[Comparative effects of hemodialysis using acetate and bicarbonate baths on lipid metabolism]

Cholesterol (C) and triglycerides (T) levels are compared in 54 patients dialysed with acetate during more than 24 months and afterwards dialysed with bicarbonate during more than 18 months. No significant difference appears, either for C or for T. But the number of patients with T levels below 1,5 mmol/l goes up from 19 during acetate dialysis to 31 during bicarbonate dialysis. This does not appear for cholesterol.