Table 2.
Characteristics of the dialysis prescription at baseline
| Baseline Characteristics | All Subjects (n=66) |
| Duration of hemodialysis, h | 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) |
| spKt/V | 1.5±0.4 |
| Predialysis weight, kg | 86.7±28.8 |
| Kg over dry weight target before dialysis | 4.2 (−0.4, 12.0) |
| UFR, ml/kg per h | 10±4 |
| Dialysate flow, ml/min | 600 (500, 800) |
| Blood flow, ml/min | 390 (324, 461) |
| High-flux dialyzer, n (%) | 42 (64) |
| Membrane reuse, n (%) | 18 (27) |
| Cellulose membrane, n (%) | 5 (8) |
| Dialysate temperature, n (%) | |
| 35.5° Celsius | 1 (2) |
| 36.0° Celsius | 3 (5) |
| 36.5° Celsius | 5 (8) |
| 37.0° Celsius | 57 (86) |
| Dialysate potassium, n (%) | |
| 1.0 mEq/L | 1 (2) |
| 2.0 mEq/L | 53 (80) |
| 3.0 mEq/L | 11 (17) |
| 4.0 mEq/L | 1 (2) |
| Dialysate calcium, n (%) | |
| 1.5 and 1.6 mEq/L | 13 (20) |
| 2.0 and 2.5 mEq/L | 39 (59) |
| 3.0 and 3.5 mEq/L | 14 (21) |
| Dialysate sodium, n (%) | |
| 135 mEq/L | 6 (10) |
| 138 mEq/L | 6 (10) |
| 140 mEq/L | 49 (80) |
| Dialysate bicarbonate, n (%) | |
| 24–32 mEq/L | 16 (24) |
| 33–36 mEq/L | 34 (52) |
| 37–40 mEq/L | 16 (24) |
Continuous variables are presented as mean±SD or median (25th, 75th percentiles). spKt/V, single-pool Kt/V; UFR, ultrafiltration rate.