THE USE OF AN ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY. II. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE1

Abstract

dialysis response dalrI hrs. 1 G. S. M 25 Chronic glomerulonephritis 1 2 No No Good immediate results. with uremia 2 2 No Died 1 wk. later. 2 P. P. M 25 Chronic glomerulonephritis 3 i No Yes Good clinical result. Conwith uremia 4 11 No dition stabilized on dis- 5 1 No charge. 3 M. A. F 34 Diabetes mellitus, arteriolar 6 5 No No Died 2 days after dialysis. nephrosclerosis, uremia ? as a result of hypoglycemia. 4 D. C. M 65 Lower nephron nephrosis 7 6 No No Died of septicemia with redue to intravascular he- 8 5j No covering renal function. molysis. P.O. choledochos-9 3 S1 tomy, septicemia 10 3 No 11 1 No 5 J. B. M 20 Acute anuria type undeter-12 5 Yes Yes Complete recovery. mined 6 F. M. M 79 Lower nephron nephrosis, 13 4 Yes No Died of cardiac failure 2 P.O. transurethral prosta- 14 6 Yes days after dialysis. tectomy 7 L. G. F 25 Bilateral cortical necrosis of 15 1 ? No Died 3 days post-dialysis. the kidneys following pre- P.M. showed also infarction mature separation of plaof pituitary and hypothala- centa mus. 8 J. L. M 59 Arteriolar nephrosclerosis, 16 4 No No Little improvement. Died uremia 20 days after dialysis. 9 J. C. 26 1 No sponse but died in shock next day. P.M. showed pulmonary infarcts. 17 A. McL. F 54 Hematemesis, episodes of 27 3 No Yes Immediate improvement hypotension and shock with with full recovery. later hypernatremia and hyperchloremia