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Post by renalchick on Apr 6, 2023 17:28:50 GMT
What kind of hemodialysis concentrates are used worldwide? In the US, a standard 45x LIQUID acid and bicarb are standard and never questioned. I have since learned that is not the case elsewhere.
What do you typically see in your country? What brand and formulation?
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Post by SrCusEngr on Jul 13, 2023 23:43:58 GMT
In the USA, there are two types, not one. You have the 45X that you are familiar with, and then you have the 36.83X (the bicarbonate consists of NaHCO3 + Na and is paired with an acid bath that has a lower sodium content than the 45X) that is also used, but it is slowly fading out due a major inability to easily sodium profile when compared to the 45X. 35X can also be done in the US, but is more commonly used Internationally. India have their own unique baths, and I do mean unique. And I do think there was a 33X at one time. Lastly, the use of Acetate for dialysis (treatment without a bicarbonate buffer) has largely been eliminated because hemodialysis machines can now properly control three stream processing of the dialysate mixture (water, acid, and bicarbonate).
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