CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF HEMOPERFUSION USING HA130 CARTRIDGE AMONG MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS IN ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER-QC AND GAT ANDRES MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

摘要

Introduction: Despite the advancement in blood purification technol- ogy, the mortality rate of maintenance hemodialysis patients is still high with cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death. This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who under- went hemoperfusion using HA-130 cartridge with hemodialysis to those with hemodialysis alone among maintenance hemodialysis pa- tients in St. Luke’s Medical Center Quezon City dialysis unit and Flora V Valisno De Siojo Dialysis Center of Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center from August 2018–May 2019.