[Heparin dosage in chronic hemodialysis (author's transl)]

Over a period of 10 months hemodialyses in 20 patients with chronic renal failure were performed with a 40% lower heparin-dose. Blood coagulation was controlled from the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). There were no unfavourable side-effects, also the effectivity of the hemodialyses was not changed. However, we measured a significant increase in the hemoglobin-concentration and in the packed cell volume. Bleeding from the punctures was significantly shortened.