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Use of Systemic Blood Urea Nitrogen Levels Obtained 30 Minutes before the End of Hemodialysis to Portray Equilibrated, Postdialysis Blood Urea Nitrogen Values
Author(s) -
Ing Todd S.,
Blagg Christopher R.,
Delano Barbara G.,
Gandhi Vasant C.,
Ting George O.,
Twardowski Zbylut J.,
Williams Amy W.,
Woredekal Yalem W.,
Kjellstrand Carl M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/hdi.2000.4.1.15
Subject(s) - blood urea nitrogen , urea , hemodialysis , dialysis , nitrogen , medicine , kt/v , urea nitrogen , creatinine , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels obtained at 30 minutes before the end of dialysis were found to be closely similar to equilibrated, postdialysis BUN values obtained 30 minutes after the end of dialysis. Because of this similarity, the former BUN values can be used to derive equilibrated urea reduction ratio, or equilibrated Kt/V instead.