Table 4.
Characteristics and dose of extracorporeal blood purification techniques
| Reference | EBP Mode | Machine | Buffer | Intensity | Dose | Efficiency | Flux | Dialyzer/Membrane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watcharotone (29) | IHD | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| George (37) | CVVHDF | 2008B; Fresenius, Germany | Acetate | Continuous | Kurea=21.72±10.41; KCr=22.13±9.61 | NA | NA | Polysulfone |
| Gabriel (10) | Daily HD | 4008F; Fresenius, Germany | Bicarb | 6 times/wk | Kt/V=1.2/session | H | L | Polysulfone (HF 6 or 8) |
| Chow (36) | HD and/or CVVHDF | NA | NA | NA | NA | Ha | HD: L; CVVHDF: Ha | NA |
| Mahajan (35) | IHD | NA | Bicarb | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Arogundade (34) | IHD | COBE Centry 2× | Acetate | Intermittent | KCr=13.7±39.4 | NA | NA | Cuprophane |
| Phu (33) | CVVHF | BS1 Balancing System; Gambro, Sweden | Lactate | Continuous | 25 L/d | H | H | FH-66 |
| Bellomo (15) | HDF | CVVHDF: AK 10; Gambro, Sweden | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | HD: Cuprophane; CAHDF: AN69S parallel plate filters |
| Kumar (32) | IHD | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Hadidy (31) | IHD | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Werb (30) | IHD | Recirculating Single Pass Dialysis Machine; Travenol Laboratories Inc. | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Parallel plate filters |
The reported dose of dialysis and the characteristics of the EBP modes and techniques are summarized in this table. EBP, extracorporeal blood purification; IHD, intermittent hemodialysis; NA, not available; CVVHDF, continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration; HD, hemodialysis; H, high; L, low; CVVHF, continuous venovenous hemofiltration; HDF, hemodiafiltration.
a
Information obtained from correspondence with authors.