Table 2 Percentage of open fibers in the six test sessions (n = 10) for the thresholds of 50, 70 and 90% open fiber area.

From: Impact of intradialytic fiber clotting on dialyzer extraction and solute removal: a randomized cross-over study

Open fiber area (%)

SOL_60

SOL_120

SOL_240

FX_60

FX_120

FX_240

Friedman P-value

50

100 [100;100]

100 [100;100]

99 [98;100]

90 [81;98]α β

84 [69;92]α β

32 [27;43]α β γ

 < 0.001

70

100 [99;100]

100 [99;100]

99 [97;99]

90 [81;98]α β

83 [68;92]α β

31 [26;41]α β γ

 < 0.001

90

74 [70;79]

74 [67;88]

64 [59;69]

63 [56;65]

52 [38;59]α β

14 [9;17]α β γ

 < 0.001

  1. median [25pct;75pct]; SOL: Solacea; FX: FX800 CorDiax; _60: dialysis of 60 min; _120: dialysis of 120 min; _240: dialysis of 240 min.
  2. αP < 0.05 versus SOL_60; βP < 0.05 versus SOL_120; γP < 0.05 versus SOL_240.