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Table 2 Composition and properties of solution containing Citrate3−

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

Composition and characteristics

Citrate anticoagulant

Citrate replacement solution

4% TSC

ACD-A

TSC + citric acid + NaCl

TSC + NaCl

Citrate balanced solution

Na+ (mmol/L)

420

224

136

140

140–159

Citrate3− (mmol/L)

136

113

10 (+ 2)a

18

13–20

Glucose (mmol/L)

None

139

None

None

 ± 5

Cl− (mmol/L)

None

None

106

86

99–108

Mg2+ (mmol/L)

None

None

None

None

0–0.75

SIDeb (mmol/L)

420

224

30

54

33–54

SIDe of every mmol Citrate3−

3.00

2.00

3.00

3.00

2.25–3.00

  1. aTwo Citrate3− are from citrate; bSIDe: Strong ion difference calculated after metabolism of citrate, by [(Na+  + K+  + Ca2+  + Mg2+)—Cl−]; TSC trisodium citrate, ACD-A citrate-glucose anticoagulant A, NaCl normal saline, SIDe effective strong ion difference