How to achieve an adequate dose of dialysis in an individual?
The actual delivered dose of dialysis is usually less than the predicted dose of dialysis.
A variety of calculators can be used to estimate the dose of dialysis once the patient’s size and dialyzer type are inputted into the program.
Factors that influence the dose of dialysis that can be adjusted include the size of the dialyzer, the blood and dialysate flow rates, and the time per dialysis session.
Increasing any of these parameters should increase the delivered dose of dialysis.
