β 2-Microglobulin kinetics in nocturnal haemodialysis

Origin of nocturnal home haemodialysis.

cost effectiveness of this type of dialysis, which was the main goal of our development of the technique in a cash-starved National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Dear Sir, Precedent claims are rarely correct, thus the statement by Drs Schlapper and DiazBuxo in the January 2005 issue of Blood Purifi cation [1] , that Uldall et al. [2] established the fi rst nightly home haemodialysis pro...

Nocturnal haemodialysis in Australia and New Zealand.

Although early experience in Australia and New Zealand confirmed home haemodialysis to be well tolerated, effective and with lower morbidity and mortality compared with centre-based haemodialysis, the advent of ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and 'satellite' haemodialysis has led to a steadily declining home haemodialysis population. However, the emergence of nocturnal haemodialysis, as a safe a...

The Mhc to 2-microglobulin Β Primordial Linkage Of

Beta 2 microglobulin haemodialysis related amyloidosis: distinctive gross features of gastrointestinal involvement.

Two cases of beta 2 microglobulin amyloidosis following long term haemodialysis found during necropsy are reported. The patients were 59 and 65 year old Japanese men, respectively. In both cases, systemic distribution of beta 2 microglobulin amyloid deposits was observed. The gastrointestinal tract including the stomach, small intestine, and colon showed the distinctive gross feature of rippled...

The first nocturnal home haemodialysis patient in Hong Kong.

We report our experience of the first use of nocturnal home haemodialysis in Hong Kong. The patient, a 40-year-old man with end-stage renal failure, was recruited into the Nocturnal Home Haemodialysis Programme at Princess Margaret Hospital in 2006. He received haemodialysis at home on alternate nights (3.5 sessions per week) for 5.5 to 6 hours per session. After 1 year of nocturnal home haemod...