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- Title
Ultrapure dialysate: a desirable and achievable goal for routine hemodialysis.
- Authors
Ward, Richard A.; Ward, R A
- Abstract
United States standards for the microbiologic quality of dialysate are not very stringent and have remained unchanged for more than 20 years, despite significant changes in the patient population and in the technology of hemodialysis. Numerous studies have demonstrated that bacterial products can cross dialysis membranes and stimulate an inflammatory response in the patient. Inflammation has been implicated in several complications associated with long-term hemodialysis therapy, and the use of ultrapure dialysate has been shown to reduce the incidence of one of these complications, beta2-microglobulin amyloidosis. Since technological innovations in water treatment and improvements in dialysis machine design allow the routine production of ultrapure dialysate, its use should now become standard.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HEMODIALYSIS complications; HEMODIALYZERS -- Contamination; PREVENTION
- Publication
Seminars in Dialysis, 2000, Vol 13, Issue 6, p378
- ISSN
0894-0959
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1525-139x.2000.00103.x