The Artificial Kidney in Chronic Renal Failure

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Abstract
Hemodialysis has proved valuable in improving and stabilizing patients in terminal chronic uremia. In this analysis of 71 patients in whom hemodialysis was used, the diagnosis and therapeutic response were definitely correlated. The highest percentage of favorable responses was obtained in cases of polycystic renal disease; none of the patients with subacute glomerulonephritis responded favorably. The prognosis was worse in chronic glomerulonephritis when hypertension or extensive glomerular destruction was present. Factors such as age, congestive heart failure and active infection were not significant in predicting a response.

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