Dialysis

:This article is about renal dialysis; for the laboratory technique, see dialysis (biochemistry); for the treatment for liver failure, see liver dialysis

Measures of dialysis treatment adequacy

Several measures of dialysis adequacy exist. The most widespread is Kt/V, but its utility has been questioned. The hemodialysis product (HDP) has been proposed as an alternative. Urea reduction ratio (URR) is another measure of dialysis adequacy. It has also been suggested that a 'holistic attitude', which takes overall patient wellbeing should be taken into account rather than mere numbers.

Related Topics:
Kt/V - Hemodialysis product - Urea reduction ratio

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The measurement of treatment adequacy is an unresolved issue.{{ref|Oreopoulos}} None of the commonly used dialysis treatment adequacy measures accurately models the mass transfer phenomena that underlie the physics of dialysis.

Related Topics:
Mass transfer - Physics

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