUSL) Hospital "Guglielmo da Saliceto", Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Local (AUSL) Hospital "Guglielmo da Saliceto", Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Local (AUSL) Hospital "Guglielmo da Saliceto", Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Local (AUSL) Hospital "Guglielmo da Saliceto", Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Local (AUSL) Hospital "Guglielmo da Saliceto", Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Local (AUSL) Hospital "Guglielmo da Saliceto", Piacenza, Italy
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Lévesque R, Marcelli D, Cardinal H, Caron ML, Grooteman MPC, Bots ML, Blankestijn PJ, Nubé MJ, Grassmann A, Canaud B, Gandjour A. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of High-Efficiency Hemodiafiltration Versus Low-Flux Hemodialysis Based on the Canadian Arm of the CONTRAST Study. APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY 2015; 13:647-659. [PMID: 26071951 PMCID: PMC4661220 DOI: 10.1007/s40258-015-0179-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to assess the cost effectiveness of high-efficiency on-line hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) compared with low-flux hemodialysis (LF-HD) for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) based on the Canadian (Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal) arm of a parallel-group randomized controlled trial (RCT), the CONvective TRAnsport STudy. METHODS An economic evaluation was conducted for the period of the RCT (74 months). In addition, a Markov state transition model was constructed to simulate costs and health benefits over lifetime. The primary outcome was costs per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained. The analysis had the perspective of the Quebec public healthcare system. RESULTS A total of 130 patients were randomly allocated to OL-HDF (n = 67) and LF-HD (n = 63). The cost-utility ratio of OL-HDF versus LF-HD was Can$53,270 per QALY gained over lifetime. This ratio was fairly robust in the sensitivity analysis. The cost-utility ratio was lower than that of LF-HD compared with no treatment (immediate death), which was Can$93,008 per QALY gained. CONCLUSIONS High-efficiency OL-HDF can be considered a cost-effective treatment for ESRD in a Canadian setting. Further research is needed to assess cost effectiveness in other settings and healthcare systems.
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- Renee Lévesque
- Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- St. Luc Hospital, Montréal, Canada
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- EMEALA Medical Board, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- Notre-Dame Hospital, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- EMEALA Medical Board, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- EMEALA Medical Board, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany.
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Dey V, Hair M, So B, Spalding EM. Thrice-Weekly Nocturnal In-Centre Haemodiafiltration: A 2-Year Experience. NEPHRON EXTRA 2015; 5:50-7. [PMID: 26557842 PMCID: PMC4592506 DOI: 10.1159/000436982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background Adequate control of plasma phosphate without phosphate binders is difficult to achieve on a thrice-weekly haemodialysis schedule. The use of quotidian nocturnal dialysis is effective but not practical in the in-centre setting. This quality improvement project was set up as an exercise allowing the evaluation of small-solute clearance by combining convection with extended-hour dialysis in a thrice-weekly hospital setting. Methods A single-centred, prospective analysis of patients' electronic records was performed from August 2012 to July 2014. The duration of haemodiafiltration was increased from a median of 4.5 to 8 h. Dialysis adequacy, biochemical parameters and medications were reviewed on a monthly basis. A reduction in plasma phosphate was anticipated, so all phosphate binders were stopped. Results Since inception, 14 patients have participated with over 2,000 sessions of dialysis. The pre-dialysis phosphate level fell from a mean of 1.52 ± 0.4 to 1.06 ± 0.1 mmol/l (p < 0.05). The average binder intake of 3.26 ± 2.6 tablets was eliminated. A normal plasma phosphate range has been maintained with increased dietary phosphate intake and no requirement for intradialytic phosphate supplementation. Conclusion Phosphate control can be achieved without the need for binders or supplementation on a thrice-weekly in-centre haemodiafiltration program.
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- Vishal Dey
- John Stevenson Lynch Renal Unit, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK
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- John Stevenson Lynch Renal Unit, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK
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- John Stevenson Lynch Renal Unit, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK
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- John Stevenson Lynch Renal Unit, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK
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Maduell F, Ojeda R, Arias-Guillén M, Fontseré N, Vera M, Massó E, Gómez M, Rodas L, Bazán G, Jiménez-Hernández M, Piñeiro G, Rico N. Optimización del flujo del líquido de diálisis en la hemodiafiltración on-line. Nefrologia 2015; 35:473-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2015.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Assessment of dialyzer surface in online hemodiafiltration; objective choice of dialyzer surface area. Nefrologia 2015; 35:280-6. [PMID: 26299171 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2015.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) is currently the most effective technique. Several randomized studies and meta-analyses have observed a reduction in mortality as well as a direct association with convective volume. Currently, it has not been well established whether a larger dialyzer surface area could provide better results in terms of convective and depurative effectiveness. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of larger dialyzer surface areas on convective volume and filtration capacity. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 37 patients were studied, including 31 men and 6 women, who were in the OL-HDF program using a 5008 Cordiax monitor with auto-substitution. Each patient was analyzed in 3 sessions in which only the dialyzer surface area varied (1.0, 1.4 or 1.8 m(2)). The concentrations of urea (60 Da), creatinine (113 Da), β2-microglobulin (11800 Da), myoglobin (17200 Da) and α1-microglobulin (33000 Da) were determined in serum at the beginning and end of each session in order to calculate the percent reduction of these solutes. RESULTS The convective volume reached was 29.8 ± 3.0 with 1.0 m(2), 32.7 ± 3.1 (an increase of 6%) with 1.4 m(2), and 34.7 ± 3.3 L (an increase of 16%) with 1.8 m(2) (p<.001). The increased surface of the dialyzer showed an increase in the dialysis dose as well as urea and creatinine filtration. The percentage of β2m reduction increased from 80.0 ± 5.6 with 1.0 m(2) to 83.2 ± 4.2 with 1.4 m(2) and to 84.3 ± 4.0% with 1.8 m(2). As for myoglobin and a1-microglobulin, significant differences were observed between smaller surface area (1.0 m(2)) 65.6 ± 11 and 20.1 ± 9.3 and the other two surface areas, which were 70.0 ± 8.1 and 24.1 ± 7.1 (1.4 m(2)) and 72.3 ± 8.7 and 28.6 ± 12 (1.8 m(2)). CONCLUSION The 40% and 80% increases in surface area led to increased convective volumes of 6 and 16% respectively, while showing minimal differences in both the convective volume as well as the filtration capacity when the CUF was higher than 45 ml/h/mmHg. It is recommended to optimize the performance of dialyzers with the minimal surface area possible when adjusting the treatment prescription.
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Optimal convection volume for improving patient outcomes in an international incident dialysis cohort treated with online hemodiafiltration. Kidney Int 2015; 88:1108-16. [PMID: 25945407 PMCID: PMC4653588 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2015.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF), the most efficient renal replacement therapy, enables enhanced removal of small and large uremic toxins by combining diffusive and convective solute transport. Randomized controlled trials on prevalent chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients showed improved patient survival with high-volume OL-HDF, underlining the effect of convection volume (CV). This retrospective international study was conducted in a large cohort of incident CKD patients to determine the CV threshold and range associated with survival advantage. Data were extracted from a cohort of adult CKD patients treated by post-dilution OL-HDF over a 101-month period. In total, 2293 patients with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up were analyzed using advanced statistical tools, including cubic spline analyses for determination of the CV range over which a survival increase was observed. The relative survival rate of OL-HDF patients, adjusted for age, gender, comorbidities, vascular access, albumin, C-reactive protein, and dialysis dose, was found to increase at about 55 l/week of CV and to stay increased up to about 75 l/week. Similar analysis of pre-dialysis β2-microglobin (marker of middle-molecule uremic toxins) concentrations found a nearly linear decrease in marker concentration as CV increased from 40 to 75 l/week. Analysis of log C-reactive protein levels showed a decrease over the same CV range. Thus, a convection dose target based on convection volume should be considered and needs to be confirmed by prospective trials as a new determinant of dialysis adequacy.
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Chapdelaine I, de Roij van Zuijdewijn CL, Mostovaya IM, Lévesque R, Davenport A, Blankestijn PJ, Wanner C, Nubé MJ, Grooteman MP. Optimization of the convection volume in online post-dilution haemodiafiltration: practical and technical issues. Clin Kidney J 2015; 8:191-8. [PMID: 25815176 PMCID: PMC4370303 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfv003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In post-dilution online haemodiafiltration (ol-HDF), a relationship has been demonstrated between the magnitude of the convection volume and survival. However, to achieve high convection volumes (>22 L per session) detailed notion of its determining factors is highly desirable. This manuscript summarizes practical problems and pitfalls that were encountered during the quest for high convection volumes. Specifically, it addresses issues such as type of vascular access, needles, blood flow rate, recirculation, filtration fraction, anticoagulation and dialysers. Finally, five of the main HDF systems in Europe are briefly described as far as HDF prescription and optimization of the convection volume is concerned.
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- Isabelle Chapdelaine
- Department of Nephrology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, St. Luc Hospital, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute for Cardiovascular Research VU University Medical Center (ICaR-VU), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute for Cardiovascular Research VU University Medical Center (ICaR-VU), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sirich TL, Plummer NS, Gardner CD, Hostetter TH, Meyer TW. Effect of increasing dietary fiber on plasma levels of colon-derived solutes in hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2014; 9:1603-10. [PMID: 25147155 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.00490114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Numerous uremic solutes are derived from the action of colon microbes. Two such solutes, indoxyl sulfate and p-cresol sulfate, have been associated with adverse outcomes in renal failure. This study tested whether increasing dietary fiber in the form of resistant starch would lower the plasma levels of these solutes in patients on hemodialysis. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Fifty-six patients on maintenance hemodialysis were randomly assigned to receive supplements containing resistant starch (n=28) or control starch (n=28) daily for 6 weeks in a study conducted between October 2010 and May 2013. Of these, 40 patients (20 in each group) completed the study and were included in the final analysis. Plasma indoxyl sulfate and p-cresol sulfate levels were measured at baseline and week 6. RESULTS Increasing dietary fiber for 6 weeks significantly reduced the unbound, free plasma level of indoxyl sulfate (median -29% [25th percentile, 75th percentile, -56, -12] for fiber versus -0.4% [-20, 34] for control, P=0.02). The reduction in free plasma levels of indoxyl sulfate was accompanied by a reduction in free plasma levels of p-cresol sulfate (r=0.81, P<0.001). However, the reduction of p-cresol sulfate levels was of lesser magnitude and did not achieve significance (median -28% [-46, 5] for fiber versus 4% [-28, 36] for control, P=0.05). CONCLUSIONS Increasing dietary fiber in hemodialysis patients may reduce the plasma levels of the colon-derived solutes indoxyl sulfate and possibly p-cresol sulfate without the need to intensify dialysis treatments. Further studies are required to determine whether such reduction provides clinical benefits.
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- Tammy L Sirich
- Departments of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; and
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- Departments of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; and
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- Departments of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; and
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Departments of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; and
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Imamović G, Hrvačević R, Kapun S, Marcelli D, Bayh I, Grassmann A, Scatizzi L, Maslovarić J, Canaud B. Survival of incident patients on high-volume online hemodiafiltration compared to low-volume online hemodiafiltration and high-flux hemodialysis. Int Urol Nephrol 2013; 46:1191-200. [PMID: 24057682 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-013-0526-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemodiafiltration is becoming a preferred treatment modality for dialysis patients in many countries. The volume of substitution fluid delivered has been indicated as an independent mortality risk factor. The aim of this study is to compare patient survival on three different treatment modalities: high-flux hemodialysis, low-volume online HDF (oHDF) and high-volume oHDF. METHODS Incident hemodialysis and oHDF patients treated in 13 NephroCare centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Slovenia between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2011, were included in this epidemiological cohort study. High-volume oHDF was defined as substitution volume higher than the median substitution volume infused, otherwise low-volume. Main predictor was treatment modality at baseline and in time-dependent model. Other predictors were age, gender, diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular accident, arrhythmia, hemoglobin and C-reactive protein. RESULTS Four hundred and forty-two patients were included in the study. Median substitution fluid volume was 20.4 L. Mean difference between the oHDF groups in substitution fluid volume was 8.3 ± 5.2 L [95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) 7.1-9.5, p < 0.0001]. The unadjusted hazard ratios (HR) with 95 % CI compared to high-flux HD were 0.87 (0.5-1.5) for low-volume oHDF and 0.29 (0.13-0.63) for high-volume oHDF. After the adjustment for covariates, the HR for patients on low-volume oHDF remained statistically insignificant compared to high-flux HD (0.84; 95 % CI 0.46-1.53), while patients on high-volume oHDF showed a marked and significantly lower HR (0.29; 95 % CI 0.13-0.68) than patients on high-flux HD in baseline model. While this effect failed to reach significance in the time-dependent model (HR 0.477; 95 % CI 0.196-1.161), possibly due to an inadequate sample size here, the consistency of results in both models supports the robustness of the findings. After switching from high-flux hemodialysis to oHDF, mean hemoglobin and albumin levels did not change significantly. Mean erythropoietin resistance index (ERI) and erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) consumption decreased significantly (p = 0.02, p = 0.03, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The median substitution volume used in these three countries for post-dilutional oHDF is 20.4 L. oHDF is associated with significant reductions in ERI and ESA consumption. Only high-volume oHDF is associated with improved survival compared to high-flux hemodialysis.
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- Goran Imamović
- Fresenius Medical Care, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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Bowry SK, Canaud B. Achieving high convective volumes in on-line hemodiafiltration. Blood Purif 2013; 35 Suppl 1:23-8. [PMID: 23466374 DOI: 10.1159/000346379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
On-line hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) has established itself as a highly efficient and safe form of renal replacement therapy, providing clinical benefits for several conditions that afflict end-stage chronic kidney disease patients. Additionally, evidence now ascribes a survival benefit to OL-HDF. The first indication that mortality rates decline with high-efficiency OL-HDF was provided by the European results from the DOPPS. Since then, the RISCAVID, CONTRAST and the Turkish HDF trials have all substantiated the original findings that higher convection volumes are favorable in terms of improved survival. With the emerging concept of convection volume impacting patient survival, we examine the factors and practical approaches by which maximal convection volumes can actually be achieved and individualized for each patient treated with OL-HDF. We believe that with these factors in mind, all attempts should be made to maximize convective volume, and hence the convective dose, to enable the patient to derive the full benefits of OL-HDF over extended periods.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sudhir K Bowry
- Medical Board EMEALA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany.
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