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ArticleJournal of nephrology2021

Improving the "second generation Daugirdas equation" to estimate Kt/V on the once-weekly haemodialysis schedule.

Francesco Gaetano Casino, Javier Deira, Miguel A Suárez, José Aguilar, Giovanni Santarsia, Carlo Basile

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Francesco Gaetano CasinoDialysis Centre SM2, Policoro, Italy.
Javier DeiraDivision of Nephrology, San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital, Cáceres, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-6260
Miguel A SuárezDivision of Nephrology, Virgen del Puerto Hospital, Cáceres, Spain.
José AguilarDivision of Nephrology, San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital, Cáceres, Spain.
Giovanni SantarsiaDivision of Nephrology, Ospedale Madonna Delle Grazie, Matera, Italy.
Carlo BasileDivision of Nephrology, Miulli General Hospital, Strada Provinciale Santeramo, 70121, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Puglia, Italy. basile.miulli@libero.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-5471

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introductionThe haemodialysis (HD) dose, as expressed by Kt/V urea, is currently routinely estimated with the second generation Daugirdas (D2) equation (Daugirdas in J Am Soc Nephrol 4:1205-1213, 1993). This equation, initially devised for a thrice-weekly schedule, was modified to be used for all dialysis schedules (Daugirdas et al. in Nephrol Dial Transplant 28:2156-2160, 2013), by adopting a variable factor that adjusts for the urea generation (GFAC) over the preceding inter-dialysis interval (PIDI, days). This factor was set at 0.008 for the mid-week session of the standard thrice-weekly HD schedule. In theory, by setting PIDI = 7, one could get GFAC = 0.0025, to be used in patients on the once-weekly (1HD/wk) schedule, but actually this has never been tested. Moreover, GFAC was derived not taking into account the residual kidney urea clearance (Kru). Aim of the present study was to provide a specific value of GFAC for patients on  a once-weekly hemodialysis schedule. SUBJECTS AND

methodsThe equation to predict GFAC (GFAC-1) in the 1HD/wk schedule was established in a group of 80 historical Italian patients (group 1) and validated in a group of 100 historical Spanish patients (group 2), by comparing the Kt/V computed using GFAC-1 (Kt/V

resultsThe predicting equation obtained from group 1 was: GFAC-1 = 0.0022 + 0.0105 × Kru/V (R

conclusionA linear relationship was found between GFAC and Kru/V in patients on the 1HD/wk schedule. Such a relationship is able to improve the "second generation Daugirdas equation" for an accurate estimate of the single pool Kt/V in this setting. However, a simple replacement in the D2 equation of 0.008 with the mean observed GFAC (0.0035) could suffice in the clinical practice.

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Kidney Failure, ChronicRenal DialysisHumansKidneySoftwareUreaUreaIncremental haemodialysisKidney urea clearanceKt/VOnce-weekly haemodialysisUrea kinetic modelling

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