From: Beneficial use of predilution in reducing the amount of anticoagulation and the occurrence of bleeding during CRRT in critically ill patients: a prospective randomized study
Predilution
Postdilution
group n = 10
P value
Median haematocrit
25.1%
28.5%
<0.05
Median platelet count
116 Ă— 109/1
131 Ă— 109/l
Median oncotic pressure
31.3 mmHg
37.2 mmHg
<0.01
Total calcium
3.8 mEq/l
3.88 mEq/l
>0.05