Ultrafiltration and backfiltration during hemodialysis

NJ Ofsthun, JK Leypoldt - Artificial organs, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrafiltration is the pressure‐driven process by which hemodialysis removes excess fluid
from renal failure patients. Despite substantial improvements in hemodialysis technology …

Biophysics of ultrafiltration and hemofiltration

LW Henderson - Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis: A textbook …, 1983 - Springer
12 BIOPHYSICS OF ULTRAFILTRATION AND HEMOFILTRATION Page 1 12 BIOPHYSICS OF
ULTRAFILTRATION AND HEMOFILTRATION LEE W. HENDERSON Introduction Theoretical …

Hemodialysis membranes in transition

MJ Lysaght - Contrib Nephrol, 1988 - books.google.com
In the beginning was Cuprophan®(Enka), and its near universal use in both flat-sheet and
hollow-fiber formats begat 25 unprecedented years of chronic hemodialysis and a …

Artificial Kidney, Modeling of Transport Phenomena in

S Eloot, P Verdonck - Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Patients suffering from renal failure can be treated with a renal replacement therapy.
Although a possible transplantation is determined by the availability of kidney donors …

Pyrogenic reactions in patients receiving conventional, high-efficiency, or high-flux hemodialysis treatments with bicarbonate dialysate containing high concentrations …

SM Gordon, CW Oettinger, LA Bland… - Journal of the …, 1992 - journals.lww.com
High-efficiency (HE) and high-flux (HF) hemodialysis are becoming increasingly popular
methods for treating patients with chronic renal failure because they reduce the time …

A new scintigraphic method to characterize ultrafiltration in hollow fiber dialyzers

C Ronco, A Brendolan, M Feriani, M Milan, P Conz… - Kidney international, 1992 - Elsevier
A new scintigraphic method to characterize ultrafiltration in hollow fiber dialyzers.
Ultrafiltration and pressure profiles in hollow fiber dialyzers with different hydraulic …

Hemodialysis machines and monitors

HD Polaschegg, NW Levin - Replacement of renal function by dialysis, 1996 - Springer
The last decade has seen not only an enormous growth in the number of hemodialysis
patients but also a concomitant growth in the number of hemodialysis machines produced …

Internal filtration—advantage in haemodialysis?

F Dellanna, A Wuepper… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Internal filtration is defined as the total water flux across the membrane within the closed
blood and dialysate compartment of a dialyser. The aim of our study was to increase …

Backfiltration in clinical dialysis: nature of the phenomenon, mechanisms and possible solutions

C Ronco - The International journal of artificial organs, 1990 - journals.sagepub.com
However this representation only describes an average phenomenon and does not define
the actual pressure profile inside the filter. Although the average TMP is positive, the local P …

C5b-9 generation and cytokine production in hemodialyzed patients.

G Pertosa, EA Tarantino, L Gesualdo… - Kidney International …, 1993 - search.ebscohost.com
The role of the complement system in the induction of cytokine release is controversial.
Plasma terminal C complex C5b-9 along with Bb and C4d fragments were evaluated in 22 …