Unlike Kt, high Kt/V is associated with greater mortality: The importance of low V

Unlike Kt, high Kt/V is associated with greater mortality: The importance of low V

Introduction: Kt/V has been used as a synonym for hemodialysis dose. Patient survival improved with a Kt/V > 1; this target was subsequently increased to 1.2 and 1.3. The HEMO study revealed no significant relationship between Kt/V and mortality. The relationship between Kt/V and mortality often...

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Main Authors: Rafael Perez-Garcia, Maite Jaldo, Roberto Alcázar, Patricia de Sequera, Marta Albalate, Marta Puerta, Mayra Ortega, M. Caridad Ruiz, Elena Corchete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251419300124

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