Divert to ULTRA: differences in infused volumes and clearance in two on-line hemodiafiltration treatments.

Background: Mixed diffusive-convective dialysis therapies offer greater removal capabilities than conventional dialysis. The aim of this study was to compare two different on-line, post-dilution hemodiafiltration (HDF) treatments with regard to achieved convective volume and middle-molecule dialysis efficiency: standard volume control (sOL-HDF) and automated control of the transmembrane pressure (TMP) (UC-HDF).

Methods: We enrolled 30 ESRD patients (55.

Different outcomes of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis managed with stenting: results from a cohort study.

Background: To determine whether the type of renal artery stenosis and the rapid decline of renal function may have an impact on renal outcome after stenting.

Methods: Thirty patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-4 and renal artery stenosis underwent stenting. The mean follow-up was 33 months; the change of estimated glomerular filtration rate was expressed as negative or positive value in mL/mo (ΔGFR).

A vitamin E-coated polysulfone membrane reduces serum levels of inflammatory markers and resistance to erythropoietin-stimulating agents in hemodialysis patients: results of a randomized cross-over multicenter trial.

Background: Oxidative stress is prevalent in dialysis patients and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and anemia. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that plays a central role in reducing lipid peroxidation and inhibiting the generation of reactive oxygen species. The aim of this cross-over randomized study was to compare the effects of a vitamin E-coated polysulfone (Vit E PS) membrane and a non-vitamin E-coated polysulfone (PS) membrane on inflammatory markers and resistance to erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs).