Is hemodiafiltration ready for broader use?
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/ki.2015.251.
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Abstract
Hemodiafiltration is practiced throughout Europe and in a few additional countries but, because of regulatory restrictions, is not currently available in the United States. Hemodiafiltration removes uremic species more broadly than is achieved by diffusion dialysis, perhaps explaining its better outcome profile.
Medical subject headings
- Hemodiafiltration