High-quality dialysis does not always mean high efficiency; dialysis should maintain nutritional balance and full biocompatibility. In undergoing treatment with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and/or ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL) membrane dialysers, the body weight decrease caused by polysulfone membrane has been dramatically improved for those receiving predilution online haemodiafiltr...

Hiroyuki Ohi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine II, Nihon University School of Medicine,30-1, Oyaguchi-Kamimachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo (Japan) Dear Sir, It is known that the dialysis membrane activates the alternative pathway of the complement system, causing various effects. It is also known that when complement activation is examined during dialysis in hemodialyzed patients, the C3a concentra...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common clinical presentation of dialysis-related amyloidosis. It was determined whether β(2)-microglobulin (β2M) and advanced glycation end products in serum are predictors of CTS in dialysis patients. METHODS A total of 385 hemodialysis patients were screened for CTS. β2M in serum was determined by a competitive enzyme-linked immunoassay, CML...

This book, first published in 1978 was one of the earliest to take dialysis as its main topic. The authors, all pioneers of their science, intended it to be the bible of second and third generation nephrologists, combining theory.and practice in a single authoritative text. The book was immediately successful, so much so that those second and third generations are now themselves the mentors. Th...

This book, first published in 1978 was one of the earliest to take dialysis as its main topic. The authors, all pioneers of their science, intended it to be the bible of second and third generation nephrologists, combining theory.and practice in a single authoritative text. The book was immediately successful, so much so that those second and third generations are now themselves the mentors. Th...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common and often distressing side effect of renal failure. Uremic men of different ages report a high variety of sexual problems, including sexual hormonal pattern alterations, reduced or loss of libido, infertility, and impotence, thereby influencing their well-being. The pathogenic mechanisms include physiologic, psychologic, and organic causes. To determine the...

Although patients undergoing dialysis have a complex illness, there are compelling reasons to believe that the inadequate removal of organic waste is an important contributing factor to the illness itself. This paper focuses on the transport phenomena that occur within a dialyser. An attempt is made to clarify how transport phenomena are related to the performance of a dialysis session and how ...

Background. There is little evidence for superior outcome of one dialysis therapy versus another. Still, nephrologists have to prescribe dialysis every day. It is therefore of interest to ascertain the opinion among nephrology professionals regarding which therapy they consider to be the best and to compare this to reality.Methods. We designed a survey addressing these questions and distributed...

background and objectives: virosomes are virus like particles (vlp) assembled in-vitro. influenza virosomes maintain the cell binding and membrane fusion activity of the wild type virus but are devoid of viral genetic material or internal proteins. influenza virosomes mimic the natural antigen presentation route of the influenza virus. materials and methods: virosomes were prepared by membrane ...

This article reports the results of the research which has evaluated the prevalence and factors associated to the presence of Hepatitis C in patients submitted to dialysis at the Clinica de Doenças Renais (Clinic of Renal Diseases) in Tubarao city (CRDT), Santa Catarina State, Brazil, in the period between January 1st, 2004 to December 31st in the same year. The prevalence of 16.8% of Hepatitis...