Kinetics of Extracellular Vesicles in Hemodialysis

The aim of this observational study is to gain insight into the kinetics of extracellular vesicles (EVs), derived from both in- (i.e. bio-incompatibility) and outside (tissue-injury) the extracorporeal circuit (ECC), during standard hemodialysis (HD) in adult prevalent end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients treated with HD. During a single HD session, blood samples for EV-assessment will be taken at several time points and at different sampling sites in the extracorporeal circuit (sampling point 1: before the rollerpump, arterial line; sampling point 2: after the rollerpump and before the dialyzer, sampling point 3: after the dialyzer, efferent line).