Use of regional citrate anticoagulation with medium cut-off membrane: pilot report

BMC Nephrology

Table 1 Summary of electrolyte and acid-base balance in expanded hemodialysis with regional citrate anticoagulation

Patient	Size of Theranova membrane	Duration of HDx (min)	Blood flow (mL/min)	Dialysate flow (mL/min)	Pre-procedure iCa (mmol/L)^*	Post-procedure iCa (mmol/L)^*	iCa range (mmol/L)*	Pre-procedure iMg (mmol/L)*	Post-procedure iMg (mmol/L)*	Serum sodium range (mmol/L)*	Pre-procedure arterial circuit pH	Post-procedure arterial circuit pH
1	400	240	250	500	1.29	1.13	1.03–1.29	0.55	0.42	138–143	7.38	7.43
2	400	270	250	500	1.08	0.89	0.89–1.08	0.60	0.42	137–141	7.45	7.93
3	400	240	250	500	1.22	0.96	0.96–1.22	0.53	0.41	138–144	7.41	7.54
4	500	285	250	500	1.01	1.24	0.90–1.24	0.48	0.47	136–143	7.48	7.34
5	500	270	250	500	1.14	1.07	1.06–1.14	0.55	0.45	141–143	7.39	7.41

^*The normal ranges for measurements according to the POC ionometer manufacturer were: iCa 1.09–1.30 mmol/L, sodium 136–146 mmol/L and iMg 0.45–0.60 mmol/L

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