Dialysis Complications in AKI Patients Treated with Extended Daily Dialysis: Is the Duration of Therapy Important?

Table 5

Metabolic and fluid control of the groups in the first three sessions of EDD.

	G1 = 6 h ( sessions)			G2 = 10 h ( sessions)			value
	S1 ()	S2 ()	S3 ()	S1 ()	S2 ()	S3 ()
BUN (mg/dL)	159 ± 60	120 ± 50	105 ± 38	152 ± 69^a	94 ± 38^b	96 ± 37^c	NS
BUN post (mg/dL)	64 ± 32	47 ± 17	44 ± 20	48 ± 25^a	43 ± 20^b	41 ± 22^c	NS
URR	0.61 ± 0.1	0.59 ± 0.1	0.62 ± 0.1	0.68 ± 0.1^a	0.64 ± 0.1^b	0.69 ± 0.1^c	NS
Kt/V	1.09 ± 0.24	1.07 ± 0.25	1.09 ± 0.25	1.26 ± 0.26^a	1.21 ± 0.24^b	1.28 ± 0.27^c	NS
Cr (mg/dL)	3.8 ± 1.4	3.2 ± 1.3	2.8 ± 1.2	3.7 ± 1.3^a	2.7 ± 0.8^b	2.5 ± 0.6^c	NS
K (mEq/L)	4.4 ± 0.8	4.6 ± 1	4.4 ± 0.9	4.7 ± 1^a	4.2 ± 0.6^b	4 ± 0.5^c	NS
Bic (mEq/L)	17 ± 3	18.7 ± 3	19.9 ± 3.9	18.6 ± 4.2^a	19.7 ± 7.3^b	21 ± 2.5^c	NS
pH	7.2 ± 0.09	7.2 ± 0.1	7.2 ± 0.09	7.2 ± 0.1^a	7.3 ± 0.1^b	7.3 ± 0.09^c	NS
Presc UF (mL)	1957 ± 933	2182 ± 857	2260 ± 812	2524 ± 916^a	2766 ± 992^b	2611 ± 977^c	NS
Actual UF (mL)	1731 ± 818	1967 ± 980	2146 ± 820	2332 ± 947^a	2214 ± 1440^b	2376 ± 1243^c	NS
UF rate (mL/h)	288.5 ± 136	327 ± 163	357 ± 136	233 ± 94^d	221 ± 144^e	237 ± 124^f	<0.05
Fluid balance (mL)	−401 ± 181	−690 ± 40	−731 ± 125	−396 ± 47^a	−614 ± 140^b	−652 ± 141^c	NS

Amounts shown in mean and standard deviation.
EDD: extended daily dialysis.
BUN: blood urea nitrogen, Cr: creatinine, URR: rate reduction of urea, K: potassium, Bic: bicarbonate, and presc UF: prescribed ultrafiltration.
^aSimilar to S1 of G1.
^bSimilar to S2 of G1.
^cSimilar to S3 of G1.
^dDifferent from S1 of G1.
^eDifferent from S2 of G1.
^fDifferent from S3 of G1.
NS: not significant ().