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Diffusive solute transport in hollow fiber dialyzers is not affected by variable feed viscosity. Biocybern Biomed Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbe.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Buckberry C, Hoenich N, Krieter D, Lemke HD, Rüth M, Milad JE. Enhancement of solute clearance using pulsatile push-pull dialysate flow for the Quanta SC+: A novel clinic-to-home haemodialysis system. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229233. [PMID: 32119698 PMCID: PMC7051047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The SC+ haemodialysis system developed by Quanta Dialysis Technologies is a small, easy-to-use dialysis system designed to improve patient access to self-care and home haemodialysis. A prototype variant of the standard SC+ device with a modified fluidic management system generating a pulsatile push-pull dialysate flow through the dialyser during use has been developed for evaluation. It was hypothesized that, as a consequence of the pulsatile push-pull flow through the dialyser, the boundary layers at the membrane surface would be disrupted, thereby enhancing solute transport across the membrane, modifying protein fouling and maintaining the surface area available for mass and fluid transport throughout the whole treatment, leading to solute transport (clearance) enhancement compared to normal haemodialysis (HD) operation. METHODS The pumping action of the SC+ system was modified by altering the sequence and timings of the valves and pumps associated with the flow balancing chambers that push and pull dialysis fluid to and from the dialyser. Using this unique prototype device, solute clearance performance was assessed across a range of molecular weights in two related series of laboratory bench studies. The first measured dialysis fluid moving across the dialyser membrane using ultrasonic flowmeters to establish the validity of the approach; solute clearance was subsequently measured using fluorescently tagged dextran molecules as surrogates for uraemic toxins. The second study used human blood doped with uraemic toxins collected from the spent dialysate of dialysis patients to quantify solute transport. In both, the performance of the SC+ prototype was assessed alongside reference devices operating in HD and pre-dilution haemodiafiltration (HDF) modes. RESULTS Initial testing with fluorescein-tagged dextran molecules (0.3 kDa, 4 kDa, 10 kDa and 20 kDa) established the validity of the experimental pulsatile push-pull operation in the SC+ system to enhance clearance and demonstrated a 10 to 15% improvement above the current HD mode used in clinic today. The magnitude of the observed enhancement compared favourably with that achieved using pre-dilution HDF with a substitution fluid flow rate of 60 mL/min (equivalent to a substitution volume of 14.4 L in a 4-hour session) with the same dialyser and marker molecules. Additional testing using human blood indicated a comparable performance to pre-dilution HDF; however, in contrast with HDF, which demonstrated a gradual decrease in solute removal, the clearance values using the pulsatile push-pull method on the SC+ system were maintained over the entire duration of treatment. Overall albumin losses were not different. CONCLUSIONS Results obtained using an experimental pulsatile push-pull dialysis flow configuration with an aqueous blood analogue and human blood ex vivo demonstrate an enhancement of solute transport across the dialyser membrane. The level of enhancement makes this approach comparable with that achieved using pre-dilution HDF with a substitution fluid flow rate of 60 mL/min (equivalent to a substitution volume of 14.4 L in a 4-hour session). The observed enhancement of solute transport is attributed to the disruption of the boundary layers at the fluid-membrane interface which, when used with blood, minimizes protein fouling and maintains the surface area.
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- Clive Buckberry
- Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd, Alcester, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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- EXcorLab GmbH, Industrie Center Obernburg, Obernburg, Germany
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- Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd, Alcester, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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Gemert MJCV, Wijngaard JPHMVD, Paarlberg KM, Gardiner HM, Nikkels PGJ. Acardiac twin pregnancies part IV: Acardiac onset from unequal embryonic splitting simulated by a fetoplacental resistance model. Birth Defects Res 2018; 109:211-223. [PMID: 27891739 DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Benirschke postulated that acardiac twinning occurs when markedly unequal embryonic splitting combines with arterioarterial (AA) and venovenous placental anastomoses. We tested this hypothesis by model simulations and by comparison of outcomes with 18 "pseudo-" (twin fetus with beating heart but otherwise with clear signs of an acardiac) and 3 "normal" acardiac cases. METHODS The smaller/larger cell volume ratio at embryonic splitting becomes the smaller/larger embryonic/fetal blood volume ratio (a). From a, we derived nonpulsating blood pressures using normal values (larger twin) and normal values at an appropriate earlier gestational age (smaller twin). These unequal pressure sources were used in a linear resistance fetoplacental network to calculate umbilical venous diameter ratios. Acardiac onset occurs when the smaller twin has 50% left of its normal, singleton placenta. Comparison with clinical cases approximated a by crown-rump-length-ratio to the 3rd power. Input parameters are a and the AA-radius at 40 weeks. RESULTS Acardiacs can be small or large, can occur early or late, earlier at smaller a and larger AA, with larger umbilical venous diameter ratios at smaller a and smaller AA. Comparison with the 21 clinical cases was good, except for 2. CONCLUSION Our analysis supports Benirschke's hypothesis. The smaller twin has to share its placental perfusion with the larger twin, which is a novel finding. The AA size is essential for the future of both fetuses but complicates easy understanding of (pseudo-)acardiac clinical presentations. Late acardiac onset occurs infrequently. Using nonpulsating circulations may have caused our extensive predictions of late onset. An improved model requires including hypoxemia in the smaller twin from chronic placental hypoperfusion. Birth Defects Research 109:211-223, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Martin J C van Gemert
- Department of Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering & Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gelre Hospitals, location Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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- The Fetal Center, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Lee K. Engineering perspective on the evolution of push/pull-based dialysis treatments. Expert Rev Med Devices 2013; 10:611-20. [PMID: 24053254 DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2013.827504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The incidence of kidney disease is rapidly increasing worldwide, and techniques and devices for treating end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have been evolving. Better outcomes achieved by convective treatment have encouraged the use of synthetic membranes with high water permeability in clinical setups, and high-flux hemodialysis (HD) and hemodiafiltration (HDF) are now preferred forms of convective therapy in ESRD patients. Push/pull-based dialysis strategies have also been examined to increase convective mass transfer in ESRD patients. The push/pull technique uses the entire membrane as a forward filtration domain for a period of time. However, backfiltration must accompany the forward filtration to compensate for the fluid depletion resulting from the forward filtration, making it necessary to switch the membranes to a backfiltration domain. This paper attempts to describe the advancement of push/pull-based renal supportive treatments in terms of their technical description, hemodialytic efficacy including fluid management accuracy and applicability for clinical use. How the optimization of push and pull actions could translate into better convective efficiency will also be discussed in depth.
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- Kyungsoo Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Division, University of Michigan, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Bhimani JP, Ouseph R, Ward RA. Effect of increasing dialysate flow rate on diffusive mass transfer of urea, phosphate and beta2-microglobulin during clinical haemodialysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 25:3990-5. [PMID: 20543211 PMCID: PMC2989792 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background. Diffusive clearance depends on blood and dialysate flow rates and the overall mass transfer area coefficient (KoA) of the dialyzer. Although KoA should be constant for a given dialyzer, urea KoA has been reported to vary with dialysate flow rate possibly because of improvements in flow distribution. This study examined the dependence of KoA for urea, phosphate and β2-microglobulin on dialysate flow rate in dialyzers containing undulating fibers to promote flow distribution and two different fiber packing densities. Methods. Twelve stable haemodialysis patients underwent dialysis with four different dialyzers, each used with a blood flow rate of 400 mL/min and dialysate flow rates of 350, 500 and 800 mL/min. Clearances of urea, phosphate and β2-microglobulin were measured and KoA values calculated. Results. Clearances of urea and phosphate, but not β2-microglobulin, increased significantly with increasing dialysate flow rate. However, increasing dialysate flow rate had no significant effect on KoA or Ko for any of the three solutes examined, although Ko for urea and phosphate increased significantly as the average flow velocity in the dialysate compartment increased. Conclusions. For dialyzers with features that promote good dialysate flow distribution, increasing dialysate flow rate beyond 600 mL/min at a blood flow rate of 400 mL/min is likely to have only a modest impact on dialyzer performance, limited to the theoretical increase predicted for a constant KoA.
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- Jai P Bhimani
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, 615 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202-1718, USA
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Gura V, Macy AS, Beizai M, Ezon C, Golper TA. Technical breakthroughs in the wearable artificial kidney (WAK). Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 4:1441-8. [PMID: 19696219 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.02790409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The wearable artificial kidney (WAK) has been a holy grail in kidney failure for decades. Described herein are the breakthroughs that made possible the creation of the WAK V1.0 and its advanced versions V 1.1 and 1.2. DESIGN The battery-powered WAK pump has a double channel pulsatile counter phase flow. This study clarifies the role of pulsatile blood and dialysate flow, a high-flux membrane with a larger surface area, and the optimization of the dialysate pH. Flows and clearances from the WAK pump were compared with conventional pumps and with gravity steady flow. RESULTS Raising dialysate pH to 7.4 increased adsorption of ammonia. Clearances were higher with pulsatile flow as compared with steady flow. The light WAK pump, geometrically suitable for wearability, delivered the same clearances as larger and heavier pumps that cannot be battery operated. Beta(2) microglobulin (beta(2)M) was removed from human blood in vitro. Activated charcoal adsorbed most beta(2)M in the dialysate. The WAK V1.0 delivered an effective creatinine clearance of 18.5 +/- 3.2 ml/min and the WAK V1.1 27.0 +/- 4.0 ml/min in uremic pigs. CONCLUSIONS Half-cycle differences between blood and dialysate, alternating transmembrane pressures (TMP), higher amplitude pulsations, and a push-pull flow increased convective transport. This creates a yet undescribed type of hemodiafiltration. Further improvements were achieved with a larger surface area high-flux dialyzer and a higher dialysate pH. The data suggest that the WAK might be an efficient way of providing daily dialysis and optimizing end stage renal disease (ESRD) treatment.
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- Victor Gura
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90212, USA.
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Lim KM, Park JY, Lee JC, Kim JC, Min BG, Kang ET, Shim EB. Quantitative Analysis of Pulsatile Flow Contribution to Ultrafiltration. Artif Organs 2009; 33:69-73. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00683.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lee JC, Park CY, Choi SW, Kim JC, Lim KM, Kim K, Jung SK, Kwak YH, Shin SD, Jo IJ, Suh GJ, Min BG. Comparison of a Pulsatile Blood Pump and a Peristaltic Roller Pump During Hemoperfusion Treatment in a Canine Model of Paraquat Poisoning. Artif Organs 2008; 32:541-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00582.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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López-Herce J, Rupérez M, Sánchez C, García C, García E, Rodríguez D, Del Cañizo JF. Continuous Venovenous Renal Replacement Therapy With a Pulsatile Tubular Blood Pump: Analysis of Efficacy Parameters. Artif Organs 2006; 30:64-9. [PMID: 16409399 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2006.00181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A three-valve pulsatile tubular pump was used in 10 pigs weighing 9.9+/-0.3 kg, connected to a neonatal hemofiltration (HF) circuit to analyze the parameters to determine the ultrafiltration effectiveness for venovenous continuous renal replacement therapy. Forty 30-min periods were studied to analyze the influence of the catheter diameter, purification technique (HF or hemodiafiltration), pump pulsation frequency, percentage time in diastole, percentage time in diastole in which the post pump valve was closed, and percentage time in systole in which the post filter valve was closed, on ultrafiltrate volume and blood flow through the filter. A higher ultrafiltrate flow was achieved with a frequency of 60 bpm than with 30 bpm, a diastolic time of 65% of the total cycle versus 50%, and a blood flow of greater than 20 mL/min versus less than 20 mL/min. The ultrafiltrate flow increases in relation to the blood flow, the frequency of the pump, and the diastolic time.
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- Jesús López-Herce
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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Ruperez M, López-Herce J, Sánchez C, García C, García E, Del Francisco CJ. Comparison of a Tubular Pulsatile Pump and a Volumetric Pump for Continuous Venovenous Renal Replacement Therapy in a Pediatric Animal Model. ASAIO J 2005; 51:372-5. [PMID: 16156301 DOI: 10.1097/01.mat.0000169112.40062.0e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We compare the efficacy of a tubular pulsatile pump and a conventional volumetric pump (IVAC 571), connected to a neonatal hemofiltration circuit with an FH22 filter, for continuous renal replacement therapy in 54 Maryland pigs weighing 8-16 kg. Three different flow rates (30 ml/min in 12 cases, 15 ml/min in 22 cases, and 5 ml/min in 20 cases) were used over a 2-hour period. Hemofiltration and hemodiafiltration were performed, and measurements of ultrafiltrate flow, circuit pressures, heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, urea, creatinine, total proteins, Na, K, Cl, hematocrit, and hemolysis parameters (aspartate transaminase, lactic dehydrogenase, haptoglobin, indirect bilirubin, free hemoglobin) were made. There were no differences in ultrafiltrate flow between the two pumps. Ultrafiltrate volume was significantly higher with higher flows (p < 0.01). The technique was well tolerated by all pigs. When each blood flow was analyzed separately, cross-filter pressure drop was significantly higher in the volumetric pump than in the tubular pulsatile pump (p < 0.05). No significant differences in heart rate, blood pressure, or analytical determinations were seen between the two pumps. We conclude that pulsatile and volumetric pumps can be uses as an alternative to roller pumps for continuous venovenous renal replacement therapy in neonates and infants.
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- Marta Ruperez
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Gregorio Marañón University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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The controversy over the use of nonpulsatile versus pulsatile pumps for maintenance of normal organ function during ex vivo perfusion has continued for many years, but resolution has been limited by lack of a congruent mathematical definition of pulsatility. We hypothesized that the waveform frequency and amplitude, as well as the underlying mean distending pressure are all key parameters controlling vascular function. Using discrete Fourier Analysis, our data demonstrate the complexity of the pulmonary arterial pressure waveform in vivo and the failure of commonly available perfusion pumps to mimic in vivo dynamics. In addition, our data show that the key harmonic signatures are intrinsic to the perfusion pumps, are similar for flow and pressure waveforms, and are unchanged by characteristics of the downstream perfusion circuit or perfusate viscosity.
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- F Carroll Dougherty
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, EGCB 204, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA.
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Manns M, Polaschegg HD, Schlaeper C, Steinbach B, Evering HG. The acu-men: a new device for continuous renal replacement therapy in acute renal failure. Kidney Int 1998; 54:268-74. [PMID: 9648088 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00959.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to design a simple machine to safely provide continuous veno-venous hemofiltration to acute renal failure patients. RESULTS The acu-men device uses a pneumatic blood pump with tidal blood flow as the driving force. A volumetric balancing system balances the filtrate with the replacement fluid, and the blood-air interface is eliminated by replacing the conventional venous drip chamber with two air-separating membranes. The extracorporeal circuit is integrated in a disposable cartridge, which is inserted into the machine at the beginning of treatment. The priming and rinsing is done automatically. CONCLUSION While preliminary data from an ongoing clinic trial on the efficacy of the device are encouraging, further long-term studies are necessary to evaluate its potential to decrease morbidity and mortality in acute renal failure patients.
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- M Manns
- Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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Runge TM, Trinkle J. Letter. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(95)70369-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Patients in the Intensive Care Unit commonly develop acute renal failure (ARF). The kidneys are rarely the only organs failing in these patients. Frequently ARF is part of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The choice of dialytic therapy should consider, not only the efficacy of the therapy, but also the undesirable effects such therapy may have on the other failing organs. Intermittent Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis were the conventional forms of dialysis available. Both are associated with complications which may make them unsuitable for use in the haemodynamically unstable, hypercatabolic patients, seen in the Intensive Care setting. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) has been introduced in many Intensive Care Units to provide a more stable, flexible form of dialysis. The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the various forms of CRRT and to discuss the advantages of this form of therapy.
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- C G Flynn
- Department of Anesthesiology, U.T.M.B., Galveston, Texas 77555
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