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Meltec Multipoint haemodialyser.

B Von Hartitzsch·N A Hoenich
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The 0.61 m(2) Meltec Multipoint dialyser has a performance 25% better than the standard Kiil at clinically important blood flows despite its smaller surface area. With low priming and uptake volumes, adequate ultrafiltration, and a negligible residual blood volume, it is compact and can be assembled by one person. It should replace the Kiil as the standard against which new dialysers are measured.

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B Von Hartitzsch, N A Hoenich. 1972-01-22. Meltec Multipoint haemodialyser.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5794.237

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