To this end, the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN ... for donated blood), and affords direct control of clearance and ultrafiltration rates. At the time of publication, the new system had ...

In this way, clearance and ultrafiltration rates can be controlled ... was comparable to the glomerular filtration rate of healthy kidney; the maximum clearance rate was 2 ml/min.

Measurements and Main Results: Clinical data collected on patients who received free-flow or integrated renal replacement therapy while on extracorporeal life support. Normalized ultrafiltration ...

One of the biggest advancements in kidney dialysis technology is the transformation of traditional dialysis machines into ...

Volume of ultrafiltration fluid removed was governed ... Incorporation of an integrated continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) system with an extracorporeal life support (ECLS) circuit.

Blood is transported to the kidney through the renal artery. The blood is filtered at a high pressure and the kidney selectively reabsorbs any useful materials such as glucose, salt ions and water.

The kidneys are organs of the urinary system - which remove excess water, mineral ions and urea. Blood is transported to the kidney through the renal artery. The blood is filtered at a high ...

Isolated Glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient (LpA) assay ... This is a fluorescence assay which involves pre-perfusing the kidney with a red cell membrane label (R18, to define capillary loops) and ...

The study, published in Kidney Medicine and includes research ... sodium-free dextrose/icodextrin solution that led to increased ultrafiltration and greater sodium removal compared to commercially ...