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Table 3 Prescribed treatment time delivered of each RRT treatment analyzed, and reasons for early treatment discontinuation

From: The hemodynamic tolerability and feasibility of sustained low efficiency dialysis in the management of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury

  

All modalities

IHD (n = 98)

CRRT

(n = 86)

SLED

(n = 39)

Percent time delivered/time prescribed

 

96.1 ± 8.2

85.8 ± 22.9

89.4 ± 20.5

Mean time delivered ± SD in hours

 

3.0 ± 0.7

19.7 ± 6.4

6.8 ± 1.8

Sessions on which < 90% of prescribed time was delivereda

55 (24.9)

16 (16.3)

30 (34.9)

11 (28.2)

Reason for delivery of

< 90% of prescribed treatment time

Filter clotting

10

0

9 (30.0)

1 (9.1)

 

Machine-related

12

1 (6.7)

10 (33.3)

1 (9.1)

 

Hemodynamic instability

3

1 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

1 (9.1)

 

Patient-related

15

1 (6.7)

8 (26.7)

6 (54.6)

 

Nursing constraints

16

12 (80.0)

2 (6.7)

2 (18.2)

  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD. Categorical variables are presented as number of sessions (%).
  2. IHD = intermittent hemodialysis
  3. SLED = sustained low efficiency dialysis
  4. CRRT = continuous renal replacement therapy