Suitability of α1-microglobulin reduction rate as a biomarker of removal efficiency of online hemodiafiltration: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF), whether in pre-dilution OL-HDF (pre-HDF) or post-dilution OL-HDF (post-HDF), is conducted to efficiently remove low molecular weight proteins from the blood of patients requiring dialysis. β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) and α1-microglobulin (α1-MG) ar...

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Main Authors: Kenji Sakurai, Hiromi Hosoya, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Takeshi Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-021-00326-y