Tag: dialysis

CONVINCE Trial: Hemodiafiltration or Hemodialysis in Kidney Failure

CONVINCE Trial Summary The abstract discusses the results of the CONVINCE trial, a randomized, controlled study comparing high-dose hemodiafiltration (HDF) with conventional high-flux hemodialysis (HD) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The trial aimed to determine whether high-dose HDF reduces the risk of death in ESKD patients compared to high-flux HD. Previous studies had […]

AKIKI 2 Trial Summary: RRT for Severe AKI

2021 AKIKI 2 TRIAL Comparison of two delayed strategies for renal replacement therapy initiation for severe AKI Multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial Objective: To test the hypothesis that a more-delayed initiation strategy would result in more RRT-free days, compared with a delayed strategy. Σ 278 patients Inclusion criteria: critically ill patients with severe acute kidney […]

Cut-off Haemofiltration With Standard Haemofiltration in Acute Renal Failure

2018 HIGH VS STANDARD CUTOFF HEMOFILTRATION IN AKI A Double-Blind RCT of High cutoff versus Standard Hemofiltration in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Single-center, double-blind, randomized controlled trial Objective: To assess impact of High cutoff hemofilter versus a Standard hemofilter on the median hours of noradrenaline-free time at day 7 in critically […]