[Bioincompatibility of acetate even at low concentrations].

Over the last 20 years a large body of evidence has demonstrated that in chronic renal failure there is progressive chronic inflammation, which increases after the start of dialysis. In this phase a fundamental role is played by bioincompatibility reactions induced by contact with the different dialysis materials: membranes, plastic lines, dialysis fluids as well as contaminants present in water. Clinically evident symptoms induced by bioincompatibility reactions are usually taken into serious account by nephrologists, while more subtle chronic effects, noxious in the long term, are often underconsidered.