PRE- POSTDILUTION HEMOFILTRATION

Hemofiltration creates the best conditions for toxin removal and cardi ovascular stability in the treatment of chronic renal failure patients . The increase in hematocrit due to erythropoietin, the blood flow rat e and the necessary volume of substitution fluid limit the post- or th e predilution hemofiltration. The technical progress made now offers t he possibility to routinely and safely treat patients with pre-/postdi lution hemofiltration. When adjusting the substitution flow rate to th e blood flow rate, small-molecule clearances are higher than those in hemodialysis and are close to those in hemodiafiltration.