SUBJECT CONSULTANT REVIEW

Title of the article

Lowering postdialysis plasma sodium (conductivity) to increase sodium removal in volume-expanded hemodialysis patients: a pilot study using a biofeedback software system.

Authors

Manlucu J, Gallo K, Heidenheim PA, Lindsay RM.

Journal
Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Jul;56(1):69-76. Epub 2010 Mar 19.
Subject Consultant

R. Vanholder

Score (1 to 3 stars)

**

Comments

Stepwise decrease of dialysate sodium combined with ultrafiltration successful in decreasng extracellular water. Apparently no control group.