Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study
Abstract A target Kt/V of > 1.4 and use of a high-flux dialyzer are recommended for patients on hemodialysis. However, there is little information on the relationship between the dialyzer surface area and mortality in these patients. In this nationwide cohort study, we aimed to clarify this relat...
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| author | Masanori Abe Ikuto Masakane Atsushi Wada Shigeru Nakai Kosaku Nitta Hidetomo Nakamoto |
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| description | Abstract A target Kt/V of > 1.4 and use of a high-flux dialyzer are recommended for patients on hemodialysis. However, there is little information on the relationship between the dialyzer surface area and mortality in these patients. In this nationwide cohort study, we aimed to clarify this relationship by analyzing data from the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy for 2010–2013. We enrolled 234,638 patients on hemodialysis who were divided according to quartile for dialyzer surface area into the S group (small, < 1.5 m2), M group (medium, 1.5 m2), L group (large, 1.6 to < 2.0 m2), or XL group (extra-large, ≥ 2.0 m2). We assessed the association of each group with 3-year mortality using Cox proportional hazards models and performed propensity score matching analysis. By the end of 2013, a total of 53,836 patients on dialysis (22.9%) had died. There was a significant decrease in mortality with larger dialyzer surface areas. The hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) was significantly higher in the S group (1.15 [1.12–1.19], P < 0.0001) and significantly lower in the L group (0.89 [0.87–0.92] P < 0.0001) and XL group (0.75 [0.72–0.78], P < 0.0001) than in the M group as a reference after adjustment for all confounders. Findings were robust in several sensitivity analyses. Furthermore, the findings remained significant after propensity score matching. Hemodialysis using dialyzers, especially super high-flux dialyzers with a larger surface area might reduce mortality rates, and a surface area of ≥ 2.0 m2 is superior, even with the same Kt/V. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0164057540ce40369ece8927df2bbb462022-12-21T19:12:57ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-10-0111111310.1038/s41598-021-99834-4Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort studyMasanori Abe0Ikuto Masakane1Atsushi Wada2Shigeru Nakai3Kosaku Nitta4Hidetomo Nakamoto5The Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis TherapyThe Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis TherapyThe Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis TherapyThe Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis TherapyThe Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis TherapyThe Committee of Renal Data Registry, Japanese Society for Dialysis TherapyAbstract A target Kt/V of > 1.4 and use of a high-flux dialyzer are recommended for patients on hemodialysis. However, there is little information on the relationship between the dialyzer surface area and mortality in these patients. In this nationwide cohort study, we aimed to clarify this relationship by analyzing data from the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy for 2010–2013. We enrolled 234,638 patients on hemodialysis who were divided according to quartile for dialyzer surface area into the S group (small, < 1.5 m2), M group (medium, 1.5 m2), L group (large, 1.6 to < 2.0 m2), or XL group (extra-large, ≥ 2.0 m2). We assessed the association of each group with 3-year mortality using Cox proportional hazards models and performed propensity score matching analysis. By the end of 2013, a total of 53,836 patients on dialysis (22.9%) had died. There was a significant decrease in mortality with larger dialyzer surface areas. The hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) was significantly higher in the S group (1.15 [1.12–1.19], P < 0.0001) and significantly lower in the L group (0.89 [0.87–0.92] P < 0.0001) and XL group (0.75 [0.72–0.78], P < 0.0001) than in the M group as a reference after adjustment for all confounders. Findings were robust in several sensitivity analyses. Furthermore, the findings remained significant after propensity score matching. Hemodialysis using dialyzers, especially super high-flux dialyzers with a larger surface area might reduce mortality rates, and a surface area of ≥ 2.0 m2 is superior, even with the same Kt/V.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99834-4 |
| spellingShingle | Masanori Abe Ikuto Masakane Atsushi Wada Shigeru Nakai Kosaku Nitta Hidetomo Nakamoto Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study Scientific Reports |
| title | Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study |
| title_full | Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study |
| title_short | Dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a 3-year nationwide cohort study |
| title_sort | dialyzer surface area is a significant predictor of mortality in patients on hemodialysis a 3 year nationwide cohort study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99834-4 |
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