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An Analysis Of Body Weight And Hemodialysis Adequacy Based On The Urea Reduction Ratio... Including Commentary By Brunt H With Author Response, Kennith Culp, M. Flanigan, Y. Hayajneh
An Analysis Of Body Weight And Hemodialysis Adequacy Based On The Urea Reduction Ratio... Including Commentary By Brunt H With Author Response, Kennith Culp, M. Flanigan, Y. Hayajneh
Kennith R. Culp
The purpose of this study was to evaluate inadequate hemodialysis risk in patients with body weights in the upper quartile of a sample distribution using the urea reduction ratio (URR). Using a case-control design and a simple (n = 315) of hemodialysis (HD) patients, postdialysis weights were divided into quartiles based with a cut-off value at the upper quartile, which was equal to >/= 81 kilograms (kg). The dichotomous outcome, URR >/= 65% and URR /= 81 kg group were given more dialysis session time in minutes and used higher efficiency dialyzers as indicated by the coefficient of ultrafiltration (KUf), …