Use of urea kinetic modeling in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

The effect of urea kinetic modeling (u.k.m.) application on dialysis efficiency and metabolic status was evaluated in 50 maintenance dialyzed patients. U.k.m. sessions were performed once a month based on the self-developed computer program to control dialysis. The dialysis index (Kt/V), the time av...

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Published inPolskie archiwum medycyny wewne̦trznej Vol. 92 Spec No; p. 43
Main Authors Sułowicz, W, Drozdz, M, Pietrzyk, J A, Kopeć, J, Kuźniewski, M, Drozdz, D
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Chi-Square Distribution
Creatinine - analysis
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nutritional Status
Renal Dialysis
Urea - pharmacokinetics
Uric Acid - analysis
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Summary:The effect of urea kinetic modeling (u.k.m.) application on dialysis efficiency and metabolic status was evaluated in 50 maintenance dialyzed patients. U.k.m. sessions were performed once a month based on the self-developed computer program to control dialysis. The dialysis index (Kt/V), the time averaged concentration (TAC), protein catabolic rate (pcr) and dialysis effectiveness (Ct/Co) were evaluated and the results obtained at the beginning and after 2, 4, and 8 months of the study were compared. Kt/V had risen significantly in the modeled patients from 1.04 to 1.24 and was accompanied by 12% Ct/Co increase of urea removal after 8 months. The tendency of the moderate (non significant) decrease of TAC from 54.57 to 52.48 mg% BUN was observed during the study. According to the NCDS criteria the percentage of adequately dialyzed patients increased from 42% at the beginning to 64% after 80 months; underdialyzed patients decreased from 16% to 6% and malnourished also from 16% to 6%, respectively, after u.k.m. application. Dialysis effectiveness for creatinine and uric acid described by Ct/Co for the above after 4 and 8 months was significantly increased when compared with the results obtained at the beginning of the study. These results indicate that u.k.m. application allowed to take control over uremic toxemia and improved dialysis adequacy in patients on maintenance dialysis. Protein catabolic rate in studied patients increased from 1.18 to 1.24 g/kg/per day during the study and it was accompanied by a total blood protein and serum albumin increase. This could indicate improvement of the nutritional status of dialyzed subjects.
ISSN:1897-9483