Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol 12, Issue 3 535-542, Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press
LJ Garred, B Canaud, JY Bosc and C Tetta
BACKGROUND: The recent introduction of urea sensors for dialysis monitoring
has made possible new approaches to urea kinetic modelling. In this study
we show how the equilibrated postdialysis urea concentration (Ceq) and Kt/V
corrected for double-pool urea kinetics (Kt/Vdp) can be accurately
determined using an on-line sensor providing a continuous measure of blood
water urea. A modification of the Smye constant volume double-pool theory
led to the following equations for Ceq and Kt/Vdp [formula: see text] where
Cpre is the blood concentration measured at the start of dialysis, t is the
length of the dialysis session (in min) and S(ex) is the constant slope of
the blood urea logarithm concentration decline following development of the
intercompartmental urea concentration gradient in the first 30-60 min of
dialysis. METHODS: These equations were tested in 11 patients undergoing
165-240 min of paired filtration dialysis with continuous monitoring of
blood urea concentration. Cpre was determined as the plateau concentration
during a preliminary period of 15-20 min of slow isolated ultrafiltration.
S(ex) was accurately determined from linear regression applied to the urea
sensor data from the 80-min point to the end of dialysis. RESULTS: Ceq and
Kt/Vdp determined from the above equations compared closely to values
determined from 25-40 min of urea rebound monitoring with the urea sensor:
10.6 +/- 3.0 versus 10.8 +/- 2.7 mmol/l (mean +/- SD) for Ceq and 1.21 +/-
0.24 versus 1.18 +/- 0.20 for Kt/Vdp, compared to single-pool values of
Kt/V = 1.34 +/- 0.23. CONCLUSION: This technique may be readily programmed
into on-line urea monitors to provide current and extrapolated values of
Ceq and Kt/Vdp from about the first hour of dialysis.
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Urea rebound and delivered Kt/V determination with a continuous urea sensor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada.
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