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Hypercalcemia during renal replacement therapy after liver transplantation

Authors: J Matsumi, H Morimatsu, K Morita

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Patients who suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI) show electrolyte abnormalities that can be corrected using renal replacement therapy (RRT). But some reports showed hypercalcemia during RRT and they reasoned this as the effect of citrate used for anticoagulant. We report eight post-liver transplantation (LT) recipients who suffered from AKI requiring RRT without citrate, but showed abnormal increase of ionized calcium (iCa) levels. …
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Title
Hypercalcemia during renal replacement therapy after liver transplantation
Authors
J Matsumi
H Morimatsu
K Morita
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/cc9533

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