Influential factors on dose by ionic dialysance in daily practice in chronic hemodialysis.

Background: The determination of Kt/V by ionic dialysance is a technique that has extended its use in hemodialysis clinics. The clinical guidelines have reflected the need to validate this method as a determinant of the dose of dialysis.

Objectives: Determine in daily practice, the influence of hemodialysis characteristics and medication on Kt/V results by ionic dialysance (Kt/V OCM) and compare them with Kt/V measures by serum urea (Kt/V Daugirdas).

Cohort study with patients older than 80 years with stage 5 chronic kidney failure on hemodialysis vs conservative treatment: Survival outcomes and use of healthcare resources.

Renal replacement treatment has not been generalized to the elderly for different reasons. The main objective of the present cohort study is to compare survival in patients older than 80 years with chronic kidney disease stage 5 on renal replacement treatment with those on conservative treatment. The use of healthcare resources is compared too.

Update on Postdialysis Rebound by a New Technology in Hemodialysis.

After dialysis ends, urea continued movement causes rebound postdialysis, with values at about 20%. New techniques have been incorporated into hemodialysis, but their relationship with rebound has not yet been studied. This study aimed to quantify urea rebound at 30-min postdialysis during sessions using polysulfone filters and high-flow versus online hemodiafiltration, and to define its correlation with body composition measured by bioimpedance by a cross-sectional study with 69 patients (December 2015 to January 2016).