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. 2021 Aug;6(8):2200-2202.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.05.026. Epub 2021 Jun 10.

Emergency Production and Collection of Dialysate for CVVHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mohit Singhala  1 , Ryan Bell  1 , Brielle Cenci  1 , Youseph Yazdi  1 , Mark A Marzinke  2 , Derek M Fine  2 , Chirag R Parikh  2
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Emergency Production and Collection of Dialysate for CVVHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mohit Singhala et al. Kidney Int Rep. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: acute kidney injury; dialysis connector; disaster planning; kidney replacement therapy; three-dimensional printing.

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Components required for in-house dialysate production. (a) The complete system attached to a Fresenius 2008T hemodialysis machine. (b) The Fresenius Optiflux Dialyzer. (c) close-up of the connector attached to the dialyzer effluent port (left) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) bag inlet (right). (d) The Baxter Exactamix TPN bag. (a) and (b) show the test connector with slots used for leak tests and visual observation of the mating surfaces (please see Supplementary Document, S3).
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