Blood and ultrafiltrate dosage of citrate as a useful and routine tool during continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration inn septic shock patients

摘要

Background. Citrate anticoagulation is gaining popularity in renal replacement therapies (RRT) for critically ill patients. In order to study whether citrate accumulates in septic shock patients, we determined citrate in plasma and dialysate during continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration (CVVHDF).