Impact of needle type on substitution volume during online hemodiafiltration: plastic cannulae versus metal needles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plastic cannulae have attracted increasing interest as an alternative to traditional metal needles with the aim of reducing cannulation-related complications. We investigated whether the substitution volumes during hemodiafiltration differ using these two types of needles in dialysis patients.

Methods

An intervention study involving 26 hemodialysis patients was conducted in Korea between March and September in 2021. Patients first received online hemodiafiltration using traditional metal needles, and thereafter plastic cannulae were used in a stepwise protocol. Repeated-measures design and linear mixed-effect models were used to compare substitution volumes between the two needle types with the same inner diameter.

Results

The mean patient age was 62.7 year

SUBMITTER: Cho A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902740 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature