Influence of Online Hemodiafiltration on Hemoglobin Level, ESA-Dosage and Serum Albumin – A Retrospective, Multicenter Analysis

2011 
In renal replacement therapy (RRT) a wide range of uremic toxins have to be removed (Vanholder et al., 2003; Vanholder et al., 2008). It is well known that the combination of diffusive and convective dialysis strategies (online hemodiafiltration, olHDF) improves the removal of uremic toxins, i.e. middle molecules, hydrophobic substances and protein (albumin) bound materials (Krieter et al., 2005; Ahrenholz et al., 2004; Ronco et al., 1999; Kim, 1994; Testa et al., 2006; Meyer et al., 2005; Mandolfo et al., 2006; Kanter et al., 2008). In the presence of ultrapure dialysis fluid which is ultrafiltrated by endotoxin restraint systems (Weber et al., 2000; Canaud et al., 2001; Minetti et al., 1985; Hakim et al., 1984) and biocompatible high flux dialysis membranes the convective diffusive treatment significantly prevents the complement activation (Braun et al., 1995; Savica et al., 2006; Jorres et al, 1999; Horl et al., 1986) in the first minutes of olHDF session and removes proinflammatory substances (cytokines) too (Bellomo et al., 1991; Filiopoulos et al., 2008; Haas et al., 2007; Libetta et al., 2007; Mariano et al., 2005). The intra and interdialytic inflammations are reduced (Ramirez et al., 2007; Ramirez et al., 2007; Carracedo et al., 2006). The suppressed inflammatory process during olHDF leads to an increasing serum albumin concentration via an increased synthesis rate. In spite of a varying albumin removal caused by different dialysis membranes with/without adsorptive character and pore size (Pichaiwong et al., 2006; Yamashita, 2007; Tomo et al., 2008; Winchester et al.,2003; Winchester et al., 2004) the albumin synthesis rate increases by absent inflammation (Giordano et al., 2001). It is shown that in olHDF the ESA dosage needed to reach the hemoglobin goal is reduced (Vaslaki et al., 2006; Bonforte et al., 2002; Eiselt et al., 2000). The efficacy of dialysis measured by single pool Kt/V could be improved (Ahrenholz et al., 1997; Ding et al., 2002). There is evidence of longer survival of patients treated by olHDF versus hemodialysis (HD) independently of dialysis dosage (Canaud et al., 2008; Panicchi et al., 2008). The cycling of hemoglobin levels depends on inflammatory episodes and malnutrition (Del et al., 2005; Brimble et al., 2005). This retrospective, non randomized, multicentre, descriptive clinical evaluation examined the influence of olHDF on hemoglobin concentration (Hb), ESA dosage (ESA), Hb variability (Hbvar), albumin and CRP.
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