Functions – Diascan monitoring system
checking K, Kt and Kt/V
The Diascan monitoring system measures and calculates the following
parameters;
• Clearance (K) – How much blood has been cleaned per unit of time (mL/min)
• Clearance multiplied by treatment time (Kt) – The volume of the blood that
has been cleaned so far in the treatment
• Clearance multiplied by treatment time and divided by the patients fluid
distribution volume (Kt/V) – the patient’s dialysis dose
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