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Rapid methods of estimating Kt/V: three formulas compared.

Three rapid formulas for Kt/V were compared: 1) Kt/V-PRU = 0.04*PRU-1.2; 2) Kt/V-PRUopt = 0.026*PRU-0.46; and 3) KTV-LN = -In(R-0.03-UF/W). Accuracy was compared in a database of 339 3/week modeling sessions in 256 patients. The standard of comparison was Kt/V obtained by 3 point variable volume single pool modeling, using K values estimated from KoA, Qb, Qd, and UF rate. The most accurate formula was Kt/V-LN, which correlated with Kt/V to a high degree (0.994), and with a [%ERROR] of only 2.2 +/- 1.7 (SD). There was no correlation of %ERROR with the modeled Kt/V. The least accurate formula was Kt/V-PRU. Although the correlation of Kt/V-PRU with modeled Kt/V was high (0.962), the [%ERROR] was 12.0 +/- 11, and %ERROR correlated significantly with modeled Kt/V (0.68). The Kt/V-PRUopt showed a high correlation with modeled Kt/V (0.962), and a [%ERROR] of 5.0 +/- 3.8; the latter had a minimal correlation with modeled Kt/V (-0.168). The relative accuracies of the three formulae were: Kt/V-LN vs. Kt/V-PRU = 5.98, Kt/V-LN vs. Kt/V-PRUopt = 2.45. The results suggest that Kt/V-LN is a more accurate estimate of Kt/V than any formula based on PRU alone.

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