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Prescribing the dialysis dose and treatment frequency in home haemodialysis

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad212

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dialysis rhythms; eKt/V; home haemodialysis; stdKt/V; urea kinetic model

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The aim of this study was to obtain a new formula for stdKt/V that defines the minimum required values of eKt/V and TF to achieve the targeted stdKtV in home haemodialysis. The results showed that the formula is reliable and can support clinicians in prescribing the dialysis dose and treatment frequency for patients undergoing HHD.
Background. There is growing interest in home haemodialysis (HHD) performed with low-flow dialysate devices and variable treatment schedules. The target standard Kt/V (stdKt/V) should be 2.3 volumes/week, according to KDOQI guidelines (2015). The current formula for stdKt/V does not help prescribe the dialysis dose (eKt/V) and treatment frequency (TF). The aim of this study was to obtain a formula for stdKt/V that is able to define the minimum required values of eKt/V and TF to achieve the targeted stdKtV.Methods. Thirty-eight prevalent patients on HHD were enrolled. A total of 231 clinical datasets were available for urea modelling using the Solute-Solver software (SS), recommended by KDOQI guidelines. A new formula (stdKt/V = a + b x Kru + c x eKt/V) was obtained from multivariable regression analysis of stdKt/V vs eKt/V and residual kidney urea clearance (Kru). The values of coefficients a, b and c depend on the treatment schedules and the day of the week of blood sampling for the kinetic study (labdayofwk) and then vary for each of their foreseen 62 combinations. For practical purposes, we used only seven combinations, assuming Monday as a labdayofwk for each of the most common schedules of the 7 days of the week.Results. The stdKt/V values obtained with SS were compared with the paired ones obtained with the formula. The mean +/- standard deviation stdKt/V values obtained with SS and the formula were 3.043 +/- 0.530 and 2.990 +/- 0.553, respectively, with 95% confidence interval +0.15 to -0.26. A 'prescription graph' was built using the formula to draw lines expressing the relationship between Kru and required eKt/V for each TF. Using this graph, TF could have been reduced from the delivered 5.8 +/- 0.8 to 4.8 +/- 0.8 weekly sessions.Conclusions. The new formula for stdKtV is reliable and can support clinicians to prescribe the dialysis dose and TF in patients undergoing HHD.

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