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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 19.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Apr 25;53(6):1042–1049. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.01.265

Table 3.

Clearance Values

Conventional Clearance ml/min Experimental Clearance ml/min Experimental Increase %

Observed UN 255 ± 16 318 ± 19 a 25 ± 6
PCS 23 ± 4 b 37 ± 6 a,b 66 ± 19 b
IS 30 ± 7 b 46 ± 8 a,b 57 ± 27
KYNA 43 ± 4 73 ± 7 a 69 ± 5 b
Hippurate 115 ± 11 c 165 ± 17 a,c 44 ± 15

Modeled UN 351 ± 9 399 ± 16 a 14 ± 6
PCS 33 ± 8 b 57 ± 11 a,b 78 ± 28 b
IS 41 ± 11 b 66 ± 12 a,b 65 ± 25 b
KYNA 47 ± 6 79 ± 15 71 ± 28 b
Hippurate 155 ± 8 c 218 ± 15 a,c 41 ± 10

Values are mean ± sd and clearances are expressed as ml/minute of plasma. Modeled values for treatment with a single kidney were obtained as described in reference 6 and modeled values for the experimental treatment were obtained from the modeled values for treatment with a single dialyzer using equation 3.

a

, p < 0.05 experimental vs. conventional treatment;

b

, p < 0.05 vs. UN;

c

, p < 0.05 vs. PCS. Abbreviations: UN, urea nitrogen; PCS, p-cresol-sulfate; IS, indoxyl sulfate; KYNA, kynurenic acid.