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2009 Oct 1 – Correspondence: Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury

Kolitha Basnayake, Paul Cockwell, Colin A. Hutchison, NEJM Volume 361:1411-1413 October 1, 2009 Number 14 (Related Article: Bosch X, Poch E, Grau JM. Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury. N Engl J Med 2009;361:62-72.)
To the Editor: Bosch and colleagues (July 2 issue)1 observe that although conventional hemodialysis filters do not remove myoglobin (molecular weight, 17.8 kD), hemodiafiltration with super-high-flux dialyzers may be effective.2

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