PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A MODULE IN ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY SYSTEM

Abstract

This paper discusses a new quantitative evaluation of the artificial kidney. Newly defined dialysance, which is a characterization parameter of module performance, is derived from a consideration of dialysis as well as filtration effects.
This newly defined dialysance is independent of both incoming blood concentration and time, if all of the operating parameters are kept constant with respect to time. It was further proved to be more useful, especially in the case of high ultrafiltration therapies such as hemodiafiltration or hemofiltration.