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Table 10 Additional calories provided by anticoagulation with different citrate solutions

From: Management of regional citrate anticoagulation for continuous renal replacement therapy: guideline recommendations from Chinese emergency medical doctor consensus

Item

4% TSC solution

ACD-A solution

Postdilution CVVH

CVVHD

Postdilution CVVH

CVVHD

CRRT settings

    

Blood flow rate (ml/min)

150

100

150

100

Target concentration of citrate (mmol/L)

4

4

4

4

Citrate infusion rate (mmol/h)

36

24

36

24

Replacement fluid/dialysate flow rate (ml/h)

2000

2000

2000

2000

Clearance ratio of CCC (%)

31.75

47.62

31.75

47.62

Energy substrates delivered to patient

    

Calcium citrate complex (mmol/h)

24.57

12.57

24.57

15.46

Glucose (mmol/h)

  

30.23

23.20

24 h total calories of RCA (kcal/24 h)

347.91

177.99

877.54

448.85

  1. This table is calculated with a HCT = 30%, plasma flow rate = blood flow rate × (1—HCT), CCC sieving coefficient is 1. The clearance ratio of CCC = dialysis or replacement fluid flow rate/plasma flow rate. TSC trisodium citrate, ACD-A citrate-glucose anticoagulant A, CVVHD continuous veno-venous hemodialysis, CVVH continuous veno-venous hemofiltration, CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy, CCC citrate-calcium complexes, RCA regional citrate anticoagulation, HCT hematocrit