COMPARISON OF PRE-FILTER AND POST-FILTER IONISED CALCIUM MONITORING IN CONTINUOUS VENO-VENOUS HEMODIAFILTRATION (CVVHD-F) WITH CITRATE ANTI-COAGULATION.

Comparison of pre-filter and post-filter ionised calcium monitoring in continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHD-F) with citrate anti-coagulation.

BackgroundIt is widespread practice during citrate anticoagulated renal replacement therapy to monitor circuit ionised calcium (iCa2+) to evaluate the effectiveness of anticoagulation.Whether the optimal site to sample the blood path is before or after the haemofilter is a common question.MethodsUsing a prospectively collected observational dataset

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Editorial

This is now the third SJRCC editorial I have written during the COVID-19 pandemic.Since the last issue, several vaccines have received approval from regulatory authorities and the news on their efficacy is very good.The World Health STOOLS Organization reports (18 February 2021) that seven vaccines are being deployed, and more than 200 vaccines are

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