Hemodialysis
spKt/V (Daugirdas II)
Single-pool variable-volume Kt/V from pre/post BUN, session length, UF and post-weight.
Required inputs
- Pre BUN
- Post BUN
- Session time (h)
- Total UF (L)
- Post-dialysis weight (kg)
Equation or source
Daugirdas JT. JASN 1993;4:1205. KDOQI 2015 HD adequacy.
Provenance and release status
- Equation / algorithm
- Single-pool variable-volume Kt/V from pre/post BUN, session length, UF and post-weight.
- Formula version
- spktv-daugirdas-v1
- Tool version
- 2.4.0
- Clinical risk class
- C. HIGH-RISK CLINICAL CALCULATOR
- Release status
- Verified
- Source status
- Direct primary or authoritative source identifier resolved
- Clinical review status
- Independent formula verification completed; clinical review date not documented
- Clinical review date
- Clinical review date not yet documented
Assumptions
- Entered values and units are accurate and apply to the population described by the cited source.
- The published equation or rule is being used without a patient-specific clinical adjustment.
Important limitations
- The result is a calculated estimate, not a prescription, treatment order, or diagnosis.
- Local protocols, the full clinical context, and the primary source must be checked before use.