Removal of middle molecules with medium cutoff dialyzer in patients on short frequent hemodialysis.

Thiago ReisFrancesca MartinoPriscila DiasGeraldo R R de FreitasEvandro R da Silva FilhoMaria L C de AzevedoFábio ReisMario CozzolinoLilia Rizo-TopeteClaudio Ronco

Published in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2020)

In this retrospective analysis, short frequent MCO-HD promotes a reduction in prolactin, a middle weight uremic toxin, and trends toward a reduction in α1-acid glycoprotein. No patients developed hypoalbuminemia. These findings are encouraging and deserve investigation in prospective studies.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
body mass index
physical activity
growth hormone