Published in:
01-12-2017 | Letter
A simple and novel technique for regional citrate anticoagulation during intermittent hemodialysis may obviate the need for calcium monitoring
Authors:
Thomas Robert, Come Bureau, Ludivine Lebourg, Eric Rondeau, Thierry Petitclerc, Christophe Ridel
Published in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Issue 12/2017
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Excerpt
We performed a safety and feasibility study to evaluate a simplified regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) technique for intermittent hemodialysis (iHD) with calcium- and magnesium-free citrate-containing dialysate and calcium/magnesium re-injection in the venous line of the extracorporeal circuit (ECC). …