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Table 4 Acid-base status, electrolyte changes and dialysis efficiency.

From: Citrate- vs. acetate-based dialysate in bicarbonate haemodialysis: consequences on haemodynamics, coagulation, acid-base status, and electrolytes

  

Acetate (A)

Citrate (C)

P(A vs.C)

Ultrafiltered volume (L)

 

1.88 ± 0.98

1.85 ± 0.96

ns

Dialyses with need of staff intervention (%)

4

3

ns

Bicarbonate (mmol/l)

pre-dialysis

20.6 ± 2.5

21.5 ± 2.8

< 0.01

 

post-dialysis

25.8 ± 1.9

24.3 ± 2.4

< 0.001

pH, whole blood

pre-dialysis

7.33 ± 0.04

7.33 ± 0.04

ns

 

post-dialysis

7.43 ± 0.03

7.41 ± 0.03

< 0.001

Phosphate (mmol/l)

pre-dialysis

1.58 ± 0.39

1.54 ± 0.37

ns

 

post-dialysis

0.62 ± 0.15

0.49 ± 0.13

< 0.001

Potassium, serum (mmol/l)

pre-dialysis

4.74 ± 0.72

4.78 ± 0.66

ns

 

post-dialysis

3.68 ± 0.26

3.70 ± 0.20

ns

Creatinine (umol/l)

pre-dialysis

494 ± 147

480 ± 166

ns

 

post-dialysis

189 ± 60

182 ± 68

ns

BUN mmol/l

pre-dialysis

21.7 ± 6.5

19.8 ± 6.6

< 0.05

 

post-dialysis

6.0 ± 2.8

5.6 ± 2.4

ns

Kt/V

1.52 ± 0.37

1.53 ± 0.31

ns

 
  1. Ultrafiltered volume, % of dialyses requiring staff intervention, bicarbonate, phosphate, potassium, pH in whole blood, creatinine, BUN at the beginning and at the end of the dialysis sessions and Kt/V using acetate dialysate (A) vs. citrate (C) dialysate without calcium supplementation.