New approaches to Regional Citrate Anticoagulation in the ICU

Acute Kidney Injury is a common complication among critically ill adult patients and these patients could require Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT).

Extracorporeal circuit anticoagulation is a key prerequisite for delivery of an adequate RRT dose.^1,2

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1. Fiaccadori E, Pistolesi V, Mariano F, et al. Regional citrate anticoagulation for renal replacement therapies in patients with acute kidney injury: a position statement of the Work Group “Renal Replacement Therapies in Critically Ill Patients” of the Italian Society of Nephrology. J Nephrol. 2015;28(2):151-64.

2. Zhang Z, Hongying N. Efficacy and safety of regional citrate anticoagulation in critically ill patients in CVVH. Intensive Care Med. 2012;38:20-28.

3. Kellum JA, Lameire N, Aspelin P, et al. Kidney disease: Improving global outcomes (KDIGO) acute kidney injury work group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury. Kidney Int Suppl. 2012;2(1):1-138.