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Table 3 Laboratory data

From: Citrate confers less filter-induced complement activation and neutrophil degranulation than heparin when used for anticoagulation during continuous venovenous haemofiltration in critically ill patients

 

No anticoagulation n = 13

Heparin n = 8

Citrate n = 17

P

Leukocytes (×109/L)

    

0 h

7.8 (1–17.2)

11.6 (6.5-19.7)

11.4 (1.3-25.7)

0.33

12 h

8.1 (1.2-24.8)

12.4 (5.2-24.2)

11.6 (0.8-116)

0.39

Platelets (×109/L)

    

0 h

65 (22–777)

167 (44–332)

117 (35–332)

0.03

12 h

72 (8–131)

140 (45–203)

100 (18–335)

0.04

aPTT(sec)

    

0 h

48 (39–72)

40 (36–81)

48 (34–94)

0.56

12 h

46 (41–118)

62 (40–125)

46 (33–68)

0.03

Creatinine (μmol/L)

    

0 h

249 (100–410)

420 (156–626)

311 (47–626)

0.02

24 h

206 (140–250)

284 (125–463)

236 (46–441)

0.04

  1. Median (range). aPTT = activated partial prothrombin time.