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Association between type of anticoagulation and blood transfusion requirements during renal replacement therapy in the ICU

Authors: A Iyer, J Ewer, L Tovey, H Dickie, M Ostermann

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is an essential component of modern critical care. Anticoagulation is necessary to prevent premature clotting of the extracorporeal circuit. We aimed to determine whether regional anticoagulation with citrate is associated with the reported reduced need for blood transfusions compared with heparin or epoprostenol. …
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Title
Association between type of anticoagulation and blood transfusion requirements during renal replacement therapy in the ICU
Authors
A Iyer
J Ewer
L Tovey
H Dickie
M Ostermann
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9545

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