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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients at the time of starting CRRT and RCA-CVVH initial parameters.
| Number = 33 (24 men, 9 women) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 70.8 ± 9.5 (range 46 to 85) |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 2.5 ± 0.9 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 54.3 ± 26.2 |
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 72.5 ± 10.2 |
| Oliguric AKIa | 94% |
| Mechanical ventilation | 100% |
| Total parenteral or enteral nutrition | 100% |
| Use of vasopressors or inotropes | 75.8% |
| APACHE II score | 32.1 ± 4.6 |
| SOFA score | 13.9 ± 2.5 |
| MELD score | 18.7 ± 4.7 |
| Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.68 ± 1.98 |
| Cardiovascular surgery: | |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 33.3% |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting + valvular surgery | 27.3% |
| Ascending aorta replacement | 24.2% |
| Valvular surgery | 15.2% |
| RCA-CVVH initial parameters b | |
| Prescribed dialysis dose, corrected for pre-dilution (ml/kg/hour) | 28.1 ± 2.9 |
| Blood flow rate (ml/minute) | 135.7 ± 14.6 |
| Pre-dilution citrate solution flow rate (l/hour) | 1.69 ± 0.23 |
| Post-dilution bicarbonate solution flow rate (l/hour) | 0.77 ± 0.17 |
| Calcium chloride 10% (mmol/hour) | 2.38 ± 0.77 |
| Citrate infusion rate (mmol/hour) | 20.3 ± 2.8 |
| Estimated citrate load (mmol/hour) | 11.5 ± 2 |
