Single-pool Kt/V is mainly used for assessing thrice-weekly hemodialysis, while standardized Kt/V can be used to estimate clearance for dialysis at any frequency. If you want to determine your patient's dialysis or peritoneal dialysis efficacy and adequacy, use the Omni Kt/V calculator.

In medicine, Kt/V is a number used to quantify hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment adequacy. In the context of hemodialysis, Kt/V is a pseudo-dimensionless number; it is dependent on the pre- and post-dialysis concentration (see below).

What is Kt/V and why is it important? One test for measuring if you are receiving adequate dialysis is “Kt/V”. This test measures how much “urea” (waste) is removed during dialysis. What happens when I miss or shorten dialysis? Why am I at risk?

Dialysis Efficiency Calculator or Kt/V calculator is an interactive tool that indicates how well dialysis is working for you and checks if enough water and waste products are cleared from...

Kt/V, like URR, is a measure of dialysis adequacy. For hemodialysis three times a week, K/DOQI (Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative) national guidelines recommend a delivered Kt/V of at least 1.2.

Kt/V should be at least 1.2 or above—Kt/V stands for clearance multiplied by time divided by volume. This ratio allows your doctor to understand how well waste has been removed by your dialysis treatment.

These include single pool Kt/V (non-equilibrated), double pool Kt/V (equilibrated), estimated weekly Kt/V, standard Kt/V and surface area normalized standard Kt/V. In this article we will discuss these different equations and specific settings in which each is used with examples.

Dialysis and kidney transplant are both treatments for kidney failure. You don't have to feel "locked in" to any one type of dialysis. There are advantages and disadvantages for each. If you wish to change your current treatment choice, speak to your healthcare professional.

The Kt/V quantifies both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment adequacy.

Kt / V is the mathematical relationship between the rate of urea removal (K) times treatment duration (t) divided by the volume of distribution for urea (V). Kt / V was at essence part of the emerging urea-centric tradition but broke from the existing paradigm in two key respects.