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Cystatin C reduction ratio depends on normalized blood liters processed and fluid removal during hemodialysis
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Shih Han S. Huang, Western University
  • Guido Filler, Western University
  • Abeer Yasin, Western University
  • Robert M. Lindsay, Western University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2011
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.2215/CJN.05290610
Abstract

Background and objectives: A negative correlation between the weekly standard Kt/V (urea) and serum cystatin C level (CysC) in functionally anephric dialysis patients has been previously demonstrated. Our objective was to measure the per dialysis CysC reduction ratio (CCRR) and to compare it with other indices of dialytic functions. Design, setting, participants, & measurements: In a pilot cross-sectional study of 15 functionally anephric patients on conventional high-flux high-efficiency hemodialysis three times per week, CysC levels were drawn pre-, mid-, and postdialysis over 1 week. CCRR was compared with single-pool Kt/V (Sp Kt/V) using urea kinetic modeling, urea reduction ratio (URR), creatinine reduction ratio (CRR), normalized liters processed (LP/kg), and ultrafiltration volume (UF). Normally distributed data (Shapiro-Wilks test) were described as mean ± SD, otherwise as median and interquartile range. Results: The mean pre- and post-CysC levels were 6.0 ± 1.0 and 4.7 ± 1.1 mg/L. The Sp Kt/V and Std Kt/V were 1.5 ± 0.2 and 2.6. The URR, CRR, and CCRR were 70.2% ± 9.0%, 64.5% ± 8.2%, and 26.1% ± 11.8%, respectively. There was no correlation between the CCRR, and the Sp Kt/V, URR, and CRR, whereas CCRR correlated with LP/kg and UF. Multiple regression analysis with these two parameters provided a model that explained 81% of the variance. Conclusions: Our data suggest that normalized liters processed and ultrafiltration volume explain most of the variance of CCRR. Therefore, CCRR may be an excellent method to monitor dialysis efficiency of low molecular weight proteins. Copyright © 2011 by the American Society of Nephrology.

Citation Information
Shih Han S. Huang, Guido Filler, Abeer Yasin and Robert M. Lindsay. "Cystatin C reduction ratio depends on normalized blood liters processed and fluid removal during hemodialysis" Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Vol. 6 Iss. 2 (2011) p. 319 - 325
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