Squared frequency-Kt/V: a new index of hemodialysis adequacy—correlation with solute concentrations by computer simulation

Table 1 Setting conditions in the simulation

Group	A4	A5	A6	A7	A8	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	D3	D4
Dialysis frequencies [sessions/week]	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Dialysis time per session [h/session]	4	5	6	7	8	4	5	6	7	8	4	5	6	7	8	3	4
HDP	16	20	24	28	32	36	45	54	63	72	64	80	96	112	128	75	100
Group	D5	D6	D7	D8	E2	E3	E4	E5	E6	E7	E8	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6
Dialysis frequencies [sessions/week]	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Dialysis time per session [h/session]	5	6	7	8	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	1	2	3	4	5	6
HDP	125	150	175	200	72	108	144	180	216	252	288	49	98	147	196	245	294

Time course of changes in the solute concentrations for various dialysis schedule was calculated (the dialysis frequency varied from 2 to 7 per week and/or dialysis time per session from 1 to 8 h)

ISSN: 2059-1381